UK lawmakers hear more reports of aid worker sex abuse in Congo
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s charity watchdog said it has received reports of at least eight cases of sexual assault and abuse by aid workers in Democratic Republic of Congo, vowing to ensure “robust action”. It said the incidents were reported both before and after an investigation published last month by the Thomson Reuters Foundation […]
UK watchdog to move faster when charities accused of wrongdoing
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s charity watchdog vowed on Thursday to move faster when charities are accused of wrongdoing, following a year in which sex abuse scandals have rocked the sector. The Charity Commission, which regulates charities in England and Wales, said tackling poor practice and improving public trust – which has hit its lowest level […]
UK public trusts charities less than average person in the street
Thomson Reuters Foundation The British public places less trust in charities than in the average person in the street, regulators said on Tuesday, following a year in which sex abuse scandals rocked the sector. Nearly half the respondents in a survey said their trust in charities had fallen, compared to a third in 2016 and […]
Forget celebrities and focus on people in need, UK charities urged
Thomson Reuters Foundation British charities should stop chasing celebrities to promote their projects and focus instead on the people they were set up to help, the outgoing head of a charity watchdog said on Monday. William Shawcross, who has chaired the Charity Commission for England and Wales since 2012, urged charities to measure success in […]