Charity Commission publishes strategic plan after extensive consultation process
December 2011
Compliance, accountability and self-reliance are the order of the day in the Charity Commission's long-awaited strategic plan
The Charity Commission, the regulator for charities in England and Wales published its Strategic Plan for the next three years, up to 2015 on 7 December 2011. Its sets out the Commission’s two key strategic priorities going forward, which are:
- Developing the compliance and accountability of the charity sector.
- Developing the self-reliance of the charity sector
The plan sets out the regulator’s new vision, mission an.d values, with the vision being ‘charities you can support with confidence’.
The publication of the strategic plan follows the Commission’s extensive strategic review consultation which began in October 2010 and involved numerous charities, professional advisors, umbrella bodies and members of the public.
Sam Younger, chief executive of the Charity Commission said: “This is a clear, understandable plan for the future which explains our role in acting on behalf of the public when regulating the charity sector. We are grateful for the input of all those who have shared their thoughts with us about what our future priorities must be, taking into account our reduced funding position over the next three years. This plan should give the public confidence in what they can expect to see both from us and from the charities they are interested in regardless of whether they are a donor, volunteer or employee or beneficiary.”
The new strategic plan can be viewed on the Commission’s website at www.charitycommission.gov.uk .See also Caritas’ interview with Sam Younger, “Getting Younger” here in May 2011, six month’s after he took over from the outgoing Andrew Hind, where he discusses the impact of the funding cuts on the regulator.
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