# New guidance for trustees from Governance Hub

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/01/15/new-guidance-trustees-governance-hub/
- Published: 2007-01-15T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Governance Hub has published new guidance on the liabiities surrounding trusteeship.

The guide – ‘Reducing the Risks: A guide to Trustee Liabilities’ – aims to provide‘
umambiguous information’ and covers issues such as personal liability, what to do
when you are worried about liabilities, where liabilities come from and what they
are, understanding trustee liabilities and how to assess and minimise both governance
and operational liabilities.

Head of the Governance Hub Jolanta Lasota said: The perceived fear of personal liabilities
deters some peole from becoming trustees and is an issue that concerns existing 
trustees. This guidance seeks to dispel many of the misconceptions associated with
the risks of trusteeship and to enable people to govern with confidence. We hope
that as a result of this new guide people feel more aware of and comfortable with
the limited risks associated with trusteeship.”

The guide, written by James Sinclair Taylor of Russell Cooke Solicitors, is available
to download free from the Governance Hub’s website or can be ordered for £5 from
0800 652 4886.

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