Investigating academy charities and other nonprofits

Over on the main Help Me Investigate blog, Chris Dodd has written a guide to investigating nonprofit companies, including Academy Schools which, Dodd points out:

“… are regulated by Department for Education (DfE). It’s worth noting that all three regulatory bodies [the Charity Commission, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and DfE] are subject to the Freedom of Information act, which means that you may be able to uncover information about a charity’s compliance with the Charities Act 2006.

“Regardless of whether or not the organisation you are investigating is registered as a charity, it is worth searching the records at Companies House to find further information.”

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About Paul Bradshaw

Founder of Help Me Investigate. I'm a visiting professor at City University London's School of Journalism, and run an MA in Online Journalism at Birmingham City University. I publish the Online Journalism Blog, and am the co-author of the Online Journalism Handbook and Magazine Editing (3rd edition). I have a particular interest in Freedom of Information and data journalism.
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