Charity Commission releases governance guidance for faith-based charities

Governance | Vibeka Mair | 20 Nov 2009

The Charity Commission has published a new guide to help faith-based charities establish strong trustee bodies and good practice.

The publication, Faith in Good Governance, is aimed at charities whose main focus is religious worship and related activities. It brings together into one document aspects of the legal and good practice framework which are most likely to be of relevance to the 30,000-plus faith-based charities on the Commission register.

The guide is launched by the Commission’s Faith and Social Cohesion Unit (FSCU) to coincide with National Inter Faith Week (15 – 21 November 2009).

Dame Suzi Leather, chair of the Charity Commission said:

“It is important that trustees have the flexibility and freedom to decide what is the best way to achieve their charity’s aims, but at the same time they need good, useful guidance to help them in their work, which is why we have produced Faith in Good Governance. We hope trustees will find this new resource useful and that it will help faith-based charities become even more effective

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