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Information and guidance on the Equality Act 2010, including age discrimination and public sector Equality Duty.
Access to our online services has changed. Set up or sign into your new My Charity Commission Account.
Charities registered in England or Wales must send an annual return to the Charity Commission or report their income and spending every year.
How to set up and use your new 'Charity Commission Account' to access online services on behalf of your charity.
Guidance to help you set up and run your charity.
How the Equality Act 2010 defines disability, and what law changes mean for the public, businesses, and the public and voluntary sectors.
Guidance about making trustee decisions, including the 7 decision-making principles.
Advice on actions trustees can take to improve their charity’s finances, protect against financial difficulties and understand what to do if their charity is insolvent or at risk of insolvency.
Submit individual Gift Aid donations, aggregated donations and claims for sponsored events using Charities Online.
Statutory guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education.
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
Guidance for employers on gender pay gap reporting, including preparing your data and making your calculations.
What's required of a charity trustee, including your responsibilities to your charity.
Find out how to plan, run and keep a record of charity meetings.
Models, templates and guidance for constitutions, articles of association and trust deeds for a new charity or charitable trust.
What to do to protect people who come into contact with your charity through its work from abuse or mistreatment.
Find out about the rules you must follow to govern your charity.
How to set up and use your new 'Charity Commission Account' and manage other users’ access and permissions.
The Victims' Code focuses on victims' rights and sets out the minimum standard that organisations must provide to victims of crime.
What to put in your trustees' annual report, depending on your charity's income and the value of its assets.
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