The Charity Commission requires charities to report serious incidents. If a serious incident takes place within a charity, it is important that there is prompt, full and frank disclosure to the Commission. The charity needs to report what happened and, importantly, let the Commission know how it is dealing with it, even if the charity has also reported it to the police, donors or another regulator. This updated guidance (June 2019) guidance helps charity trustees identify serious incidents. It also explains how to report them and what to report: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ho...
A new advice line specifically for charity whistleblowers opened on 3 June 2019. Created by the Charity Commission (with funding from Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport), the advice line is operated independently by the specialist whistleblowing charity Protect. It provides confidential advice to callers to help them decide what to do about raising a serious concern about their charity, including whether and how to raise their concerns with the Commission: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/re...
Navigating Risk
This briefing looks at the Chair’s role in helping the board to navigate risk. Charities face a multitude of risks, that could derail you from achieving your charity’s aims. The challenge for Chairs is to ensure that your board understands and successfully navigates risks and seizes opportunities, without getting bogged down in details or being excessively cautious. This briefing explores how as Chair, you can help your board take a strategic approach.