Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impacts of safeguarding regulation and guidance on charities; and whether they have conducted a formal impact assessment recently.

Proper safeguarding is a key governance priority for all charities and is core to the delivery of frontline services that charities provide. No formal impact assessment has been undertaken into the impacts of safeguarding regulation and guidance on charities.

The Charity Commission has published guidance for charities which helps charities understand their safeguarding responsibilities. The Government has also published an online safeguarding tool designed to help charities handle safeguarding allegations.