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#OperationTransparency

Open Letter to Helen Stephenson CBE, CEO of the Charity Commission for England and Wales

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#Operation
Transparency

Open Letter to Helen Stephenson CBE, CEO of the Charity Commission for England and Wales

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A message from our CEO

How do we solve complex problems? Whatever our approach, we can’t get far without good data. Reliable, complete, up-to-date information is a central part of tackling today’s most complex challenges – from poverty and inequality to discrimination and disadvantage.

That’s part of our core mission: tackling inequality through quality education. Better data means more effective solutions to inequality through tools for financial management and sustainability as well as improved access to information, better education and training, higher impact and great returns on investment.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Our work is centred around equity and access: we light fires that equip and inspire people to be the architects of their own lasting change. Identifying inequalities, gaps in provision, and new opportunities is crucial to making that work as impactful it can be for the problems that we’re trying to solve.

That’s why we are campaigning for better regulatory data in the charity sector. This has to happen now. Low levels of transparency and accountability are a major risk for every stakeholder in civil society, but small charities with fewer resources are hit especially hard by secrecy and in-group thinking.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]With the closure of the Small Charities Coalition, it’s now more important than ever to ensure that #SmallButVital charities have a level playing field on which to do their brilliant work.

If you want to see a stronger, more effective, and more transparent charity sector, can I urge you to join the #OperationTransparency movement by signing and sharing the our open letter to the Charity Commission below.

With best wishes and courage for the mission,[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]

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Open Letter

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Dear Helen Stephenson,

[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]The charity sector has a massive diversity problem. Nowhere is this more evident than at the senior management and board level.

About half of trustee recruitment still happens by referral from existing trustees, according to a survey by the insurance specialist Ecclesiastical from late 2021. The Charity Commission’s own research in 2017 estimated that about 92% of trustees are white and two thirds are male. ACEVO’s 2021 Pay and Equalities Survey found that only 25% of respondents were happy with the ethnic diversity of their boards.

Further, the data that is publicly available is often incomplete and out of date. What proportion of funding is being allocated to organisations led by people of colour? What proportion of charities are led by people with lived experience in their areas of work? How many women-led charities exist? How many disabled trustees are there? The available indicators paint an incomplete but bleak picture, and ultimately, unlike in the public sector and (under new Financial Conduct Authority rules) the private sector, we just don’t know.

The Charity Commission is well aware of this problem, and yet they’ve decided to do nothing. Their 2017 Taken on Trust report, written alongside the Cranfield Trust, City, University of London’s business school, NCVO and the DCMS, contains two specific recommendations that would have addressed the issue directly. This is what it says:[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”50px”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#efefef” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”75px” bottom_margin=”75px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_icon icon_family=”fontawesome” icon_style=”default” icon_color_type=”color_scheme” icon_color=”white” icon_padding=”10px” pointer_events=”all” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left” icon_size=”100px”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”7/12″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]We recommend that the Charity Commission should capture additional information on trustees:

Capture information on the gender of trustees. It is apparent from discussion of the survey findings that diversity is an important policy issue, so information on gender is also important. The most straightforward way would be to request this information in aggregate form in the annual return, but consideration could also be given to capturing it for individual trustees.
Introduce a requirement to report on board diversity in the annual return for all charities with an annual income in excess of £500k.

The Charity Commission

Taken on Trust: The awareness and effectiveness of charity trustees in England and Wales, 2017

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/12″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”25px” bottom_padding=”25px” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”50px”][vc_column_text]In late 2021 we asked the Charity Commission what they had done to action these proposals in the four years since the report was published. 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The Charity Commission

FOI Request, 17 December 2021

Proposal

[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30px”][vc_column_text]We’re proposing that all organisations which file an annual return to the Charity Commission should be required to include standardised data tables on the diversity of their board and senior leadership, including the characteristics currently proposed for reporting by listed companies under new Financial Conduct Authority rules CP21/24 (gender and ethnicity), and also including other protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. Like the tables proposed by the FCA, each field should contain only percentages to ensure that individual trustees’ protected characteristics are not identifiable, and should include a ‘Not specified/prefer not to say’ option that will allow organisations to withhold disclosure entirely if they have security concerns or other reasons for doing so. Our proposal follows a recommendation by Voice4Change and ACEVO towards “better regulation for DEI [Diversity, Equality and Inclusion]” and “strengthened DEI requirements on charity reporting”.

