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<p>The Charity Commission is the independent regulator and registrar for charities
in England and Wales. Its duty is to look at the extent trustees are meeting their
legal duties and whether charities are complying with charity law</p><p> </p><p>It
is not in the regulatory remit of the Commission to examine other issues such as the
merits of a project or how it is funded</p><p><br> In 2016-17 the Commission undertook
extensive scrutiny of the governance and oversight of the Garden Bridge Trust by its
trustees. That case concluded that the trustees were meeting their duties and were
acting in compliance with charity law.</p><p> </p><p>The outcomes of that case were
published on the Commission’s website in early 2017:<br> <br> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/595064/garden_bridge_trust.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/595064/garden_bridge_trust.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>The Commission has continued its regulatory oversight since publishing the
report. It has seen no evidence to date that the eventual failure of the project was
as a result of failings or omissions on the part of the trustees of the Garden Bridge
Trust, but is reviewing the final financial statements now available as part of its
ongoing regulatory assessment</p><p><br> The Commission has continued to hold the
Trust to account as necessary, such as when it was late in filing its accounts.</p><p>
</p><p>The Commission has confirmed that it expects the Trust to publishing a full
statement of total project costs. Once the Commission has received those documents
and, following analysis, it is comfortable that there are no further regulatory concerns,
the charity will move to wind up. <strong> </strong></p>
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