# ICFM criticises wild claims of fraud levels in charity sector

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/03/05/icfm-criticises-wild-claims-fraud-levels-charity-sector/
- Published: 2001-03-05T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Institute of Charity Fundraising Managers has called recent claims in the media
about the scale of fraud in the voluntary sector both “unsubstantiated and irresponsible.”

The Institute of Charity Fundraising Managers has called recent claims in the media
about the scale of fraud in the voluntary sector both “unsubstantiated and irresponsible.”
Claims that as much as £200m per year is being handed to bogus charity collectors
were made following the recent conviction for theft of two of the trustees of Hands
of Hope, the children’s cancer charity.

 

 

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“The vast majority of collections are conducted responsibly, are monitored by those
organisations on whose property they take place and provide a vital source of income
for the charity sector,” said Andrew Watt, Head of Policy at ICFM. “The vast majority
of registered charities are also conducted responsibly and fulfil the objectives
for which they were created.”

 

 

 

 

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