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Trustee ID checks for unincorporated charities?
Kate Scranage Governance professional at Kate Scranage Governance Solutions Posted 1 month ago
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Hi all,
Our auditors have adopted biometric ID checks and want to carry these out on any new trustees we appoint. They will charge the charity in question £10 per check.
I've just had a new trustee who's resigned after one meeting because they weren't willing to undergo biometric checks - they felt it was unnecessary sharing of their biometric data for the context of the role.
The charity in question is unincorporated. I know ID checks on trustees are the law for financial services to charitable companies, but I can't find a clear answer about whether they are actually a legal requirement for unincorporated charities under AML regulations. Can anyone advise please?
Also - re: the auditors charging the charity £10 a go. It's a small relief in need charity and I'm not too happy if I'm honest about being charged for something that's a requirement for the auditors, not for the charity.
Is there a legal basis for agreeing to traditional paper ID checks but refusing a biometric check?
The resignation of a trustee at this stage has cost the charity a lot of money in terms of time already spent on recruitment and induction etc. only to have to re-recruit immediately afterwards.
I have not had a good morning.
TIA
Kate
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