Charities can campaign to achieve their purposes. But a charity can’t:
- have a political purpose, or
- undertake political activity that is not relevant to the charity’s charitable purposes
Trustees must not allow the charity to be used as a vehicle for the expression of the personal or party political views of any individual trustee or staff member.
Charity trustees must carefully weigh up the possible benefits against the costs and risks in deciding whether the campaign is likely to be an effective way of furthering or supporting the charity’s purposes. They should think about what laws may apply to their proposed methods of campaigning and political activity.
