Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Charity Commission is required to make public the advice and guidance it gives to charities where it has determined that the charity has been in breach of (1) charitable, and (2) Charity Commission guidance.

The Charity Commission has published policies setting out when it will publish an inquiry or operational case report. The Charity Commission has discretion about what to include in these reports. It is not practical to publish details each time the Charity Commission opens compliance cases, statutory inquiries or uses its powers, including issuing advice or guidance.

The Charity Commission reports on its work broadly and on a thematic basis, including an annual report on its work dealing with wrongdoing and harm. These reports explain the commission’s approach to investigations and compliance case work. They give details of the volume and nature of cases dealt with in a given year and include case study examples.

All of the Charity Commission’s general advice for trustees, to give them the tools and understanding they need to succeed, is published and available on gov.uk.