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2 October 2017
Charity Commission News: Issue 58
This issue includes information about:
• Charity Governance Code;
• reporting serious incidents in your charity;
• making grants to an organisation that is not a charity;
• updates to financial sanctions reporting requirements; and
• General Data Protection Regulation.
The Charity Commission
22 September 2017
Too many serious incidents in charities go unreported
The Charity Commission issues clearer guidance to charities to help address significant under-reporting of serious incidents.
The Charity Commission
20 September 2017
Fundraising Regulator launches registration for commercial businesses and community interest companies
The Fundraising Regulator opens registration to commercial fundraising businesses, commercial participators and community interest companies offering professional fundraising services to the charitable sector.
Fundraising Regulator
14 September 2017
Converting to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, The Charity Commission, and Tracey Crouch MP
14 September 2017
Technical Issues in Charity Law
The Law Commission publishes its report on Technical Issues in Charity Law. The report analyses various issues in charity law and makes recommendations for law reform.
Law Commission
11 September 2017
Fraud and cybercrime: prevention tips
The Scottish Charity Regulator publishes a new factsheet about fraud and cybercrime.
OSCR
7 September 2017
Fundraising guidance consultation
The Scottish Charity Regulator is seeking your views on its draft Fundraising Guidance.
OSCR
6 September 2017
NPC calls for wide ranging review of charity tax breaks
NPC CEO Dan Corry calls for a wide ranging review of the finance available to charities due to tax reliefs to see if they should be reconfigured to better help the sector.
NPC
4 September 2017
Charity Commission launches updated guidance for independent examiners
The Charity Commission publishes updated guidance setting out how to carry out an independent examination of charity accounts.
The Charity Commission
1 September 2017
Commission opens consultation on ‘more dynamic’ annual return
The Charity Commission announces a consultation for next year’s annual return.
The Charity Commission
31 August 2017
Fundraising Regulator publishes list of Levy Year 1 charities
The Fundraising Regulator publishes a list which shows the charities who have paid or committed to pay and those who have not paid the year 1 levy.
Fundraising Regulator
ACEVO calls on the Fundraising Regulator to listen to levy concerns
ACEVO says the Fundraising Regulator should better engage with those organisations to establish the rationale behind their decision.
ACEVO