Persons disqualified from being trustees of a Charity (at July 2006)
· Anyone who has been convicted of an offence involving deception or dishonesty, unless the conviction is spent;
· Anyone who is an undischarged bankrupt;
· Anyone who has previously been removed from trusteeship of a charity by the Court or the Commissioners for misconduct or mismanagement;
· Anyone who is under a disqualification order under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.
It is normally an offence to act either as a charity Trustee or as a nominee while disqualified unless the Charity Commission has given a waiver under section 72(4) of the 1993 Act.