Consultation on new draft Guidance from the Charity Commission on Trustees’ Decision Making

The Charity Commission has released draft guidance for an informal consultation on principles to encourage better decision-making by trustees: “It’s your decision – guidance on decision making for charity trustees”

The guidance focuses on the following seven key principles for trustees to follow when making decisions:

(i) to act within their powers;

(ii) to act in good faith and only in the interests of the charity;

(iii) to adequately inform themselves;

(iv) to take all relevant factors into account;

(v) to disregard any irrelevant factors;

(vi) to manage conflicts of interest; and

(vii) to make decisions that are within the range of decisions which a reasonable trustee body would make.

The guidance does not change trustees’ legal responsibilities, but seeks to set them out clearly and explain them to trustees.

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