The Charities Regulator issued the Governance Code for Charities in 2018. The code sets out the minimum standards charity trustees should meet to effectively manage its organisation.
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Compliance with the Charities Governance Code
Where a school, registered with the Charities Regulator as a board of management and is operating under its governing documents approved by the Department of Education and Youth, the board is deemed to satisfy the requirement for compliance with the charities governance code. The board confirms it operates under its governing documents as part of the annual submission to the FSSU.
Supporting Documents
To assist charity trustees in demonstrating adherence to the governance code the Charities Regulator created a Compliance Record Form.
A Sample Compliance Record Form for a school has been provided for schools to show how the actions they take demonstrate compliance with the code, see links below.
The board of management is not obliged to complete this form.