The Charity Commission has agreed the terms of an independent review of safeguarding at Oxfam GB. The independent review will work closely with and be subject to the supervision of the Commission’s statutory inquiry into the charity. The external review… Read more ›
The Charity Commission has agreed the terms of an independent review of safeguarding at Oxfam GB. The independent review will work closely with and be subject to the supervision of the Commission’s statutory inquiry into the charity. The external review… Read more ›
Last year the government introduced statutory legislation for organisations (with 250 or more employees) to report annually on their gender pay gap. This report sets out where the Charity Commission fulfils the reporting requirements. It analyses the figures in more… Read more ›
Responding to a report published today by the Joint Committee on Human Rights on freedom of speech in universities (HC 589 / HL Paper 111), the Charity Commission has said: We welcome the recognition the report gives to the Commission’s… Read more ›
CEO fraud involves the impersonation of a senior figure (usually the Chief Executive Officer) with subsequent requests for transfers of funds. Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud reporting centre, have reported an increase in this type of fraud. The most… Read more ›
All trustees and managers should have the knowledge and skills to recognise the signs of fraud and then shape an effective and proportionate response. Tackling charity fraud: prevention is better than cure report summarises the main lessons and messages from… Read more ›
Updated: Charity Commission response and Parliamentary briefing added to the page. The Joint Committee on Human Rights launched their inquiry into freedom of speech in universities in November 2017. The Commission gave oral evidence and submitted two separate pieces of… Read more ›
As part of its commitment to transparency, the Charity Commission publishes all expenditure over £25,000. The majority of the commission’s expenditure, about 68%, is on staff costs (salaries and wages, National Insurance, pension contributions and so on). The remaining expenditure… Read more ›
The Commission reports on its accounts monitoring reviews to: make charities more transparent and accountable help trustees understand the risks charities face improve reporting standards
A report of a Commission case into The Friends of Blencathra Ltd (registered charity number 1157636).