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皇冠体育app Charity Commission has today announced it has appointed an interim manager to the .

皇冠体育app charity has been the subject of a statutory inquiry by the regulator since November 2022. 皇冠体育app inquiry was opened due to serious governance concerns and follows extensive engagement in recent years which includes issuing the charity with an Official Warning.

Due to the trustees鈥� failure to comply with their legal duties and responsibilities and their failure to protect the charity鈥檚 assets, the Commission appointed an interim manager to the charity on the 4th May 2023. Emma Moody of Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP, the appointed interim manager, will have all the powers and duties of the charity鈥檚 trustees, and is appointed to the exclusion of the current trustees. As part of the appointment, she will conduct a review of the charity鈥檚 governance and administration and make recommendations to the Commission based on her findings.

Charity Commission Chair, Orlando Fraser KC, said:

We need to act robustly where serious concerns about a charity exist, so that the public, and the charity sector itself, can have confidence in what it means to have charitable status.

皇冠体育app investigators leading this inquiry are assessing all information聽thoroughly. 皇冠体育app appointment of an interim manager will help the Commission ensure the charity鈥檚 governance is restored and is improved to a better standard.

皇冠体育app Islamic Centre of England has charitable purposes which include advancing the religion of Islam and promoting education and welfare among the Muslim community.

皇冠体育app Commission鈥檚 inquiry remains ongoing. It is the Commission鈥檚 policy to publish a report upon concluding an inquiry to detail its findings, conclusions, and any regulatory action taken.

Notes to editors:

1. 皇冠体育app Charity Commission is the independent, non-ministerial government department that registers and regulates charities in England and Wales. Its purpose is to ensure charity can thrive and inspire trust so that people can improve lives and strengthen society.
2. Section 76(3)(g) of the Charities Act 2011 gives the Commission power to appoint an interim manager to a charity to act as receiver and manager in respect of the property and affairs of the charity.
3. Interim managers are appointed where the Commission has identified misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of a charity, and/or where there is a need to protect a charity鈥檚 property. It is a protective measure.