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 + show all updates
  1. Updated strategy sets out the Commission’s approach to safeguarding, and explains what trustees’ charity law duties mean in the context of safeguarding.

  2. First published.

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