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Guidance on what purposes can be charitable.
Find out what charity reserves are and how to develop and report on a charity's reserves policy.
Read about the sorts of concerns and complaints about charities to raise with the charity regulator. This guidance is now the Commission’s Regulatory and Risk Framework.
Information and guidance on Social Outcomes Partnerships (also known as Social Impact Bonds) and the Life Chances Fund.
Find out about the rules you must follow for spending, borrowing from, or transferring your charity’s permanent endowment.
Information on how local authorities, charities and community groups in England can submit bids for funding from the Windrush Day Grant Scheme.
How to meet the accommodation needs of guests, including information about gas safety and information about bills and paying rent.
Mapping resources, interactive tools and Open Data facilities to aid user’s exploration of the English indices of deprivation 2019.
Find out what it means to be a charity and what to do if setting up a charity is the right option for you.
Guidance explains what independent examination involves, how to select an independent examiner for your charity and what you need to do to prepare for an independent examination.
A checklist of things to consider before you can offer support to someone from Ukraine.
Guidance for councils supporting guests who hold (or previously held) Homes for Ukraine permission and have applied, or will be applying, for permission under the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme.
Information about the Dormant Assets Scheme, including its impact to date and expansion
Defence resettlement policy for UK armed forces personnel.
This guidance is for local partnerships building and delivering the local early help system of support for families.
This guidance explains how to pay child maintenance using Collect & Pay arrangements and what happens if you do not make a payment.
How to use the General Register Office to find birth certificates when researching your family tree and family history.
Settle disputes between your charity's trustees, staff or members to avoid putting your charity’s funds and users at risk.
Guidance for sponsors of guests who hold (or previously held) Homes for Ukraine permission and have applied, or will be applying, for permission under the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme.
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
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