A Bafta membership council chair has raised concerns that the organization’s trustees may have violated charity and company law by allegedly accepting free tickets for guests at its awards ceremonies. Legal advice, obtained independently, suggests potential offences could have been committed by those responsible for approving the charity’s accounts, which claim no trustees received benefits. The issue was highlighted during the annual general meeting, where discrepancies between stated policies and reported practices were questioned. The revelation could prompt further scrutiny into Bafta’s financial governance.
Chair of membership council says legal advice obtained at own expense suggests offences could have been committedBafta trustees may have breached charity and company law by accepting free tickets for guests at the organisation’s awards ceremonies, the chair of its membership council has claimed.Michael Pritchett told members at Bafta’s annual general meeting that legal advice obtained at his own expense suggested offences could have been committed by trustees who approved the charity’s accounts, which stated that no trustees had received remuneration or benefits. Continue reading...
