Institute reported Alan Jones to commission after his shock resignation on Tuesday
The RIBA has reported its own president to the Charity Commission over an undisclosed 鈥渟erious incident鈥�.
The news follows Alan Jones鈥� shock 鈥渢emporary鈥� resignation yesterday. In an email to Council members he cited an issue in his personal life and asked for privacy.
Now the RIBA has reported the case to the Charity Commission by submitting a 鈥渟erious incident report鈥�.
A commission spokeswoman said they were looking into the matter and could not comment further.
In a prepared statement, Kerr Robertson, RIBA鈥檚 honorary secretary, said: 鈥淚 can confirm that we are aware of a personal issue in relation to the president. This is a confidential matter and therefore it wouldn鈥檛 be appropriate for the RIBA to comment further at this stage.鈥�
Yesterday RIBA chief executive Alan Vallance said Robertson would take over while Jones was uncontactable for 鈥渇our to six weeks鈥�.
No explanation was given.
A Charity Commission spokesperson said: 鈥淭he RIBA has acted in line with our guidance, by submitting a serious incident report to the commission in connection with the recent stepping down of the charity鈥檚 president.
鈥淲e are currently assessing information provided by the charity. We are unable to comment further at this time.鈥�
黑洞社区鈥檚 sister title 黑洞社区 Design contacted Jones who declined to comment.
Extract from the Charity Commission鈥檚 guidance:
What is a serious incident?
A serious incident is an adverse event, whether actual or alleged, which results in or risks significant:
- harm to your charity鈥檚 beneficiaries, staff, volunteers or others who come into contact with your charity through its work (who are collectively referred to throughout this guidance as people who come into contact with your charity through its work)
- loss of your charity鈥檚 money or assets
- damage to your charity鈥檚 property
- harm to your charity鈥檚 work or reputation
For the purposes of this guidance, 鈥渟ignificant鈥� means significant in the context of your charity, taking account of its staff, operations, finances and/or reputation.
Who should report?
The responsibility for reporting serious incidents rests with the charity鈥檚 trustees. In practice, this may be delegated to someone else within the charity, such as an employee or the charity鈥檚 professional advisers.
However, all trustees bear ultimate responsibility for ensuring their charity makes a report, and does so in a timely manner.
If you decide not to make a report about something serious that has happened in your charity and the Commission later becomes involved, you will need to be able to explain why you decided not to report it at the time.
No comments yet