According to a recent press release from the Charity Commission, they have opened an enquiry into a charity and its use of ‘high risks’ methods of using and transferring funds. The Commission seems concerned about other issues as well, but the ‘high risk’ factors seem to be: Please use this as an opportunity to check […]
Author: Nick Swain
How resilient are your funding streams?
Prompted by the new US administration’s decision to pause foreign aid, we wonder when you last considered the resilience of your own funding streams? Are you reliant on a significant regular contribution from a trust, corporate or major donor? The Charity Commission offers guidance on this area at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/accepting-refusing-and-returning-donations-to-your-charity, but do you regularly review this? […]
ICO launches guidance on ‘Pay or Consent’
The ICO has launched guidance on the issue of ‘Pay or Consent’ where an increasing number of websites restrict access to their content unless you either pay, or consent to various tracking and marketing schemes. At first sight, this is problematic as consent has to be free given, and the ICO’s guidance offers details insight […]
ICO to tackle website cookie compliance
The ICO is targeting the top 1,000 UK websites to ensure they are compliant with the regulations on cookies. Whether your website is amongst them, surely this is time to make sure you are compliant? The drive is to ensure that tracking gives people clear choices and confidence in how their information is used. If […]
Interesting times for the UK and EU-US DPF?
With the new administration in the US, one of the changes is to the body involved in overseeing an aspect of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, and therefore the UK extension too. Some of the holders of positions on the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) have been removed. The PCLOB’s main role […]