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Charity Commission Inquiry Reports

Why do we produce reports?

The Charity Commission's policy is to report the outcome of formal inquiries by publishing a statement of results on this section of the website. Charity law allows us to do this. We give trustees and others affected by the publication of the inquiry report the opportunity to comment on the factual accuracy of the report before publishing it here. Others affected by the publication of an inquiry report are usually only those individuals named in the report. Where another regulator has been, or is involved, they are also given the opportunity to comment. The initial complainant, or member of the public, would not be entitled to comment on the report.

Our reports inform you about our role as regulator, about the inquiry process and about the action that we have taken in a particular inquiry. They also raise awareness about particular issues and we hope they widen the impact of our involvement in individual cases.

Where can you find them?

Inquiry reports published in the last six months can be seen below under “Recently Concluded Inquiries”. After six months, reports are transferred into our archive, “Alphabetical lists of Archived Inquiry Reports”.

Do we ever not report the outcome of a formal inquiry?

Our intention is to report the outcome of every formal inquiry. However, there will be a small number of exceptions where this is not appropriate. We will not publish an inquiry report where in the Commission’s judgement it would have a detrimental impact on the effective regulation of the sector and public trust and confidence in charities.

What are these exceptions?

We may not publish a report where doing so could:

have an acute detrimental impact on a particular individual or group of individuals, for example risk to personal safety
prejudice the operations/investigations of a law enforcement agency or other regulator
prejudice ongoing legal proceedings
breach the provisions of The Human Rights Act 1998, the Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information 2000 or other relevant legislation
contravene or prejudice requirements for confidentiality or where there is commercial sensitivity or a risk to National Security
cause severe prejudice to the charity and/or its beneficiaries and is not in the best interests of the charity

Any decision we make based on the criteria above will be balanced against the public interest in publishing the results of an inquiry.

Do we announce the opening of inquiries?

We do not routinely announce the opening of formal inquiries. However, in any case in which there is a particularly high level of public interest, or if the Commission wishes to appeal to the general public for information, we will issue a press release.

Recently Concluded Inquiries:

Report (listed in alphabetical order by Charity name)	Publication Date
Al Jamia Al Islamia (The Islamic Institute Notts)	25/01/08
A Registered Charity	25/01/08
Care and Action Trust for Children with Handicaps (CATCH)	19/03/08
Carmarthen Mind Association	27/03/08
Doncaster Mosque Trust	10/03/08
Durham Mining Convalescent Homes Fund	10/03/08
Help For All	19/03/08
Jamia Mosque and Islamic Centre, The	27/03/08
London Christian Family Faith Tabernacle	19/03/08
Margaret Desmond Charitable Trust, The	12/03/08
Newham Foursquare Church	01/02/08
Radio XL	11/01/08
Ravidassia Community Centre, Darlaston	01/02/08
Shema Yisrael Messianic Synagogue	08/05/08
Smiles Foundation, The	25/01/08
Southampton and District Sports and Leisure Association for the Disabled	20/12/07
Summertime Trust, The	25/01/08
Unity Conductive Education	12/03/08
William Parker Foundation, The	25/01/08