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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Butler Social policy editor

Charities watchdog criticises Care4Calais for administrative misconduct

Care4Calais has provided volunteer-led humanitarian support for thousands of refugees in France and the UK for eight years
Care4Calais has provided volunteer-led humanitarian support for thousands of refugees in France and the UK for eight years. Photograph: Abdulmonam Eassa/The Guardian

Care4Calais, a refugee charity providing humanitarian aid to thousands of migrants living in appalling conditions in northern France, has been criticised by the charities watchdog over what it called administrative misconduct.

The three-year Charity Commission inquiry criticised the former chief executive and board of the charity and highlighted examples of lax internal financial controls, governance failings, poor record keeping and complaints handling.

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