Accountability statement, information about donation controls, safeguarding, & transparency

It is important the community knows they can trust their donations will be sent to those injured in the Wallsend incident this morning.

We are a team of 6 working professional’s in Newcastle including lawyers;

All money donated will not be drawn on or touched until the specific individuals affected and their families are in contact, identified & verified;

The division and amounts sent to each affected person and their family will be shared in a further update;

All money raised is being paid into @rachelchopsis’s bank account, and we are working now to set up a quarantined account which requires two person approval for withdrawals. Rachel has a documented history of transparent crowd funding;

We will post bank statements and proof of transfer, and all money raised and sent will be transparently documented on social media & our website;

We can be contacted through our social media channels, by the email in our bio, and will respond urgently to any messages about fundraising credibility;

This statement and further accountability and transparency updates will be posted to the GoFundMe site;

We have contacted GoFundMe to officially verify this fundraiser in the interest of community trust and transparency;

No money will be deducted for expenses, and full reconciliations will be published publicly including as to any unused funds.