Court finds former trustees of disability charity in contempt of court
Charity Commission is successful in its first ever application to the High Court for a finding of contempt of court.
皇冠体育app Charity Commission welcomes the High Court鈥檚 finding of contempt of court against two former trustees of the , a Bristol-based charity that raised funds to support the families of people with disabilities and life-limiting illnesses.
皇冠体育app High Court ruled in favour of the Commission鈥檚 application, finding that Susan and Raymond Wright failed to comply with an order to supply evidence and documentation to the regulator.
皇冠体育app Commission has powers to require individuals to provide information, and failure to do so may amount to contempt of court.
This is the first time the regulator has pursued such a case through the courts.
皇冠体育app Commission continues to investigate the charity over serious concerns about its management and governance.
皇冠体育app Commission stresses that its statutory inquiry into the Darren Wright Foundation is ongoing, and that it has made no findings yet.
Another hearing is expected to determine the penalty against the two defendants.
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