Dominik Opaliński

considers lessons in governance, accountability and public confidence from the recent parliamentary scrutiny of the Charity Commission.

The Charity Commission exists in part to increase public trust and confidence in charities. The recent parliamentary scrutiny of the regulator therefore has significance well beyond the immediate circumstances. It provides a case study in what happens when an institution charged with holding others to account is itself subjected to sustained scrutiny and in how a dispute about legal powers can become a much larger question of governance, judgement and trust.

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