Charity: NATIONAL SADAQA FOUNDATION (Charity No. 1206401)

Organisation type: Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

Version: v1.0

Status: Draft for Board approval

Date: 06 February 2026

Purpose

To enable concerns about wrongdoing to be raised safely and addressed properly.

1. Policy statement

• NSF encourages anyone connected to the charity to raise genuine concerns about wrongdoing.
• NSF will take concerns seriously, investigate appropriately, and will not tolerate retaliation against anyone raising concerns in good faith.

2. What can be reported?

• Fraud or theft; safeguarding failures; serious misconduct; regulatory non-compliance; bribery; conflicts of interest; misuse of funds; data breaches; or other serious wrongdoing.

3. How to raise a concern

• Concerns should be raised confidentially to the Chair or a nominated trustee/officer.
• If the concern involves the Chair, it should be raised with another trustee.

4. What happens next

• NSF will acknowledge the report, assess immediate risk, and determine an investigation route.
• Where appropriate, external agencies (police, local authority, regulator) may be involved.

5. Confidentiality

• NSF will protect confidentiality where possible, but cannot guarantee anonymity if law or safeguarding requires disclosure.

6. Review

• Reviewed annually.

Appendix: Whistleblowing contact (complete before publication)

• Whistleblowing email:  enquiries@nsfuk.org

Alternative trustee contact: 
Shabnam Khan