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The commission's approach to regulatory supervision and monitoring of charities.
How the commission deals with concerns about the abuse of charities for terrorist purposes.
How the Commission carries out investigations and inquiries into charities.
Schemes for different types of common deposit funds.
Schemes for different types of common investment funds.
Regulations setting out what should be included in a governing document for a CIO.
Summarises the steps we willl take when the register is not an accurate record of those institutions which have charitable status.
Parliamentary briefing of September 2012 following research carried out by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the Charity Commission.
Parliamentary briefing of March 2012 explaining the commission's risk framework.
Additional guidance which should be read together with the core public benefit guidance for charities.
An agreement of the relationship between the commission and the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Summarises the Charity Commission’s views on the extent to which charities are required by law to be independent of the State.
Explains the Charity Commission's role and approach in dealing with concerns about charities being used for terrorist purposes.
Parliamentary briefing of June 2008 highlights the commission’s service to 11,000 Welsh charities.
Explains when the Commission will or will not get involved in a charity's internal conflict or dispute.
An agreement of the relationship between the commission and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).
Explains why the promotion of human rights is recognised as a charitable purpose.
Explains the characteristics organisations need to possess to enable them to be recognised as charitable.
Provides criteria for determining when organisations concerned with promoting the efficiency and effectiveness of charities can themselves be regarded as charitable.
Reports that set out and explain Charity Commission policy in key areas of charity law.
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