Diversity in action: A guide for charities – governance

The Charity Governance Code is recognised by the Charity Commission as the standard for effective charity governance and boards of larger charities are expected to review their own performance annually with an external evaluation every three years.

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Charity, Employment, Equalities & Discrimination, Equality and anti-discrimination law, Strategy & Governance
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Charities
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Equality and Anti-discrimination
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Updates

The Charity Governance Code has seven core principles, including ‘equality, diversity and inclusion’ (EDI). EDI was introduced in early December 2020 – replacing the original ‘diversity’ principle – after a review and consultation process that revealed that diversity remains a key issue for charities.

We have summarised the practical steps you can take to embed these principles within your charity’s governance.

Read the summary here

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This information is necessarily of a general nature and doesn’t constitute legal advice. This is not a substitute for formal legal advice, given in the context of full information under an engagement with Bates Wells.

All content on this page is correct as of February 8, 2021.

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