Consultation on new CC37
A consultation has been undertaken with respect to the Commission's draft, new CC37 on Charities and Public service Delivery, which has been refreshed to take account of the Trafford and Wigan decisions. The draft makes clear that public service delivery by charities is permissible, but that trustees should attempt to ensure full cost recovery where possible, and that they should determine why it is in the best interests of the charity to deliver a service when it cannot do so. New draft CC37 also covers understanding the risks in public service delivery, appropriate legal frameworks, how to ensure that your charity sticks to its mission and guards its independence, and exhorts charities to know their worth.
In this light, the Commission's core advice is "Stick to your mission, guard your independence, know your worth".
Any charity contemplating engaging in the delivery of public services would be well advised to read draft CC37. The closing date for submissions was 5 January 2007.
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