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Sole charity trustees ”not always aware of responsibilities”
Councillors who act as sole trustees on charities are not performing effectively as they possibly could be.
Such is the assertion of the Charity Commission, which reports that those with such a role within the third sector are not always aware of what is required of them and what their responsibilities are.
Now, the commission - in conjunction with the Local Government Authority (LGA) - is set to produce easily-accessible guidance for such councillors to help compliment the advice that is currently available on its website, in news that could interest those looking to boost their skills framework.
Sally Cooke, third sector policy officer at the LGA, told Third Sector.co.uk: "There have been problems in the past with councillors acting as trustees. This is largely because some councillors are not aware of their responsibilities."
Meanwhile, Stephen Bubb, head of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, recently claimed that charity chief executives should able to sit on the boards of major private organisations.
More skills framework information.
