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24 Feb 16
Charities are coming under increasing scrutiny over their governance and fundraising tactics, just as they are taking on more vital work once performed by public organisations
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4 Feb 16
The collapse of Kids Company shows why scrutiny of public funding for charities needs to improve. The government’s role must be to encourage better, more sustainable organisations into the future
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1 Feb 16
An “extraordinary catalogue of failures” by both government and regulators led to the collapse of high-profile charity Kids Company last year, MPs said today.
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13 Nov 15
The Public Accounts Committee has concluded that government funding of the closed charity Kids Company was a “failed and expensive experiment” that must never be repeated.
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29 Oct 15
Bankrupt charity Kids Company received at least £46m in public funding over the last 15 years despite evidence that officials raised concerns about its financial management and sustainability...
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17 Sep 15
The National Audit Office has announced it is to investigate the grounds for government funding awards to the closed charity Kids Company, and how the grants were monitored by Whitehall.
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11 Sep 15
MPs have launched an inquiry into the relationship between successive governments and the closed Kids Company charity after concerns were raised about the appropriateness of public funding for the...
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20 Aug 15
The crisis at Kids Company raises issues about what happens when charities deliver services that the state ought to be running
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17 Aug 15
The Charity Commission has confirmed its investigation into recently closed Kids Company is examining concerns about financial management and governance at the high-profile organisation.
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6 Aug 15
Local authorities will have to intervene to deal with young people who were supported by two charities that have collapsed in the last week.
24 Feb 16Charities are coming under increasing scrutiny over their governance and fundraising tactics, just as they are taking on more vital work once performed by public organisations
4 Feb 16The collapse of Kids Company shows why scrutiny of public funding for charities needs to improve. The government’s role must be to encourage better, more sustainable organisations into the future
1 Feb 16An “extraordinary catalogue of failures” by both government and regulators led to the collapse of high-profile charity Kids Company last year, MPs said today.
13 Nov 15The Public Accounts Committee has concluded that government funding of the closed charity Kids Company was a “failed and expensive experiment” that must never be repeated.
17 Sep 15The National Audit Office has announced it is to investigate the grounds for government funding awards to the closed charity Kids Company, and how the grants were monitored by Whitehall.
11 Sep 15MPs have launched an inquiry into the relationship between successive governments and the closed Kids Company charity after concerns were raised about the appropriateness of public funding for the...
6 Aug 15Local authorities will have to intervene to deal with young people who were supported by two charities that have collapsed in the last week.