This step will strengthen governance across the sector in a number of important ways. It will boost public trust in charities by increasing transparency; give investors and donors the means of holding organisations to their senior leadership diversity commitments, and holding funders to account for the diversity of their funding decisions; enable targeted, effective interventions to address historic funding inequalities; and encourage organisations which do not currently measure board diversity to reflect on their performance in this area.

The charity sector, of all the facets of society, should be at the forefront of transparency and good governance. 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Signatories

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Getting on Board[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]

Action for Trustee Racial Diversity – Malcolm John, Founder
Getting on Board – Penny Wilson, CEO
JMB Consulting – Martha Awojobi CEO
Reach Volunteering – Janet Thorne, CEO
Trustees Unlimited – Ian Joseph, Managing Director

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Signatories

Signed on/after 4^th July 2022

Letter sent to Charity Commission

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Statement of Support

Trustees play a vital role in charity governance and the Commission’s recent measures to provide additional advice and resources on trustee governance have been both welcome and impactful. However, as the 2017 Taken on Trust report noted, diversity remains low, and there is “clearly a need to promote greater diversity within charity trustee boards.” In this context, we welcome the Commission’s commitment in the 2021-22 Business Plan to improving its use of data.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Efforts to improve data capture and access around trustee diversity are vitally important. Following the Financial Conduct Authority’s policy statement on this issue, we support the inclusion of such data in the Register of Charities as suggested by the #OperationTransparency campaign. This will not only strengthen the Commission’s core public confidence and accountability objectives, but will also facilitate greater insights and swifter innovation at the cross-section of charity governance, data governance, and social entrepreneurship.

Trustee diversity is a complex and challenging area and we recognise that there is more work to do. We are committed to working with the Charity Commission, infrastructure bodies, and others across the sector to ensure that the United Kingdom continues to lead the way in transparency and innovation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”75px”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]

Charities Aid Foundation – Neil Heslop, CEO

Timeline

[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30px”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_icon_list animate=”true” color=”default” direction=”vertical” icon_size=”small” icon_style=”border”][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”html” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362380-1″ tab_id=”1677667362380-4″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-question” header=”27 February 2023″]Charity Commission’s Consultation Response Leaves Unanswered Questions on Diversity Data Gap: We welcome the Charity Commission’s update on its position with respect to diversity in the charity sector as part of a recent consultation response. However, we struggle to understand the concerns it articulates around diversity data reporting in the Annual Return. Read more[/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”html” title=”List Item” id=”1677667786672-10″ tab_id=”1677667786677-7″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-envelope-open” header=”28 September 2022″]Charity Commission responds to #OperationTransparency: Money4YOU received a formal response from the Commission, dated 8th August, acknowledging the severity of the issue and committing our proposal to consideration. The Commission has made no policy commitments, but we hope its openness to addressing the issue will encourage others affected and interested to continue adding their own views. Read more[/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”html” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362427-6″ tab_id=”1677667362428-1″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-play-circle” header=”7 July 2022″]Earning Trust: How do we Design Fair, Impactful and Equitable Charity Diversity Data? (watch here) with Jane Ide OBE , CEO at ACEVO, Paul Amadi MBE, Chief Supporter Officer at British Red Cross, Maurice Mcleod, CEO at ROTA, and AmickyCarol Akiwumi MBE FRSA FCIOF, CEO and Founder of Money4YOU[/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”html” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362485-10″ tab_id=”1677667362487-10″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-question” header=”22 March 2022″]After repeated queries, the Charity Commission publishes a blog post about data which does not match the text published in Civil Society.[/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”html” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362544-5″ tab_id=”1677667362545-10″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-paper-plane” header=”4 July 2022″]Letter Sent to the Charity Commission[/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”html” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362596-3″ tab_id=”1677667362597-6″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-file-text” header=”23 June 2022″]MPs Recommend Publication of Charity Diversity Data[/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”html” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362729-7″ tab_id=”1677667362730-10″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-play-circle” header=”24 May 2022″]Bridging the Data Gap: From Transparency to Decolonisation (watch here) with AmickyCarol Akiwumi MBE, Martha Awojobi, Malcolm John, Penny Wilson, Kunle Olulode, Daniel King[/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”html” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362760-8″ tab_id=”1677667362760-7″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” header=”13 May 2022″]The Charity Commission’s 2022-23 Business Plan makes absolutely no mention of the words “equality”, “diversity”, “inclusion”, or “lived experience”. Neither, for that matter, does its Statement of Strategic Intent for 2018-23.

