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We contend that voluntary trusteeship is an important and distinctive characteristic of charities and other voluntary organisations. Even if charities employ staff, they are governed by volunteers. Trustees should perform their role without any personal financial interest.
That means it is perfectly right for them to be reimbursed for expenses (including, potentially, for wages lost because of trustee duties), but that they should not be paid to be trustees.
Read more about our policy principle of Responsible Regulation and our policy principle of Responsible Delivery
DSC e-news survey on remuneration of trustees (November 2007)
We asked enewsletter subscribers if they agreed with our view that trustees should not be paid to perform their role, or for services delivered to the organisation. 82% agreed with our view.
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Trustee remuneration (May 2007 Charity Times)
This article by Ben Wittenberg, Director of Policy and Research , outlines DSC’s long-held position against paying trustees.
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