Statutory guidance

The Charities (Annual Return) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Published 21 December 2023

Applies to England and Wales

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The Charities (Annual Return) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Made 18 December 2023

Coming into force 1 January 2024

The Charity Commission for England and Wales makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 169(1), 169(4) and 347(3) of the Charities Act 2011 [footnote 1] and section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993 [footnote 2].

1. Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Charities (Annual Return) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1 January 2024.

2. Amendments to the Charities (Annual Return) Regulations 2022

(1) The Charities (Annual Return) Regulations 2022 [footnote 3] are amended as follows.

(2) Regulation 3 is revoked.

Executed by the Charity Commission for England and Wales acting by its Chief Executive, Helen Stephenson:

…………………………………………………….

Helen Stephenson

Chief Executive of the Charity Commission for England and Wales

18 December 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Charities (Annual Return) Regulations 2022 which prescribe the information contained in the annual return under section 169 of the Charities Act 2011.

Regulation 3 of the Charities (Annual Return) Regulations 2022 is revoked to the effect that the information in questions 26 to 29 (Charity Addresses) and 31 to 32 (Structure and Membership) in Part A of the Schedule to the Charities (Annual Return) Regulations 2022 will be prescribed in respect of annual returns relating to financial years ending on or after 1 January 2024.

  1. 2011 c.25 ↩

  2. 1993 c.38 ↩

  3. The Charities (Annual Return) Regulations 2022 were made on 21 December 2022 and came into force on 1 January 2023. The Regulations prescribe the information contained in the annual return under section 169 of the Charities Act 2011 (Charity Commission Annual Returns Regulations 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)) ↩

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