The notion that the charity sector can “thrive and inspire trust” without even monitoring diversity is simply false.[/nectar_icon_list_item][/nectar_icon_list][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_icon_list animate=”true” color=”default” direction=”vertical” icon_size=”small” icon_style=”border”][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”html” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362833-3″ tab_id=”1677667362836-10″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-question” header=”22 March 2022″]After repeated queries, the Charity Commission publishes a blog post about data which does not match the text published in Civil Society.[/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”simple” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362881-9″ tab_id=”1677667362882-1″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-signal” header=”20 March 2022″ text=”The campaign reaches its 50th verified signature.”][/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”html” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362913-5″ tab_id=”1677667362914-0″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-low-vision” header=”17 March 2022″]The Charity Commission publishes a policy statement in Civil Society Governance & Leadership, which has a minimum £105 paywall. Whilst welcoming public dialogue with the regulator, we call on the Commission to make the article freely available with immediate effect, along with an explanation of why it chose to conduct stakeholder engagement in this exclusive way.[/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”simple” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362934-1″ tab_id=”1677667362937-1″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-signal” header=”12 March 2022″ text=”Ten specialist trustee organisations and trustees”][/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”simple” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362957-0″ tab_id=”1677667362958-4″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-handshake-o” header=”8 March 2022″ text=”The Co-op Foundation becomes the first grant-maker to sign #OperationTransparency.”][/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”simple” title=”List Item” id=”1677667362988-10″ tab_id=”1677667362989-9″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-rocket” header=”28 February 2022″ text=”Five major trusteeship organisations sign the open letter, including Getting On Board, Trustees Unlimited, Reach Volunteering, Action for Trustee Racial Diversity, and the Young Trustees Movement.”][/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”html” title=”List Item” id=”1677667363013-10″ tab_id=”1677667363014-5″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-ban” header=”17 March 2022″]The Charity Commission refuses our request for copies of board meeting minutes, calling it “vexatious” and claiming that compliance would have taken more than 24 hours of staff time.[/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” text_full_html=”simple” title=”List Item” id=”1677667363046-10″ tab_id=”1677667363046-9″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-flag-checkered” header=”24 February 2022″ text=”#OperationTransparency launches, gathering 12 signatures in its first 24 hours.”][/nectar_icon_list_item][/nectar_icon_list][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”50px”][recent_posts style=”slider” category=”operationtransparency” order=”DESC” orderby=”date” image_loading=”default” blog_remove_post_date=”true” blog_remove_post_author=”true” blog_remove_post_comment_number=”true” blog_remove_post_nectar_love=”true” slider_size=”300″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#efefef” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” id=”events” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”75px” bottom_margin=”75px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]

Events

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In this informative, future-focused discussion, we’ll cover the implications of charity diversity data for politics, data privacy, funding allocation, recruitment, and public trust. 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Have you ever tried to find out exactly what proportion of funding is being allocated to organisations led by people of colour? Or what proportion of charities are led by people with lived experience in their areas of work? How about finding out how many women-led charities exist or how many disabled trustees there are in the UK?

