An Easy Read Guide to being a Charity Trustee
The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has updated guidance specifically for charity trustees who have difficulty reading.
An Easy Read Guide to being a Charity Trustee uses an Easy Read format. Easy Read is a method of presenting written information to make it easier to understand. It is closely edited to express ideas in a small number of simple words. Any difficult word or idea is explained in a separate sentence. It also uses specific imagery to complement the text.
The Guide is for anyone who would benefit from Easy Read and who is a trustee of a charity in Scotland. Charity trustees are sometimes called Board Members, Directors or Committee Members. It contains information on:
- Charity trustee duties
- Payments to charity trustees
- What happens when charity trustees fail to meet their duties
- Support organisations and information resources.
The Guide also includes a section that explains what some of the words related to being a charity trustee mean.
OSCR has worked closely with Scottish Commission for Learning Disability to make sure this guidance meets its requirements.