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The Law Commission is a statutory independent body that keeps the law under review and recommends reform where it is needed. The aim of the Commission is to ensure that the law is fair, modern, simple and as cost-effective as...
When to exclude and include the buying commission in the customs value and account for import VAT if you’re an importer paying fees to your buying agent.
Settle disputes between your charity's trustees, staff or members to avoid putting your charity’s funds and users at risk.
The Civil Service Commission regulates recruitment into the Civil Service, ensuring that appointments are made on merit after fair and open competition. It also hears complaints under the Civil Service Code. CSC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by...
The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) advises ministers on the safety, efficacy and quality of medicinal products. CHM is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care .
The Commission for Countering Extremism supports society to fight all forms of extremism. Commission for Countering Extremism works with the Home Office .
The Competition Commission closed on 1 April 2014. Its functions have transferred to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). View the closed CC site in the UK Government Web Archive . Use services and information now provided by other organisations...
Charity Commission case reports, decisions made, inquiry reports, regulatory alerts and statements on live cases.
The Commission for the Compact was an independent body responsible for overseeing the Compact and its five Codes of Good Practice.
Charity registration decisions which are significant or of wider interest.
The McKay Commission (TMC) was set up to consider how the House of Commons might deal with legislation which affects only part of the UK, following the devolution of certain legislative powers to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. View the...
The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities is supported by the Race Disparity Unit in the Cabinet Office.
The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission (MACC) administers the British Marshall Scholarships, which finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree in the UK. MACC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth &...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates all health and social care services in England. The commission ensures the quality and safety of care in hospitals, dentists, ambulances, and care homes, and the care given in people’s own homes. CQC is...
The role of the Public Accounts Commission is defined by the National Audit Act 1983 and the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011. The Commission’s principal duties under the Acts are to examine the National Audit Office Estimate and...
The Low Pay Commission is an independent body that advises the government about the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage. LPC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
We register and regulate charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence. The Charity Commission is a non-ministerial department.
The Airports Commission completed work with the publication of its final report in July 2015.
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