Your organisation might have a separate conflicts of interest policy, or you may choose to incorporate it into this manual, because the conflicts that arise are frequently financial.
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators have produced a sample conflict of interest policy, declaration form and register of interests (pdf, 292kb), which they've given us permission to make available to NCVO members.
Each organisation will manage conflicts of interest differently, the most important thing is clarity about expectations. The principles that you will have to work out are:
| Who should the policy apply to? |
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| What would be a conflict of interest in relation to our organisation? |
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| What is the future likelihood of similar conflicts? |
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| How should an interest be declared? |
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| How should we address the conflict? |
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Templates
NCVO members can download our financial procedures manual templates.
