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News & guides on speaker due diligence
What happens when vetting goes wrong — and practical guidance to make sure it doesn't happen to your organisation.
The reputational cost when a charity speaker story breaks
A controversial speaker rarely stays a one-day story. Media coverage, donor withdrawal and Charity Commission scrutiny tend to follow in that order — and each stage compounds the last.
Read more →Charity Commission warnings over unvetted event speakers
Several UK charities have faced Charity Commission warnings and inquiries over speakers who were never properly vetted. Here is what happened, and what trustees can do differently.
Read more →Speaker Vetting Failures: Three UK Charity Case Studies
From a Section 84 order to Official Warnings over unscreened speeches, recent Charity Commission action shows exactly what happens when speaker due diligence fails.
Read more →Due Diligence Duties for Charity Trustees Vetting Speakers
What UK charity trustees are expected to do before inviting an external speaker, and how the Charity Commission's compliance toolkit frames those duties.
Read more →Building a Speaker Vetting Policy: A Guide for Charities
Recent Charity Commission action shows that having no formal speaker policy is itself a governance failing. Here is how to write one that works.
Read more →AI Tools for Charity Speaker Screening: A Balanced Guide
AI research tools can speed up speaker due diligence, but they are an aid to trustee judgement, not a substitute for it. Here is how to use them responsibly.
Read more →Red Flags When Booking External Speakers for Charity Events
Evasive answers, name variations, scrubbed social media, extremist affiliations and prior deplatformings are all warning signs. Here is how to spot them and respond proportionately.
Read more →Speaker Vetting Checklist for UK Charities: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical checklist charity trustees and event organisers can use to vet external speakers, from identity verification through to sanctions checks and documentation.
Read more →Charity Commission Cases Show Cost of Poor Speaker Vetting
A string of Charity Commission interventions in 2025 has put speaker vetting firmly on trustees' agendas. Here is what the regulator actually said, and what it expects charities to do.
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