{"id":59814,"date":"2015-07-30T15:52:50","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T15:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=1b458a40ec3e84773319eb36bd0c47fd"},"modified":"2015-07-30T15:52:50","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T15:52:50","slug":"press-release-new-charity-investigation-al-hijrah-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=59814","title":{"rendered":"Press release: New charity investigation: Al-Hijrah Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has opened a statutory inquiry (\u2018the inquiry\u2019) into Al-Hijrah Trust \u2013 registered charity number 1018850<\/a> (\u2018the charity\u2019). The inquiry was opened on 8 June 2015.<\/p>\n

The inquiry was opened following a compliance visit and inspection to the charity in February 2015 to assess and verify the trustees\u2019 compliance with an action plan issued by the commission; the charity\u2019s trustees have repeatedly failed to submit the charity\u2019s accounts within the statutory timescales and address concerns, previously raised by the commission, over the charity\u2019s internal financial controls.<\/p>\n

The charity has objects to advance the education and training of children and young people particularly, but not exclusively, those of the Muslim faith. The charity also exists to promote public education about Islamic religion and culture. The charity owns the land and premises occupied by a school, known as the Al-Hijrah School (\u2018the School\u2019), which is an exempt charity regulated by the Secretary of State for Education as principal regulator. The charity is not responsible for the running of the school or its funding which is received from Birmingham City Council, nor is the school and its operation the subject of the inquiry. <\/p>\n

The inquiry is examining the administration, governance and management of the charity by the trustees, including whether they have complied with their legal duties and responsibilities and the extent of wrongdoing \u2013 if any \u2013 by the trustees of the charity, with particular focus on the charity\u2019s finances and the terms upon which rental income, derived from the school\u2019s occupation of the charity\u2019s land and premises, is held and expended.<\/p>\n

The purpose of an inquiry is to examine issues in detail and investigate and establish the facts so that the regulator can ascertain whether or not there has been misconduct or mismanagement; establish the extent of the risk to the charity\u2019s property, beneficiaries or work; decide what action needs to be taken to resolve the serious concerns, if necessary using its investigative, protective and remedial powers to do so.<\/p>\n

It is the commission\u2019s policy, after it has concluded an inquiry, to publish a report detailing what issues the inquiry looked at, what actions were undertaken as part of the inquiry and what the outcomes were. Reports of previous inquiries<\/a> by the commission are available on its website. <\/p>\n

The charity\u2019s details can be viewed on the commission\u2019s online charity search tool<\/a>. <\/p>\n

PR47\/15<\/p>\n

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Notes to Editors<\/h2>\n
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  1. \nThe Charity Commission<\/a> is the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, acting in the public\u2019s interest, to ensure that: <\/p>\n