Responding to a report published today by the Joint Committee on Human Rights on freedom of speech in universities (HC 589 / HL Paper 111), the Charity Commission has said: We welcome the recognition the report gives to the Commission’s… Read more ›
CEO fraud involves the impersonation of a senior figure (usually the Chief Executive Officer) with subsequent requests for transfers of funds. Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud reporting centre, have reported an increase in this type of fraud. The most… Read more ›
All trustees and managers should have the knowledge and skills to recognise the signs of fraud and then shape an effective and proportionate response. Tackling charity fraud: prevention is better than cure report summarises the main lessons and messages from… Read more ›
Updated: Charity Commission response and Parliamentary briefing added to the page. The Joint Committee on Human Rights launched their inquiry into freedom of speech in universities in November 2017. The Commission gave oral evidence and submitted two separate pieces of… Read more ›
As part of its commitment to transparency, the Charity Commission publishes all expenditure over £25,000. The majority of the commission’s expenditure, about 68%, is on staff costs (salaries and wages, National Insurance, pension contributions and so on). The remaining expenditure… Read more ›
Transparency data: Accounts monitoring: concerns highlighted by auditors in their audit reports 2017	
The Commission reports on its accounts monitoring reviews to: make charities more transparent and accountable help trustees understand the risks charities face improve reporting standards
The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has opened a statutory inquiry into the Kenya Community Support Network (1104003). The investigation was opened on 22 January 2018. The charity’s objects include relieving poverty, sickness and… Read more ›
The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has opened a new statutory inquiry into The Great Generation (1120349). The inquiry was opened on 3 January 2018. The charity operates in Brazil, India, Jordan, Sri Lanka… Read more ›
UK charities have today committed to strengthening their leadership, culture and capacity around safeguarding. The pledge was made at a summit in London this morning (Tuesday), hosted by the Charity Commission and the Office for Civil Society at the Department… Read more ›
At the Cenotaph and across the country, charities were heavily involved in paying tribute to the fallen
Other international development charities and programmes will continue the educational charity's work
The Court of Appeal upheld an earlier ruling that the charity must adhere to the Retail Prices Index