The Charity Commission has issued its first ever Official Warning to a local authority over failing properly to manage its charities.  Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is one of over 1200 councils across England and Wales that are trustees of charities and has failed to file annual returns and accounts for 13 charities, which have been overdue for several years.  The Official Warning states that this, and the council’s failure to comply with an action plan the Commission issued to it in 2023, amounts to misconduct and/or mismanagement in the administration of the charities.  The Commission has stated that the council also needs to: implement processes to ensure all 13 charities are compliant with their accounting responsibilities going forward; provide up to date contact details for all charities; locate and identify all 13 charities on a local register containing details about the charities and their assets; hold regular trustee meetings, ensuring all councillors are aware of their duties and responsibilities, treating all charities as separate entities; and review financial controls of all charities, taking steps to record and implement processes as well as provide evidence of this action to the Commission.

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