Policy paper
Strategy for dealing with safeguarding issues in charities
The Charity Commission’s role and approach in dealing with safeguarding issues in charities.
Applies to England and Wales
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This document sets out the Charity Commission’s 4 strand safeguarding strategy and:
- emphasises trustee awareness and prevention
- explains the Commission’s supervisory and monitoring role
- describes how it co-operates with other agencies
- explains when and how it intervenes, including the purpose and scope of its regulatory engagement
Updates to this page
Published 23 May 2013
Last updated 6 December 2017
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Updated strategy sets out the Commission’s approach to safeguarding, and explains what trustees’ charity law duties mean in the context of safeguarding.
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First published.