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Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for the charity sector
Guidance to help with running your charity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Recent events have underlined the crucial role of charity in our society
As the Commission publishes its annual report for 2019-2020, chief executive Helen Stephenson CBE takes stock of the past year, and looks ahead to the regulator’s plans for 2020-21.
News story
Coronavirus (COVID-19): increased risk of fraud and cybercrime against charities
This alert provides information and advice for charities about coronavirus (COVID-19) related fraud and cybercrime.
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Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting
Charity Commission Chair, Baroness Stowell, CEO and other directors invite you to the Annual Public Meeting on Thursday 1st October 2020 at 11am.
Research and analysis
Regulating in the public interest
Research into the relationship between Charity, charities and the general public.
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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.
Charity Commission is a non-ministerial department.
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Guidance and regulation
See all guidance and regulationPolicy papers and consultations
- Charity Commission Regulatory and Risk Framework
- How the Charity Commission appoints Interim Managers
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Charity Commission spending over £25,000: June 2020
- The Official Custodian for Charities annual accounts 2019 to 2020
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Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
0300 066 9197
Find out how to get a password or log in to Charity Commission online services
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/online-services-for-charities.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is affecting postal collections and deliveries. It may take us longer to respond to written correspondence. Our contact centre remains open so instead of using the post, please call us or use our enquiry form.
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We can only respond to an enquiry when the Charity Commission has to be involved.
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.
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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