Governance
Our Governance and Charity Advice Service offers information and practical help about good governance for charities on a wide range of topics listed below. You can find out more about governance issues on our Governance and Charity Advice webpage or view our Governance Advice Notes for further support.
Serious Incident Reporting draft guidance
7 Jul 2017Denise Copeland Charity RegulationGovernance, Charity Regulation
The Charity Commission for NI is currently consulting on its draft guidance on serious incident reporting which will help trustees to determine what a serious incident is and when they need to report on it.
Street Collections – Police issue reminder regarding Regulations
22 Jun 2017Denise Copeland Governance and Charity AdviceGovernance, fundraising regulation, Fundraising
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is responsible for granting permits for charity street collections and as such, have issued the following guidance to assist charities when conducting street collections.
Charity Trustee Conference on Understanding Charity Finance
10 Nov 2016Denise Copeland Governance and Charity AdviceGovernance, Charity Regulation, Finance
Tuesday’s charity trustee conference on understanding charity finance attracted a good number of board members and employees from a wide range of charitable organisations, both large and small.
Trustees’ Week 2016 (7 – 13 November)
3 Nov 2016Denise Copeland Governance and Charity AdviceGovernance, trustees
Trustees’ Week 2016 celebrates the UK’s 1 million trustees and promotes the benefits of volunteering to be a trustee. This year Trustees’ Week focuses on good governance and the skills needed to make trustees effective leaders.
Recognising the vital role trustees play
31 Oct 2016Sandra Bailie Governance and Charity AdviceGovernance, trustees, leadership
Trustees’ week, beginning 7 November, is a great opportunity to recognise the vital work that the thousands of trustees in Northern Ireland do to lead and serve their organisations.
Good Governance and Charity reporting seminars
15 Sep 2016Denise Copeland Developing Governance GroupGovernance, Charity Regulation
The Developing Governance Group in association with the Charity Commission and local support networks are hosting a roadshow of seminars focusing on the new accounting and reporting regulations and the revised code of good governance.
Autumn governance training series
1 Sep 2016Denise Copeland Governance and Charity AdviceGovernance, Finance
Charity trustees are ultimately responsible for the charities which they govern and have a responsibility to run their charity in line with legal requirements and best practice.
Accounting and reporting guidance published
29 Jul 2016Denise Copeland Charity RegulationGovernance
The Charity Commission has published a suite of guidance on the new accounting and reporting regulations for charities which it consulted on earlier this year following the implementation of new legislation.
Promoting good financial governance
12 May 2016Denise Copeland Charity Regulation, Governance and Charity AdviceGovernance, trustees, Charity Regulation, Finance
Yesterday’s charity trustee conference on promoting good financial governance was attended by 150 delegates ranging from charity trustees, finance personnel, charity support workers to those with an interest in charity finance.
DIY Committee Guide rebooted
25 Apr 2016Denise Copeland Developing Governance GroupGovernance
The revised Code of Good Governance was launched earlier this year by the Developing Governance Group and as promised, the DIY committee guide website has now been launched after a complete revamp.
