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Charity News Alert - Charity Finance: "Commission changes policy on inquiry reports

Ian Allsop

The Charity Commission is to start issuing press releases about its formal inquiries, in a change of policy that aims to boost public confidence in its own regulatory role.

In a paper presented to its open board meeting last week, the Commission outlined a number of ways to improve the effectiveness of its inquiry reports. In one of these, it is proposing to change its policy of not actively publicising inquiry reports through the media, as it thinks it could be a “a missed opportunity to raise awareness about specific issues, provide reassurance that a particular charity is back on a sound footing and to inspire public confidence in our role as regulator”."