Community and society

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Services

1. Sure Start Maternity Grant claim form

   Use this form to claim Sure Start Maternity Grant by post.

2. Charity trustee: declaration of eligibility and responsibility

   Trustees of charities in England and Wales should complete and sign this form to confirm their eligibility to be a trustee.

3. Nominate someone for a UK national honour

   Use this form to nominate a UK resident for a national honour by post or email.

4. Charity accounting templates: receipts and payments accounts

   Accounting templates (PDF and MS Excel) for non-company charities with gross income of £250,000 or less which can prepare receipts and payments accounts.

5. Form N279: Tell the court you want to discontinue a claim or counterclaim

   Use Form N279 to discontinue all or part of a claim or counterclaim. Send the completed form to the court and all other parties in the case.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Prepare a charity annual return
   • Detailed guide
   • 29 October 2018
   • The Charity Commission
2. The essential trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do (CC3)
   • Guidance
   • 3 May 2018
   • The Charity Commission
3. Charity types: how to choose a structure (CC22a)
   • Detailed guide
   • 4 November 2014
   • The Charity Commission
4. How to register a charity (CC21b)
   • Detailed guide
   • 2 February 2015
   • The Charity Commission
5. How to set up a charity (CC21a)
   • Detailed guide
   • 4 November 2014
   • The Charity Commission

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News and communications

19 November 2018 — Government response

Updated guidance to support trustee decision-making

The Charity Commission

1. Embassy marks the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI in UAE
   • 15 November 2018
   • World news story
2. Commission announces Class Inquiry into two connected charities
   • 14 November 2018
   • The Charity Commission
   • Press release
3. Kristallnacht 80 years on
   • 9 November 2018
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation
   • Press release
4. Knight Grand Cross conferred on Sir Jeremy Heywood
   • 8 November 2018
   • Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

1. Self-efficacy, Locus of Control & Life Satisfaction in Northern Ireland 2017/18
   • 15 November 2018
   • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and The Executive Office (Northern Ireland)
   • Official statistics
2. Belief in communities: bridging the divide
   • 14 November 2018
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Research
3. Registrar General Northern Ireland Annual Report 2017
   • 7 November 2018
   • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
   • National statistics
4. Community Interest Companies registered in October 2018
   • 1 November 2018
   • Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
   • Official statistics
5. Charity register statistics
   • 18 October 2018
   • The Charity Commission
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Civil society strategy: have your say
   • 9 August 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Office for Civil Society
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 22 May 2018
2. Place Based Social Action: Learning Review July 2018
   • 12 November 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Impact assessment
3. Community networks linking older and younger people
   • 5 November 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Case study
4. A connected society: a strategy for tackling loneliness
   • 15 October 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, and Office for Civil Society
   • Policy paper
5. Civil Society Strategy: building a future that works for everyone
   • 9 August 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Office for Civil Society
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. NEET data by local authority
   • 18 October 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Transparency
2. Participation in education and training: local authority figures
   • 18 October 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Transparency
3. NEET and participation: local authority figures
   • 18 October 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Transparency
4. Libraries Taskforce: six month progress report (April to September 2018)
   • 10 October 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Corporate report
5. Twenty-first meeting of the Libraries Taskforce
   • 4 October 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
2. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
3. Cabinet Office
4. Department for Work & Pensions
5. Ministry of Defence

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1. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
2. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
3. Department for Education
4. Office for Civil Society
5. Ministry of Justice
6. Home Office
7. HM Treasury
8. Department of Health & Social Care
9. Social Mobility Commission
10. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
11. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
12. UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation
13. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
14. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
15. Government Equalities Office
16. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
17. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
18. Department for International Development
19. HM Revenue & Customs
20. Civil Service
21. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
22. Public Health England
23. Central Arbitration Committee
24. HM Passport Office
25. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
26. Independent Dormant Assets Commission
27. Northern Ireland Office
28. Office for Disability Issues
29. Civil Service Fast Stream
30. Department for Transport
31. Academy for Social Justice Commissioning
32. Crown Commercial Service
33. Government Digital Service
34. Government Office for Science
35. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
36. Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative
37. Valuation Office Agency
38. Bona Vacantia
39. Companies House
40. Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
41. Defence Safety Authority
42. Department for International Trade
43. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
44. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
45. Government Legal Department
46. Homes England
47. National security and intelligence
48. Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
49. Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
50. Open Public Services
51. Race Disparity Unit
52. Stabilisation Unit
53. UK Visas and Immigration

1. The Charity Commission
2. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
3. Veterans UK
4. Defence Infrastructure Organisation
5. Environment Agency
6. Sellafield Ltd
7. Military Aviation Authority
8. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
9. Ofsted
10. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
11. Innovate UK
12. Magnox Ltd
13. HM Land Registry
14. Defence Equipment and Support
15. HM Nautical Almanac Office
16. Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
17. Natural England
18. British Hallmarking Council
19. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
20. Dounreay
21. Forestry Commission
22. High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
23. HM Prison Service
24. Joint Forces Command
25. Low Pay Commission
26. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
27. Radioactive Waste Management
28. Social Security Advisory Committee
29. UK Hydrographic Office
30. Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees

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Community integration National Lottery funding Social action Social investment