Tag Archives: Charity Commission for England and Wales

Charity Commission ignores best practice

Posted on January 5, 2018 by ianchisnall

The way in which the Charity Commission operates should act as an exemplar for the charities it regulates. This means that its board members should reflect the agencies that the Commission serves. Over many years I have written blogs about … Continue reading →

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The need for politics to step back

Posted on December 1, 2017 by ianchisnall

After 5 years of the chairmanship of the Charity Commission by Tory supporting William Shawcross, a man whose knowledge of social and overseas need based charities was clearly non existent when he took office we need a new broom to … Continue reading →

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The need to look in more than one place

Posted on July 18, 2017 by ianchisnall

The behaviour of candidates at the General Election last month has been under scrutiny by a Government body as part of its efforts to check up on charities and a number of issues have been identified as needing improvement. However … Continue reading →

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Has the Charity Commission sold out?

Posted on June 22, 2017 by ianchisnall

Every few days the e-news from the Charity Commission appears in my in box offering a range of information. Sometimes it relates to reports on charities that have gone off the rails and are being investigated, sometimes they provide a … Continue reading →

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A warm but cautious welcome

Posted on May 20, 2017 by ianchisnall

In warmly welcoming the appointment of Helen Stephenson to the role of Chief Executive of the Charity Commission it is vital to ensure that what looks like a small but significant step forward is not the only Swallow of the … Continue reading →

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What is the regulated period?

Posted on April 19, 2017 by ianchisnall

One of the problems for all MPs today is that they are faced with voting for a U turn on at least two of the Acts that they voted into law while David Cameron was Prime Minister. No doubt there … Continue reading →

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The truth will out

Posted on March 25, 2017 by ianchisnall

“First, let me pay tribute to the extraordinary work charities do in Britain. We have 165,000 charities in England and Wales working to: improve our health, education and the environment; care for animals; support the arts or provide international aid. … Continue reading →

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A speech that has not changed society

Posted on February 11, 2017 by ianchisnall

Inviting a powerful and influential person to be guest speaker at an Annual General Meeting or to open a Spring Fair or Harvest Supper is a well tried template for improving the profile of your organisation. People on the fringes … Continue reading →

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Good news for Shawcross and Patel

Posted on January 25, 2017 by ianchisnall

  Its not too difficult when trawling through newspapers and online magazines to find comments by (mostly Conservative) MPs and (Conservative Party supporter) William Shawcross, the Chairman of the Charity Commission which criticise the level of pay which charities award … Continue reading →

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Commission needs an experienced CEO

Posted on January 19, 2017 by ianchisnall

The Chief Executive of the Charity Commission will have completed her three year contract this Summer and is not intending to stay on according to the press releases and articles such as this one. The fact is that that the … Continue reading →

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