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Charity and Voluntary Sector
CC: Making charities safe from terrorist involvement & exploitation is vital and requires close co-operation between the regulator, the sector and the rest of government, says the Charity Commission in its initial response to the Government's review of terrorist financing in the charitable sector.
The charity regulator has welcomed the review and will publish a full response to the consultation and set out plans to increase its capacity in this area, after further discussions with the charity sector.
The Home Office/HM Treasury Review & Consultation on Safeguards to Protect the Charitable Sector from Terrorist Abuse was published on 10 May. Responses to the review are requested by
The CC’s strategy for identifying & minimising the risk of terrorist exploitation of charities will include four strands of work:
- Oversight - proactively identifying issues of concern
- Intervention - acting when necessary to safeguard charity property and beneficiaries
- Awareness - strengthening & supporting the sector's own capacity to identify and minimise risk, supporting good governance and spreading good practice
- Co-operation - working collaboratively with law enforcement agencies and other regulators with a role to play in countering terrorism
Press release ~ Charity Commission – Charities & Terrorism ~ Charities Working Internationally ~ Safeguards to Protect the Charitable Sector from Terrorist Abuse ~ Consultation documents ~ The financial challenge to crime and terrorism
