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Comment and speeches: Charity Commission

Authored articles and speeches from Charity Commission board members and staff on topics or ideas relevant to its work.

Published 3 September 2013
Last updated 29 September 2014 — see all updates

• From: The Charity Commission

Comment

From time to time, the Charity Commission publishes comment pieces on topics or ideas relevant to its work. These are authored by individual members of staff and are not necessarily identical with the commission’s corporate position on issues. They may reflect new ways of thinking or approaching a subject.

1. Talking to trustees

   • 10 April 2015
   • Authored article

2. Education in charity law: informing the debate

   • 1 November 2014
   • Authored article

3. Governance “horror story”

   • 1 November 2014
   • Authored article

4. Who is affected by the decisions of the Charity Commission?

   • 1 July 2014
   • Authored article

5. Standing on Firm Ground

   • 1 June 2014
   • Authored article

6. Changing attitudes to ethical investment?

   • 1 May 2014
   • Authored article

7. Charity members and their duties

   • 13 February 2014
   • Authored article

8. Charity land: register it or risk losing it

   • 14 January 2014
   • Authored article

9. Cracking down on 'double defaulting' charities

   • 1 October 2013
   • Authored article

10. Charity trustees' duty to avoid or manage conflicts of interest

    • 29 August 2013
    • Authored article

11. Uncharitable activities

    • 30 July 2013
    • Authored article

12. Protecting your charity's reputation

    • 13 July 2013
    • Authored article

13. Mind the pennies - using the Charity Tribunal

    • 2 July 2013
    • Authored article

14. Telling your charity's story

    • 1 May 2013
    • Authored article

15. What makes a charity?

    • 7 May 2013
    • Authored article

16. Signed, sealed, defaulted

    • 1 September 2012
    • Authored article

Speeches

Commission staff speak at a range of events on a variety of subjects, ranging from the challenges facing charity trustees during times of change, to the commission’s strategic review. These speeches may be of interest to charity trustees, journalists and anyone with a general interest in the charity sector.

1. Paula Sussex speech at ICAEW, 15 March 2017

   • 16 March 2017
   • Speech

2. William Shawcross opening speech at annual public meeting

   • 11 January 2017
   • Speech

3. Sarah Atkinson delivers webinar of key trustee duties

   • 8 November 2016
   • Speech

4. William Shawcross speech at the All Party Parliamentary Group

   • 2 November 2016
   • Speech

5. Sarah Atkinson speech at Charity Reform

   • 19 October 2016
   • Speech

6. William Shawcross speech at Institute of Fundraising conference

   • 10 October 2016
   • Speech

7. William Shawcross at the Abbeyfield national conference

   • 6 October 2016
   • Speech

8. Paula Sussex presentation to the Association of Chairs

   • 20 July 2016
   • Speech

9. William Shawcross speech at the Centre for Social Justice Alliance conference

   • 7 July 2016
   • Speech

10. Sarah Atkinson speech at Institute of Fundraising convention

    • 6 July 2016
    • Speech

11. Paula Sussex at Charity Times Conference 2016

    • 9 June 2016
    • Speech

12. William Shawcross speech at Wild Search

    • 24 May 2016
    • Speech

13. Sarah Atkinson speech at Fundraising Week, 20 April 2016

    • 20 April 2016
    • Speech

14. Sarah Atkinson speech at ICSA Annual Conference

    • 9 March 2016
    • Speech

15. Sarah Atkinson speech at the Bond Conference, London, 1 March 2016

    • 7 March 2016
    • Speech

16. William Shawcross speech at commission’s public meeting in Southampton

    • 29 February 2016
    • Speech

17. Sarah Atkinson speech, Westminster Policy Forum, 26 January

    • 28 January 2016
    • Speech

18. William Shawcross remarks in the River Room, House of Lords

    • 7 December 2015
    • Speech

19. William Shawcross presentation to Fundraising Summit, 4 December 2015

    • 7 December 2015
    • Speech

20. Charity Commission: Annual Public Meeting opening notes

    • 16 September 2015
    • Speech

21. Sarah Atkinson speech at the Institute of Fundraising - National Fundraising Convention on 7 July 2015

    • 8 January 2016
    • Speech

22. On 24 June 2015, William Shawcross addressed the Princess Royal's Charities Forum at Buckingham Palace.

    • 8 January 2016
    • Speech

23. Rathbones Charity Conversations series 2015: William Shawcross' speech

    • 11 June 2015
    • Speech

24. Upholding public trust and confidence

    • 24 March 2015
    • Speech

25. Charity Finance Summit 2014

    • 7 October 2014
    • Speech

26. William Shawcross speech: Voluntary Action Leeds AGM

    • 29 September 2014
    • Speech

27. Churches' Legislation Advisory Service: William Shawcross speech

    • 4 March 2014
    • Speech

28. Lord Mayor’s Charity Leadership Programme: William Shawcross

    • 13 November 2013
    • Speech

29. Rathbones Charity Symposium: William Shawcross's speech

    • 12 September 2013
    • Speech

30. Westminster Social Policy Forum: Sam Younger's speech

    • 9 September 2013
    • Speech

31. National Federation of Women's Institutes: William Shawcross

    • 1 June 2013
    • Speech

32. ACEVO Annual Conference 2012: William Shawcross's speech

    • 2 November 2012
    • Speech

Published 3 September 2013
Last updated 29 September 2014 + show all updates

1. 29 September 2014 William Shawcross speech: Voluntary Action Leeds AGM added 29/09/14
2. 3 September 2013 First published.