As part of this yearā€™s Charity Fraud Awareness Week, The Almshouse Association is reminding members of the importance of protecting their charities against fraud and cybercrime.
Trustees can take measures such as appointing a suitable person to champion counter-fraud work throughout the charity, performing stringent checks and due diligence, and assessing each year how well fraud controls are working, what new risks there may be and what improvements are needed.
Further information on Charity Fraud Awareness Week can be found here https://preventcharityfraud.org.uk/
Additional resources are provided by the Charity Commission https://www.gov.uk/guidance/protect-your-charity-from-fraud
And the National Cyber Security Centre also has a small charity guideĀ https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/charity
Posted 21 October 21