Hodgson review v2 Survey

ACEVO survey on Hodgson report & charity governance

On 16 July Lord Hodgson published his review of the Charities Act, making 100 recommendations for change. This survey seeks to get your views on some of those recommendations, plus your experience of the sector's governance arrangements (which featured heavily in the review).

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1. Lord Hodgson's review of the Charities Act recommended that charities with an income of £1 million or more should have the power to pay their trustees. Could you envisage your charity taking such a power up over the next 5 years?

Lord Hodgson's review of the Charities Act recommended that charities with an income of £1 million or more should have the power to pay their trustees. Could you envisage your charity taking such a power up over the next 5 years? Yes

Please feel free to add any comments

2. Lord Hodgson recommended that trusteeship should normally be limited in a charity's constitution to three terms of no more than three years' service each. Do you agree?

Lord Hodgson recommended that trusteeship should normally be limited in a charity's constitution to three terms of no more than three years' service each. Do you agree? Yes

Please feel free to add any comments

3. Lord Hodgson recommended the Government introduce a 'right to know' for all charitable trustees, i.e. a right to access any information, within the confines of data protection law, held by the charity that they reasonably judge necessary to discharge their duties effectively. Would you support such a right?

Lord Hodgson recommended the Government introduce a 'right to know' for all charitable trustees, i.e. a right to access any information, within the confines of data protection law, held by the charity that they reasonably judge necessary to discharge their duties effectively. Would you support such a right? Yes

Please feel free to add any comments

4. Hodgson recommended that the Charity Commission should charge for the registration of new charities. Would you support this?

Hodgson recommended that the Charity Commission should charge for the registration of new charities. Would you support this? Yes

Please feel free to add any comments

5. Do you think there are any gaps in the skills on your trustee board?

Do you think there are any gaps in the skills on your trustee board? Yes

Please list any particular skill gaps

6. When was the last time you did a review of your trustee board?

When was the last time you did a review of your trustee board? Within the last year

Within the last 2 years

Within the last 3-5 years

More than 5 years ago

7. Is the performance of your board a concern for you?

Is the performance of your board a concern for you? Yes

Please feel free to add any comments

8. Do you have difficulty recruiting a diverse trustee board?

Do you have difficulty recruiting a diverse trustee board? Yes

Please feel free to add any comments

9. Would you say your working relationship with your chair is:

Would you say your working relationship with your chair is: Getting stronger?

Staying constant?

Getting worse?

Please feel free to add any comments

10. Lord Hodgson recommended that sanctions for charities filing their accounts/Annual Returns to the Charity Commission late should include the withdrawal of Gift Aid. Would you support this?

Lord Hodgson recommended that sanctions for charities filing their accounts/Annual Returns to the Charity Commission late should include the withdrawal of Gift Aid. Would you support this? Yes

Please feel free to add any comments

11. Hodgson recommended that the Charity Commission should charge charities for filing their annual returns. Would you support this?

Hodgson recommended that the Charity Commission should charge charities for filing their annual returns. Would you support this? Yes

Please feel free to add any comments

12. Please leave your details so that we can send you the survey results, and so that we know the context to your responses. It is important, for instance, for us to distinguish between the views of trustees and of charity CEOs. Your answers will be treated entirely anonymously.

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Email address

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