• Charity Commission opens regulatory compliance case
Paul Elliott, the former Chelsea defender and long-term anti-discrimination campaigner, has resigned as a trustee of the Professional Footballers’ Association charity, because of a breach of Charity Commission rules.
Elliott is the subject of an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) with his creditors, which disqualifies a person from being a trustee of a charity unless the Charity Commission authorises it by waiving the disqualification. Elliott remained a trustee of the PFA charity after entering into an IVA on 21 September 2016, and no waiver was obtained. This meant that the PFA charity itself, which was formed in 2013 when the players’ union was reorganised, was in breach of the rules.
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