The Charity Commission launched a survey in the spring to establish whether their guidance met the needs of those charities working internationally. Overall, the majority who provided feedback said that the guidance was useful, clear and relevant. The survey also revealed the main risks faced by charities working internationally and concluded that most of these risks had been covered in the Commission's compliance toolkit.
The main risks for charities working internationally were identified as compliance and operational risks, particularly reputational damage, corruption in foreign countries, poor behaviour / management of partner organisations working remotely and safeguarding. Most of these are dealt with in the toolkit and the Commission is keen therefore to raise awareness of the guidance.
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