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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...
Regulations made by the commission under the Charities Act.
Reports on implementation of the Law Commission proposals
Find out about the rules you must follow to govern your charity.
The Legal Services Commission (LSC) was established in 2000 and ran the legal aid scheme in England and Wales. The LSC was replaced by the Legal Aid Agency, an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice, on 1 April 2013.
Government response to recommendation 8 of the Law Commission's review of hate crime legislation.
The government's response to the Law Commission's review of the suspicious activity reports (SARs) regime.
Find out about the rules you must follow for spending, borrowing from, or transferring your charity’s permanent endowment.
The government’s response to the Law Commission’s review of the confiscation regime contained in Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of a new Chairman of the Law Commission of England and Wales.
This document details the government response to the Law Commission's Technical Issues in Charity Law report.
This document details the government response to the Law Commission’s Unfitness to Plead report.
The government's response sets out its position on the Law Commission’s report on consumer prepayments on retailer insolvency.
Charity trustees must 'have regard' to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when carrying out activities to which it's relevant.
The eighth annual report to be published relating to the Law Commission Act 2009.
The rules for charities that want to support, or oppose, a change in government policy or the law.
Reforms to hate crime laws to make them fairer, and to protect women for the first time.
This report sets out the findings and recommendations of the Tailored Review of the Law Commission.
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