Does the Human Rights Act apply to a charity’s administrative provisions, such as their procedures for electing and nominating new trustees?
Probably not. The Human Rights Act only applies to public authorities and to any public functions undertaken by private organisations. A charity’s administrative arrangements (such as the appointment of trustees) would probably be regarded as private acts rather than public functions, and so are unlikely to have to comply with human rights. However, the appointment of a trustee by a local authority would probably fall within the Human Rights Act on the basis that everything that the local authority does must comply.
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