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

Charity Commission to review its handling of actors’ fund feud

Dame Penelope Keith
Dame Penelope Keith, a former president of the ABF, claims she and others were unlawfully removed from its board and their successors illegally installed. Photograph: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

The Charity Commission has launched a formal review of its controversial handling of an acrimonious long-running dispute at an actors’ charity supported by King Charles after complaints that it endorsed law-breaking and discrimination.

The move follows furious criticism of the commission by the actor Dame Penelope Keith, who has accused the regulator of legitimising an unlawful board takeover of the £40m Actors’ Benevolent Fund (ABF) and undermining public trust in charities.

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