Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC311575 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The form an inquiry takes and the legal powers involved 5. %PDF-1.6 %���� She receives expenses only and has a time commitment of eight days per annum. To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. I have received an email from the Commission requesting information to be provided by a certain date. If your charity is a registered company then it may have adopted the ‘Model Articles’ which permit virtual meetings providing all participants can be heard and can vote. As an immediate step, charities that are due to submit an Annual Return imminently, but feel unable to do so, can email us to request a filing extension. However, the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland requires the political activity of appointees to be published. It might be useful to have a dry run of a meeting to iron out any potential issues. For 28 years, charities have used Charity Finance's Charity Audit Survey to assess the audit marketplace. This year, ensure your views are part of that by filling out this questionnaire. During the coronavirus pandemic the charity sector will face challenges of looking after its staff, volunteers and trustees who may fall ill, have to self-isolate, or have to look after loved ones. London SW4 6BS The meeting should be properly minuted, as usual, and it should be clear who is to take the minutes. Charities are likely to have to make important and potentially difficult decisions given the current financial stresses. In light of this pandemic, one point to consider is whether you can hold virtual or hybrid type meetings not only of your trustees but also of your members. //-->
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