Charity Checklists is our easy-to-use guide to key areas of charity administration and regulatory compliance. Using a clear step-by-step approach, taking you through a range of common processes, it will transform the way your charity operates in its everyday tasks.

The Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the “Covid Act”) amends the Companies Act 2014 (the “Companies Act”) and the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 (the “1893 Act”), each on a temporary basis, so that, notwithstanding challenges posed by the pandemic, entities can continue to operate in compliance with relevant provisions of those Acts.

The Academy Trust Governance Code was launched for consultation on Saturday 10th June.

The Academy Trust Governance Code has now been launched. A brand new, voluntary code for the sector, it aims to support Academy trusts in embedding effective governance practices.

The Chartered Governance Institute of the UK & Ireland has submitted our response to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) consultation on the review of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code).

In this article we discuss COP26, climate change and the actions and commitments we have made.

Today’s King’s speech has set the legislative priorities for the first parliamentary session of this new Labour Government. As expected, it will be a busy session with 38 bills announced and a focus on delivery and growth.

The Chartered Governance Institute has today welcomed the Government’s proposals to reform the UK audit market and strengthen the country’s corporate governance regime, but stressed that the proposed legislation around audit has to be evaluated on how well it addresses core concerns on the role of audit, the degree of professional scepticism exercised by auditors and the lack of trust in the ability of auditors outside the Big Four.