Over 1,000 charities back voluntary governance code

Over 1,000 organisations have signed up to a voluntary governance code aimed at maintaining public trust and confidence in the charitable sector, it has emerged.

Drawn up by a nine-member working group drawn from across the community and voluntary sector, it was launched in March 2012. An updated version was published this month.

The Wheel, the national representative body for charities and one of the members of the working group, confirmed yesterday that 1,285 organisations had so far signed up to the code. It pointed out that 329 had completed the adoption process that can take up to two years.