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Governance, Audits & Safeguarding
How SIA is run, how it accounts for money and results, and how it keeps people safe.
Funders and participants can hold SIA to account. Here is how it is governed, what it publishes and how it handles concerns.
At a glance
- Leadership
- Dr. Muhammad Shah Khan (Founder) and Ali Zain Ul Abidin (Co-Founder and CEO)
- Legal status
- Registered social enterprise and training academy.
Accountability
Money and results, in the open
- Every yearAn unqualified audit
- Year 1First public annual impact report
- Years 3 & 5Independent evaluations, published in full
Commitments in SIA’s Strategic Plan 2026–2031.
Every headline figure on this website has one value, a plain definition, a source and an “as of” date. A figure without an agreed definition is not published.
Policies
Read our policies
Safeguarding
Keeping people safe
- Photos of identifiable people only with written consent
- A named safeguarding lead receives every complaint
- Anyone can raise a concern, and may stay anonymous
- Women’s programmes planned around travel and childcare
- Everyone who works with participants follows the policy
If a child or an adult is in danger right now, call the police on 15 first. Then tell SIA through the complaints form or on WhatsApp.
Questions
Governance and safeguarding
Who can raise a concern or a complaint?
Anyone: participants, parents, partners, staff, volunteers or members of the public.
Can I stay anonymous?
Yes. Write “anonymous” instead of your name. We can only reply if you leave a way to reach you.
Who sees what I send?
SIA’s safeguarding lead and only the people who need to act on it. The privacy policy explains how we keep personal data.
How do funders get your audited accounts?
They will be published on the reports page from Year 1 of the Strategic Plan. Until then, ask the team for a copy.
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