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Guidance for managing NHS charities in England and Wales.
Key issues and questions for charities to consider based on insights from our casework into campaigning and political activity during previous election periods.
Understand the rules on political activity and campaigning and how they are regulated.
Regulations giving authority for total return investment by charities.
How trustees, staff and volunteers can protect their charity from abuse by those encouraging extremism, terrorism or illegal activity.
Charitable status and tax issues connected with affordable home ownership.
Guidance on audits and independent examinations under the Companies Act and Charities Act.
Charity Commission guidance for charities established with a religious purpose.
How an unincorporated charity can nominate someone to hold the title of its property or assets on its behalf.
Find out how charity service users can help to develop the charity's services by being trustees.
Regulations prescribing the information to be included in charities’ annual returns from 1 January 2025 onwards.
Information on the incorporation of charity trustees, what types of charity can apply and what happens after incorporation.
Privacy policy about how we process your data when you submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) or Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) request.
Charity Commission guidance about how to run effective emergency appeals and other ways to contribute to relief efforts.
Model trust deeds for NHS charities.
Privacy notice about how we process your data when you book onto or attend Charity Commission outreach events.
Information for auditors and independent examiners about reporting relevant matters of interest to UK charity regulators.
Information on the rules that charities must follow, and how parliamentary candidates can engage with them during an election campaign.
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