Codes Of Conduct
Your trust and support is our most precious resource. Trusting us to use your donation to maximum effect is a responsibility we take very seriously.
That’s why we are one of only a very small number of charities among the thousands of charitable organisations in Ireland that has reached the highest gold standard in transparency and accountability.
Our promise to you
To read our Donor's Charter and our Public Compliance Statement.
We adhere to the recommendations as laid out by regulatory authorities such as the Charity Commission for N.I. (Code of Good Governance), the Dóchas-CGAI Irish Development NGOs (Code of Corporate Governance), the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Charities Acts and SORP for accounting and reporting practice.
We have a governance committee to ensure compliance, and all business is conducted in line with the Nolan Principles on Standards in Public Life.
Oxfam Ireland is committed to complying with the Guidelines for Charitable Organisations on Fundraising from the Public and has formally discussed and adopted the Guidelines at a meeting of the governing body.
As part of Oxfam International, we signed up to the first Global Accountability Charter for the non-profit sector in June 2006. This charter sets out core values and operating principles for international agencies, against which Oxfam gauges and reports publicly on our economic, environmental and social performance.
All our finances, including detailed accounts, breakdowns of where money goes and salary information is available here.
We are listed on the Charities Regulatory Authority’s Register of Charities (Charity Reg. No. 20009946) in the Republic of Ireland and on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland’s Register of Charities (Charity No. NIC100848).
Governance codes
- Dóchas Code of Conduct on Images and Messaging
- Boardmatch Ireland’s Transparency Scale (A Standard)
- Charity Commission for N.I. Code of Good Governance
- Dóchas-CGAI Irish Development NGOs Code of Corporate Governance
- Republic of Ireland Charities Act
- Northern Ireland Charities Act
- SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) for accounting and reporting practice
- Guidelines for Charitable Organisations Fundraising from the Public
- Code of Charity Retailing as part of our membership of both the Irish Charity Shops Association and the Charity Retailing Association in the UK
Our internal governance committee ensures we are compliant with these codes and that we put them into practice. Here is our Donor Charter and our Public Compliance Statement.
We are delighted to share that we have been awarded our ‘Triple Lock’ 2024 Certificate from Charities Institute Ireland.
The Triple Lock Standard is awarded by The Charities Institute Ireland. It demonstrates that we maintain the highest standards in the areas of ethical fundraising, financial reporting and best governance.
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