Template A Declaration of eligibility to act as a trustee I declare that: I am over age 16 / 18 years *Note 1 I am not an undischarged bankrupt nor have I made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, my creditors which is not yet discharged. I have not previously been removed from trusteeship of a charity by an order made by the High Court or the Charity Commission. I am not subject to an order under Section 7 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, preventing me from being concerned in the management or control of any relevant organisation or body. I am not subject to a disqualification order under the Company Directors’ Disqualification Act 1986 or to an order made under section 429(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986. I have not been convicted of an offence involving deception or dishonesty (unless the conviction is spent). I am, in the light of the above, not disqualified by the Charities Act 1993 (section 72) from acting as a charity trustee. I am not subject to a disqualification order under the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 *Note 2 I am not disqualified under the Protection of Vulnerable Adults List *Note 3 I undertake to fulfil my responsibilities and duties as a trustee of [name of organisation] in good faith and in accordance with the law and within [name of organisation]’s purpose, objectives and mission. I do not have any financial or personal interests in conflict with those of [name of organisation] (either in person or through family or business connections) except those which I have formally notified in a conflict of interest statement. I will specifically notify any such interest at any meeting where trustees are required to make a decision which affects my personal interests, and I will absent myself entirely from any decision on the matter and not vote on it. Signed: (Name of trustee) Date: Note 1: A person under 18 cannot be trustee of a charitable trust or a charitable unincorporated association. A director of a charitable company can be under 18, but must be over 16 years of age. Note 2: Relevant to charities working with children. Note 3: Relevant to charities working with vulnerable adults. When appointing a new trustee consider scrutinising official registers of disqualified persons such as: The Individual Insolvency Register Register of disqualified Directors (kept at Companies House) Register of persons removed as a charity trustee by the Charity Commission or High Court Order (kept by Charity Commission)
Template A Declaration of eligibility to act as a trustee I declare that: I am over age 16 / 18 years *Note 1 I am not an undischarged bankrupt nor have I made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, my creditors which is not yet discharged. I have not previously been removed from trusteeship of a charity by an order made by the High Court or the Charity Commission. I am not subject to an order under Section 7 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, preventing me from being concerned in the management or control of any relevant organisation or body. I am not subject to a disqualification order under the Company Directors’ Disqualification Act 1986 or to an order made under section 429(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986. I have not been convicted of an offence involving deception or dishonesty (unless the conviction is spent). I am, in the light of the above, not disqualified by the Charities Act 1993 (section 72) from acting as a charity trustee. I am not subject to a disqualification order under the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 *Note 2 I am not disqualified under the Protection of Vulnerable Adults List *Note 3 I undertake to fulfil my responsibilities and duties as a trustee of [name of organisation] in good faith and in accordance with the law and within [name of organisation]’s purpose, objectives and mission. I do not have any financial or personal interests in conflict with those of [name of organisation] (either in person or through family or business connections) except those which I have formally notified in a conflict of interest statement. I will specifically notify any such interest at any meeting where trustees are required to make a decision which affects my personal interests, and I will absent myself entirely from any decision on the matter and not vote on it. Signed: (Name of trustee) Date: Note 1: A person under 18 cannot be trustee of a charitable trust or a charitable unincorporated association. A director of a charitable company can be under 18, but must be over 16 years of age. Note 2: Relevant to charities working with children. Note 3: Relevant to charities working with vulnerable adults. When appointing a new trustee consider scrutinising official registers of disqualified persons such as: The Individual Insolvency Register Register of disqualified Directors (kept at Companies House) Register of persons removed as a charity trustee by the Charity Commission or High Court Order (kept by Charity Commission)
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