Speaking at ILM annual conference on Monday, Jon Franklin said that HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) “hasn’t been clearing as many cases as it was at this time last year”, with an estimated backlog of around 50,000 cases in the first quarter of 2023.
This is despite HMCTS recruiting more than 100 employees between November 2022 and March this year to help clear the backlog.
Civil Society
New data released by Legacy Futures reveals that charity sector investment in legacy fundraising has grown considerably in recent years, likely reflecting both growing awareness of the importance of legacies in charity sustainability and hard work in securing budget for legacy marketing.
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Delegated authority allows charity trustees to assign some of their powers to internal committees, individual trustees, or employees, so they can carry out specific tasks or make certain decisions on behalf of the charity. In particular for us to allow key decisions in Legacy Administration.
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When talking to a charity fundraising director recently about getting trustees and other senior leaders on board with investing in legacies, she said: “Legacies is the equivalent of climate change. It’s so far ahead, people don’t want to invest in it.”
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