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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Amelia Gentleman

Regulator escalates investigation into trans charity Mermaids

Charity Commission HQ
The Charity Commission launched a lower-level regulatory compliance case in September in response to safeguarding allegations against Mermaids. Photograph: Jeffrey Blackler/Alamy

The Charity Commission has escalated its investigations into Mermaids, the regulatory body announced on Friday, responding to “newly identified issues” about the governance and management of the transgender children’s charity.

A statutory inquiry has been opened after an earlier lower-level regulatory compliance case launched in September in response to safeguarding allegations.

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