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New guidance on how to resolve disputes which develop within a charity have been drawn up by an industry regulator.
The Charity Commission warned disagreements within charitable organisations should be resolved quickly by trustees.
Its advice adds parties involved in a dispute taking their argument to a charity tribunal or a court will be expected to have tried mediation before the case.
The organisation said: "Those involved in a dispute should try and use all available methods to resolve the dispute themselves."
It also said disputes most often occur in membership charities but added arguments also involve trustee bodies or the trustees of different charities.
The Charity Commission is established by law as the regulator and registrar of charities in England and Wales and aims to improve efficiency and confidence in charities through effective regulation.
Charities with yearly incomes over £10,000 must by law send the commission their accounts and report every year within ten months of the end of their year-end.
