A Charity Commission report on tackling abuse and mismanagement in charities shows a rise in terrorism-related cases but this remains a small proportion of overall investigationsIntroducing the Charity Commission’s latest report on tackling abuse and mismanagement (pdf),chair William Shawcross could not be blunter. He states that the risk posed by terrorism is, “one of the most deadly threats faced by some charities nowadays”. It is a theme Shawcross has focused on ever since his appointment in 2012. Many of his interviews highlight what he calls the growing Islamist threat facing charities. It was also reflected in his appointment of Peter Clarke, and the former head of the Met’s counter terrorism branch,to the commission’s board two years ago.
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Source: theguardian.com