Our legal eagle reports on a raft of new and recent resources on governance and trusteeship:

• new versions of The essential trustee and Hallmarks of an effective charity;
• guidance for trustees with learning disabilities, and for local authorities as corporate trustees;
• guidance for trustees of charities for children and young people, and trustees of faith based charities;
• guidance on coping in the economic downturn, risk management, legal compliance, and more.

Go to www.sandy-a.co.uk/managing.htm#governanceresources

Updated version of Charity Law Association model articles for charitable companies, with changes brought in by the Companies and Charities Acts, now available.

Go to www.sandy-a.co.uk/managing.htm#modelartices

For advice on reporting serious incidents to the Charity Commission, go to www.sandy-a.co.uk/managing.htm#seriousincidents