1 Apr 2006 - News from National Neighbourhood watch
Identity TheftHow can I avoid becoming a victim?
Shred paperwork which reveals personal information such as letters from your bank or shopping receipts.
Always keep important personal documents, plastic cards and cheque books in a safe and secure place. Keep cheque books cards seperately.
Don't share personal information unless you are entirely confident you know who you are dealing with.
Always check bank statements, and check receipts against your statements carefully.
Contact your bank or building society immediately if you are concerned about an expenditure you do not recognise.
Be aware that your post is valuable information in the wrong hands.
Guard your cards.
If you move house make sure you contact your bank and all other organisations to give them your change of address (the Post Office can redirect post on request).
National Neighbourhood Watch Association ?
STILL IN BUSINESS
31 March 2006 - Statement from the NNWA Board of Trustees
We wish to make it clear that the NNWA remains in existence and is NOT closing down today (March 31).
The Board of Trustees held a constructive meeting yesterday with two representatives from the Charities Commission to discuss the decision taken by the Board at its previous meeting to wind-up the affairs of the association and the strenuous efforts made by the Trustees to keep the organisation afloat.
The Commissioners heard in detail the background to the current financial position, the shortfall in funding from sponsors and the impact the opponents of the current Board of Trustees have had on securing a viable future.
An offer, from an undisclosed source, to provide a £10,000 lifeline, with the possibility of further funding in the future, was put to the meeting at the 11th hour. Recognising their responsibilities as Trustees, the Board felt it was simply not possible to have any meaningful discussion when both the details of the identity of the donor and the structure of any financial package could not be revealed.
Discussions with insolvency practitioners and other experts will continue. The NNWA headquarters at Hatfield will close today. Mail and email will be re-directed and the website will continue to function until further notice.
The Board of Trustees greatly regrets that an individual who was not at the meeting with the Charities Commission should circulate a statement purporting to be a report of the business conducted. The report was both inaccurate and misleading and is, in the view of the Trustees, just another example of the damage caused by a small group of dissidents determined to undermine the work of the Trustees.
STILL IN BUSINESS
31 March 2006 - Statement from the NNWA Board of Trustees
We wish to make it clear that the NNWA remains in existence and is NOT closing down today (March 31).
The Board of Trustees held a constructive meeting yesterday with two representatives from the Charities Commission to discuss the decision taken by the Board at its previous meeting to wind-up the affairs of the association and the strenuous efforts made by the Trustees to keep the organisation afloat.
The Commissioners heard in detail the background to the current financial position, the shortfall in funding from sponsors and the impact the opponents of the current Board of Trustees have had on securing a viable future.
An offer, from an undisclosed source, to provide a £10,000 lifeline, with the possibility of further funding in the future, was put to the meeting at the 11th hour. Recognising their responsibilities as Trustees, the Board felt it was simply not possible to have any meaningful discussion when both the details of the identity of the donor and the structure of any financial package could not be revealed.
Discussions with insolvency practitioners and other experts will continue. The NNWA headquarters at Hatfield will close today. Mail and email will be re-directed and the website will continue to function until further notice.
The Board of Trustees greatly regrets that an individual who was not at the meeting with the Charities Commission should circulate a statement purporting to be a report of the business conducted. The report was both inaccurate and misleading and is, in the view of the Trustees, just another example of the damage caused by a small group of dissidents determined to undermine the work of the Trustees.