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- Complain about a charity
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How to give safely to charities
When you give to charity, make sure your donations reach the right causes.
Speech
Chair's speech to the Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting
In her speech at the Commission APM in Manchester, Baroness Stowell calls on charities to meet public expectations, and help bridge divides in society.
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Goodbye GSI: Charity Commission email addresses have changed
All Charity Commission email addresses have changed. They no longer have .gsi in the address.
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Charity Fraud Awareness Week wins award
During Charity Fraud Awareness Week (October 2018) we helped the sector become more resilient to fraud, and won a Government Award for the campaign.
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Check and update your charity details
All registered charities in England and Wales will need to check and update their details before they can submit an annual return.
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Charity Commission alerts, decisions, reports and statements
Charity Commission case reports, decisions made, inquiry reports, regulatory alerts and statements on live cases.
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What The Charity Commission does
We register and regulate charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence.
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Contact Charity Commission
Contact Centre
Open Monday to Friday, 10am to midday and 1pm until 3pm
0300 066 9197
We cannot talk you through a form or provide password information.
Find out how to get a password or log in to Charity Commission online services
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission/about-our-services
Our email addresses have changed, they no longer have '.gsi' in the address. All our email addresses now end with @charitycommission.gov.uk
Complain about a charity
What to do if a charity won't deal with your complaint, or if you suspect illegal activity like terrorism or abuse.
Enquiry form
We can only respond to an enquiry when the Charity Commission has to be involved.
Report a serious incident in your charity
Charity trustees must report serious incidents to us, and explain how incidents are being dealt with.
Find out how to report serious incidents and what to report.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-report-a-serious-incident-in-your-charity
Whistleblowing
Find out what sort of wrongdoing you can report to the Charity Commission, and how to report it.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-serious-wrongdoing-at-a-charity-as-a-worker-or-volunteer
Freedom of Information (FOI) requests
Read our privacy notice about how we process your data when you submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-commission-freedom-of-informationenvironmental-information-regulations-request-privacy-notice
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
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