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. CIC36: application to form a community interest company

   The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CIC Regulator)'s form for applying to form a community interest company.

5. 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.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Prepare a charity annual return
   • Detailed guide
   • 18 April 2019
   • 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. Setting up a charity: model governing documents
   • Guidance
   • 1 January 2012
   • The Charity Commission
5. How to write your charity's governing document (CC22b)
   • Detailed guide
   • 11 December 2014
   • The Charity Commission

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News and communications

6 September 2019 — Press release

Regulator investigates seven linked charities over financial concerns

The Charity Commission

1. Charity Inquiry: Essex Islamic Academy
   • 6 September 2019
   • The Charity Commission
   • Decision
2. Safeguarding improved at Catholic Diocese after charity regulator investigates
   • 3 September 2019
   • The Charity Commission
   • Press release
3. Charity Inquiry: Birmingham Diocesan Trust
   • 3 September 2019
   • The Charity Commission
   • Decision
4. British Embassy Madrid on social media
   • 2 September 2019
   • World news story

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Research and statistics

1. Quarterly mortality report, England: April to June 2019
   • 6 September 2019
   • Office for National Statistics
   • Official statistics
2. Community Life Survey and Taking Part Survey 2017-18: Focus on volunteering by age and gender
   • 3 September 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Official statistics
3. Suicides in the UK: 2018 registrations
   • 3 September 2019
   • Office for National Statistics
   • National statistics
4. Quarterly suicide death registrations in England: 2001 to 2018 registrations and 2019 provisional data
   • 3 September 2019
   • Office for National Statistics
   • Official statistics
5. How does UK healthcare spending compare to other countries?
   • 29 August 2019
   • Office for National Statistics
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. The future definition of public service mutuals
   • 19 July 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 30 September 2019
2. Review of crematoria provision and facilities: discussion paper
   • 8 April 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 26 May 2016
3. A benchmark for the external scrutiny of charity accounts
   • 28 August 2019
   • The Charity Commission
   • Policy paper
4. By deeds and their results: strengthening our communities and nation
   • 20 July 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Policy paper
5. MOU: Charity Commission (CCEW) and the Office for Students (OfS)
   • 19 June 2019
   • The Charity Commission
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Accounts monitoring review: auditors' and independent examiners' compliance with their responsibilities
   • 28 August 2019
   • The Charity Commission
   • Transparency
2. Accounts monitoring review: reporting of related party transactions in charity accounts
   • 28 August 2019
   • The Charity Commission
   • Transparency
3. The Official Custodian for Charities annual accounts 2018 to 2019
   • 8 August 2019
   • The Charity Commission
   • Corporate report
4. The National Lottery Heritage Fund Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19
   • 29 July 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and National Lottery Heritage Fund
   • Corporate report
5. The National Lottery Community Fund Annual Report 2018 to 2019
   • 19 July 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Office for Civil Society, and The National Lottery Community Fund
   • 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. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

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1. Ministry of Defence
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. UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation
11. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
12. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
13. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
14. Government Equalities Office
15. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
16. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
17. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
18. Department for International Development
19. Civil Service
20. HM Revenue & Customs
21. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
22. Central Arbitration Committee
23. HM Passport Office
24. Office for Disability Issues
25. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
26. Independent Dormant Assets Commission
27. Northern Ireland Office
28. Public Health England
29. Civil Service Fast Stream
30. Department for Transport
31. Office for Product Safety & Standards
32. Crown Commercial Service
33. Government Digital Service
34. Government Office for Science
35. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
36. Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict 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. Sellafield Ltd
4. Veterans UK
5. Defence Infrastructure Organisation
6. Environment Agency
7. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
8. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
9. Ofsted
10. Magnox Ltd
11. Military Aviation Authority
12. Innovate UK
13. Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
14. HM Land Registry
15. Defence Equipment and Support
16. Dounreay
17. HM Nautical Almanac Office
18. British Hallmarking Council
19. Commission for Countering Extremism
20. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
21. Forestry Commission
22. High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
23. Highways England
24. HM Prison Service
25. Joint Forces Command
26. Low Pay Commission
27. Natural England
28. Radioactive Waste Management
29. Social Security Advisory Committee
30. UK Hydrographic Office
31. Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
32. Windrush Commemoration Committee

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