Trustees will no longer need to show criminal checks

By Andy Ricketts, Third Sector, 25 July 2007

Trustees of organisations wishing to register as charities will no longer have to provide proof to the Charity Commission that they have passed Criminal Records Bureau checks.

It was decided at a commission board meeting last week to drop a requirement for some organisations to show that trustees had been checked. Organisations affected include those working with vulnerable adults or children. Board members will instead be asked to sign declarations confirming whether checks have been carried out....