Serious incidents reported to Charity Commission almost doubled last year - Third Sector

Serious incidents reported to Charity Commission almost doubled last year - Third Sector: The number of serious incidents reported to the Charity Commission almost doubled last year, according to the regulator’s latest annual compliance report, published today.

Charities Back on Track 2010/11: Themes and Lessons from the Charity Commission’s Investigations and Regulatory Casework reveals the number of serious incidents reported was 451 in 2009/10 and 849 in 2010/11.

Of the 849 incidents, 371 related to fraud and theft, 337 to vulnerable beneficiaries and 75 to reports of charities subject to investigation by another body.