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• ↓ Good governance helps charities achieve their goals
• ↓ Good governance principles
• ↓ How you might achieve the principles and outcomes
• ↓ Using the Code
• ↓ How the Code is created
• ↓ Upcoming changes
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"The Code sets out universal principles of governance for charities to consider and helps to shape a common view of what good looks like. Compliance with the Code is not a regulatory requirement. It is the Charity Commission, and statute, that tells charities about what they must do. The Code draws upon, but is fundamentally different to, the Charity Commission’s guidance. It is a practical tool for trustees to encourage discussion about standards, behaviours and processes that are helpful in cultivating good governance. Meeting the Code’s principles and outcomes would provide strong assurance to external stakeholders that a charity is well governed."

"The Charity Governance code sets out eight key universal principles. Each of these describes what you’d expect to see in your charity (with 41 outcomes in total) to show your governance is working well."

"All charities, regardless of size or complexity, are expected to follow the principles and try to achieve the outcomes set out for each principle."

"This section helps you understand how to achieve the principles."

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Good governance helps charities achieve their goals

Good governance principles

How you might achieve the principles and outcomes

Using the Code

How the Code is created

Upcoming changes