A round-up of the key developments from the Charity Commission in our Lessons from Governance 2023 blog series.

Empowering Compliance Professionals in the Age of Data Protection

Neill McWilliams, Governance Programmes Director Leader at KCB Global, reflects on forty years of supporting governance professionals and outlines how a new partnership with Belstar Training Services will expand access to high‑quality governance education in Mauritius.

This extract is taken from Charity Checklists, 2nd edition.

Annual reports seem to be getting longer, but do more pages necessarily equate to more value? Perhaps this is one of those situations when less is more.

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) marks a significant milestone in the UK’s efforts to combat economic crime and enhance corporate transparency.

In this article Diarmaid Ó Corrbuí, CEO of Carmichael, discusses some of the challenges charities are facing this year in the Irish region.

Data suggests that providing good mental health support in the workplace is an important way for leaders to ensure their employees are happy, productive and motivated.

Boards really matter. A successful board of directors adds significant value to an organisation and its stakeholders. Good boards do not happen by accident. Nor does board effectiveness last indefinitely. Many boards don’t achieve their potential because they remain collections of individuals and never form into a team.