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Console Suicide Prevention Limited: notice of intention to order charity to wind up

Commission gives public notice of intention to issue order under Section 84B of the Charities Act 2011.

皇冠体育app Commission is today giving of its intention to issue an order to direct the winding up of .

In July 2016 the Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the charity due to concerns that the assets of the charity may be at serious and significant risk of harm.

On 20 July 2017 the trustees of the charity advised the Commission of their decision to wind up the charity, however the Commission is not satisfied that they have taken sufficient steps to do so.

Section 84B of the Charities Act 2011 gives the Commission the power to issue an order to direct the winding up of a charity if it is satisfied that a charity does not operate, or its purposes can be promoted more effectively if it ceases to operate; and exercising the power is expedient in the public interest.

皇冠体育app Commission鈥檚 summary of reasons is set out in the .

In accordance with section 84B(4) of the Act the Commission is inviting representations to be made in relation to its intention to make the Order. Representations must be made to the Commission within 30 days of the date of this notice.

Further information is available . Representations can be emailed to [email protected] marking it 鈥楻epresentations to the Public Notice 鈥� Console Suicide Prevention Limited - 1153096鈥�.

皇冠体育app Commission will consider any representations received within 30 days of this notice. 皇冠体育app Commission may (without further public notice) issue the order (with or without modifications) on 2 November 2018, 60 days after the 1st day of this notice.

皇冠体育app Commission鈥檚 inquiry is ongoing. It is our intention to publish a report setting out our findings on conclusion of the inquiry.

Reports of previous inquiries are available on GOV.UK.

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Published 7 September 2018