An interactive panel discussion on how we got to this point, the role of the regulator in these kinds of questions, and how they affect trust and accountability in the sector as a whole.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Watch / Read” url=”https://www.theavocadofoundation.org/operationtransparency/watchbridgingthedatagap/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”16893″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” animation_easing=”default” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”/tickets/bridgingthedatagap” margin_bottom=”10px”][vc_column_text]

24/05/22 – 5:00 pm – 6:00pm

Press

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4th July 2022 – Increase charities’ diversity data reporting requirements, Commission told (Civil Society)[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”none” text=”Read more” margin_top=”15px” url=”https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/increase-charities-diversity-data-reporting-requirements-commission-told.html”][/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1677667364564-6″ tab_id=”1677667364566-3″ title=”Item”][vc_column_text]

4th July 2022 – Coalition calls for regulator to add reporting requirements to help address ‘massive diversity problem’ (Third Sector)[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”none” text=”Read more” margin_top=”15px” url=”https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/coalition-calls-regulator-add-reporting-requirements-help-address-massive-diversity-problem/governance/article/1791933″][/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1677667364631-1″ tab_id=”1677667364632-0″ title=”Item”][vc_column_text]

4th July 2022 – Campaigners formally approach regulator to call for diversity reporting in annual returns (Charity Times)[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”none” text=”Read more (paywall)” margin_top=”15px” url=”https://www.charitytimes.com/ct/Campaigners-formally-approach-regulator-to-call-for-diversity-reporting-in-annual-returns.php%20.php”][/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1677667364673-10″ tab_id=”1677667364674-4″ title=”Item”][vc_column_text]

4th July 2022 – Diversity data desperately needed, sector urges Charity Commission (UK Fundraising)[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”none” text=”Read more” margin_top=”15px” url=”https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/07/04/diversity-data-desperately-needed-sector-urges-charity-commission/”][/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1677667364746-7″ tab_id=”1677667364747-10″ title=”Item”][vc_column_text]

28th September 2021 – Charity Commission: Trustees don’t often reflect diversity of communities (Third Sector)[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”none” text=”Read more” margin_top=”15px” url=”https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/charity-commission-trustees-dont-often-reflect-diversity-communities/governance/article/1800454″][/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1677667364811-5″ tab_id=”1677667364812-1″ title=”Item”][vc_column_text]

28th September 2021 – Charity trustees do not reflect the communities that they serve, says regulator (Civil Society)[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”none” text=”Read more” margin_top=”15px” url=”https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/charity-trustees-do-not-reflect-the-communities-that-they-serve-says-regulator.html”][/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1677667364879-0″ tab_id=”1677667364879-2″ title=”Item”][vc_column_text]

28th September 2021 – Charity Commission responds to #OperationTransparency on need for diversity data (UK Fundraising)[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”none” text=”Read more” margin_top=”15px” url=”https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/09/28/charity-commission-responds-to-operationtransparency-on-need-for-diversity-data/”][/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1677667364945-6″ tab_id=”1677667364946-2″ title=”Item”][vc_column_text]

28th September 2021 – Trustees ‘do not reflect the make up of the communities they serve’, warns regulator (Charity Times)[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”none” text=”Read more (paywall)” margin_top=”15px” url=”https://www.charitytimes.com/ct/Trustees-do-not-reflect-the-make-up-of-the-communities-they-serve-warns-regulator.php”][/item][/carousel][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”50px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” id=”references” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”75px”][vc_column_text]

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Voice4Change; ACEVO; Lingayah, Sanjiv; Wrixon, Kristiana; Hulbert, Maisie (June 2020). Home Truths: Undoing racism and delivering real diversity in the charity sector. https://www.acevo.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ACEVO_Voice4Change_home_truths_report_v1.pdf, retrieved 4 February 2022.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”50px”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

#OperationTransparency: Open Letter to Helen Stephenson CBE, CEO of the Charity Commission for England and Wales

#OperationTransparency

#Operation Transparency

A message from our CEO

Open Letter

Dear Helen Stephenson,

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission

Proposal

Signatories

Signatories

Signed on/after 4th July 2022

Statement of Support

Timeline

Events

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Transparency

Signed on/after 4^th July 2022