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A blog post from our CEO, Helen Stephenson, marking the start of Trustees’ Week 2020 and the launch of our new 5 minute guides for charity trustees.
Guidance to help with running your charity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Charity Commission News: Issue 65
Correspondence
CC News provides essential regulatory information for charity trustees and their advisers.
A blog post about our engagement exercise to understand barriers that may be preventing some charities from investing assets in a way that’s consistent with their purpose and values.
A blog post about why trustees should explain the difference their charity makes, and what that looks like.
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
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- Charity Commission Regulatory and Risk Framework
- How the Charity Commission appoints Interim Managers
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Charity Commission government procurement card spending over £500 for 2020
- Charity Commission business impact target (BIT) reporting
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0300 066 9197
Closed on Wednesdays between midday and 1pm for staff training.
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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.
Enquiry form
Use the enquiry form to contact the Charity Commission in writing.
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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