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We register and regulate charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence. The Charity Commission is a non-ministerial department.
The Low Pay Commission is an independent body that advises the government about the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage. LPC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
The commission was an independent body that advised government on how to promote and increase the use of high-quality design for new build homes and neighbourhoods.
Low Pay Commissioners' annual fees and expenses.
CABE was a non-departmental public body responsible for advising government on architecture and urban design. It merged into the Design Council in 2011
The MMC was replaced by the Competition Commission in 1999.
The Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) was established to promote awareness of rural needs amongst decision makers across and beyond government. It was abolished in 2013.
The Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection, also known as the Healthcare Commission was created in 2004. It was responsible for assessing standards of care provided by the NHS. Its responsibilities were taken over by the Care Quality Commission in...
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Professor Penney Lewis as a Commissioner of the Law Commission of England and Wales.
In a speech delivered at an event at Coin Street, in London, Orlando Fraser launches the Charity Commission's new 5-year strategy.
Apply to the Gambling Commission for a personal gambling licence or a gambling operating licence if you run or manage a gambling business. The Gambling Commission regulates arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, gaming machine providers, gambling software providers, lottery operators, external...
How to appeal if a decision has been made to remove you from the United Kingdom, stop you entering the United Kingdom, or take away your British Citizenship, in the interests of nationality security or on other related grounds.
Find out about the rules you must follow for spending, borrowing from, or transferring your charity’s permanent endowment.
The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom which aimed to address racial discrimination and promote racial equality. The Commission was replaced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
How to apply for marketing authorisation via this new procedure.
Guidance about working in collaboration with other charities.
We scrutinise new free trade agreements (FTAs) once they are signed. We are independent of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and DBT ministers play no part in the TAC’s advice on FTAs. However, we are supported by a...
The Audit Commission was replaced by Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd , National Audit Office , Financial Reporting Council and Cabinet Office in April 2015. The Audit Commission was an independent public corporation that existed between 1 April 1983 and...
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) exists to create a United Kingdom where the circumstances of birth do not determine outcomes in life. SMC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Cabinet Office .
Submission dates and how the submissions using the EC decision reliance procedure work.
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