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Information and guidance on the Equality Act 2010, including age discrimination and public sector Equality Duty.
Charities registered in England or Wales must send an annual return to the Charity Commission or report their income and spending every year.
To access our online services you need to have set up a My Charity Commission Account.
Submit individual Gift Aid donations, aggregated donations and claims for sponsored events using Charities Online.
Advice on staying well in cold weather, covering issues such as financial help, healthy lifestyle, flu vaccinations and heating.
Statutory guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education.
How to write a nomination if you want to put someone forward for a national honour.
How the Equality Act 2010 defines disability, and what law changes mean for the public, businesses, and the public and voluntary sectors.
Guidance to help you set up and run your charity.
How to set up and use your new 'Charity Commission Account' to access online services on behalf of your charity.
A list of premises that have been approved for civil marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales.
Models, templates and guidance for constitutions, articles of association and trust deeds for a new charity or charitable trust.
What dual citizens with British or Irish citizenship (or right of abode) need to do to travel to the UK.
Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.
The Victims' Code focuses on victims' rights and sets out the minimum standard that organisations must provide to victims of crime.
What to put in your trustees' annual report, depending on your charity's income and the value of its assets.
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
What's required of a charity trustee, including your responsibilities to your charity.
Find out how to submit a claim for tax repayments using online forms and databases.
How to set out your charity's purposes and rules in its governing document, how to start using it and how to change it.
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