The intention of this document is to provide readily accessible guidelines for people thinking of organising a Challenge Event, particularly but not exclusively, those intended to be run outside the UK.
This Code does not seek to provide an exhaustive briefing, nor to be a substitute for proper legal advice, but to ensure that the reader is aware of the most important questions and how to go about getting the answers.
This Code should only be treated as a minimum checklist of issues to consider – there may well be other issues that are equally important to consider for a particular event.
It should be read in conjunction with the Code of Fundraising Practice for Outdoor Fundraising Events in the UK.
The issues over protecting the environment and the local people are equally valid for events held outside the UK.
In our view, the factor which distinguishes a ‘charity challenge event’ is that the participant is also receiving a more than notional benefit, which in many cases has a monetary value attached, and seeks to fundraise from supporters in respect of their participation.
