You must only update a serious incident on behalf of a charity if you have been authorised to do so by the trustees. If you have not been authorised by the trustees to report a serious incident but need to report concerns about a charity, please read our guidance here

You must only report a serious incident on behalf of a charity if you have been authorised to do so by the trustees. If you have not been authorised by the trustees to report a serious incident but need to report concerns about a charity, please read our guidance here

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Professional advisors must only report a serious incident on behalf of a charity if they have been authorised to by the trustees. Auditors and independent examiners should read the guidance at:
Matters of material significance and reporting by auditors and independent examiners to the charity regulator and Reporting relevant matters of interest to UK charity regulators

Other significant incidents include the following:

• An incident has occurred involving one of your charity's partners in the UK or internationally which has materially affected your charity, its staff, operations and/or reputation.
• It has been discovered that one of the charity's trustees or a senior manager is disqualified from acting.
• Something has happened to force your charity into insolvency or to wind up (e.g. unmanageable debts or reduced income streams).
• Your charity's operations are threatened because your main or only bank has withdrawn banking services, and you can't find another bank that will accept you
• Your charity is subject to a police investigation or a significant investigation by another regulator/agency.
• Major governance issues, or other events, leaving the charity unable to operate (e.g. mass resignation of staff/trustees).
• The charity's trustees or employees are subject to criminal proceedings connected with the charity or their role in it.
• There has been a significant data breach or loss within your charity.

Which trustees are aware of this incident?

Which trustees are aware of this incident?

You must obtain the authority of all of the charities to make the report on their behalf

You must obtain the authority of all of the charities to make the report on their behalf

Sexual harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. It is unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature, which:

• violates your dignity;
• makes you feel intimidated, degraded or humiliated;
• creates a hostile or offensive environment

You don’t need to have previously objected to someone's behaviour for it to be considered unwanted. Sexual exploitation means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power or trust for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from exploitation of another.

You can use the DBS Eligibility Guidance to check if a role is eligible for a DBS check:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-eligibility-guidance#eligibility-guide

You can use the DBS Eligibility Guidance to check if a role is eligible for a DBS check:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-eligibility-guidance#eligibility-guide

As a guide for this type of incident, the Commission would expect you to report any loss of funds or property with a value:

• totalling £25,000 or more, or
• totalling less than £25,000 but which is in excess of 20% of the charity’s income

For amounts lower than the above, you should decide if they are significant and should be reported, taking the charity’s income, work and other factors into account. For example, damage to the charity’s main premises might be valued at less than £25,000 or 20% of the charity’s income but it might prevent the charity from delivering vital services to beneficiaries so may be reportable.

A proscribed organisation is an extremist group or organisation banned by UK law. Further guidance can be found here:
Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations

These organisations and individuals are often referred to as "designated persons". A full list of designated persons can be found at:
Current list of designated persons, terrorism and terrorist financing

Partners in this context includes the following and the people who come into contact with them through their work (e.g. their beneficiaries, staff and volunteers):

• a delivery partner of the charity;
• a subsidiary trading company of the charity;
• an organisation that receives funding from the charity;
• another charity or organisation that is linked to your charity (e.g. as part of a federated structure).

You will be disqualified in law under s178 of the Charities Act 2011, for example if you have an unspent conviction for fraud or theft, you are an undischarged bankrupt, or are disqualified as a director under company law.

Provide the name of the partner and its registered charity number if applicable.

Examples of relevant policies and procedures might include:

• Internal financial controls
• Anti-fraud policy
• Anti-money laundering policy
• Cyber security procedures
• Whistleblowing policy

Examples of relevant policies and procedures might include:

• Safeguarding policies and procedures
• Safe recruitment, selection and vetting procedures
• Codes of behaviour for trustees, staff and volunteers
• Anti-bullying policy
• Anti-harrassment policy
• Disciplinary procedures
• Internal complaints procedures
• Whistleblowing policy

It is a criminal offence under Section 60 of the Charities Act 2011 for anyone to knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information to the Commission; this includes suppressing, concealing or destroying documents.