Updated Guidance: Local Authorities (or councils) as Charity Trustees

The Charity Commission recently issued their first ever Official Warning to a local authority for its failings to properly manage 13 charities.

Many local authorities hold assets that are subject to charitable trusts. This means the local authority is the charity trustee.

The guide for councillors is a short introduction to the topic, and was developed with the contribution of the Local Government Association.

Read this guidance to understand the areas that a local authority, which is a charity trustee, needs to think about when discharging its trustee function. Read their updated guidance to understand your responsibilities by clicking here.