Charitable Museums and Galleries: A guide to conflicts of interest policies, trustee benefits and transactions between trustees and charities

DCMS and the Charity Commission have jointly prepared guidance intended principally for members of the governing bodies of charitable museums, galleries and libraries including those sponsored by the Department.

The Guidance explains how trustees can identify and manage conflicts of interest which arise in their charities, and how they should deal with any transactions which involve a trustee benefit or are conducted between a trustee and the charity. It has been endorsed by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and approved by the Attorney General’s Office.

Charitable Museums and Galleries PDF (208kb)

DCMS is responsible for Government policy on museums and galleries. More information can be found in the “museums & galleries” pages of this site.

The Charity Commission for England and Wales is established by law as the regulator and registrar of charities in England and Wales. Its aim is to provide the best possible regulation of these charities in order to increase charities’ efficiency and effectiveness and public confidence and trust in them.

These documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

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