{"id":71856,"date":"2016-07-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=8ae53129e05523d99114c7f6adc72353"},"modified":"2016-07-01T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T09:00:00","slug":"press-release-views-sought-on-use-of-the-commissions-warning-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=71856","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Views sought on use of the commission\u2019s warning power"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Charity Commission (\u2018the commission\u2019), the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has today launched a 12 week public consultation<\/a> on its proposed approach to exercising the new power to issue an official warning to charities when it considers that there has been a breach of trust or duty, or other misconduct or mismanagement in the charity. This power will supplement the commission\u2019s existing powers for dealing with wrongdoing in charities.<\/p>\n

The new power, which mirrors powers many other regulators have, was included in the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 and is expected to come into effect in October. The power will support the commission in its regulatory work of upholding public trust and confidence in charities by dealing proportionately and effectively with wrongdoing which erodes that trust.<\/p>\n

In a consultation paper<\/a> published today, the commission sets out its proposed approach and the factors it will take into account before issuing an official warning, together with its approach to giving notice and publishing official warnings.<\/p>\n

The commission welcomes comments from charities, their advisers, other regulators (particularly those that exercise similar powers) and anyone else with an interest in the charity sector on its proposed approach to using these new powers. In particular it invites comments on:<\/p>\n