As Ramadan begins for Muslims - and as many Christians observe Lent, another period of reflection, fasting and charitable giving - I want to start with a simple message: thank you. The generosity of Britain's faith communities is extraordinary. Every …
First published in the Telegraph newspaper on 14 July. There can be no doubt that we are living in tumultuous times. Last week’s dramatic events in Westminster have captured headlines around the world, while the war that continues to rage …
Over the course of human history, there have been several developmental leaps in the way in which people trade and exchange. Each has opened the door to transformational benefits, but also created new challenges and risks for society to navigate. …
Can you help us test new ways of classifying charities? Data is a central theme of our work in the months and years ahead. Now I’m asking for your help with an early, important set of changes, which will impact each of the 170,000 charities on the register in England and Wales.
If the past few years at the Commission were dominated, as they were for so many others, by our response to COVID, then the years ahead will be dominated by data. How we collect, how we use it, and how …
Today, we published a summary of our case involving an organisation called Gerson Support Group, one of several cases we have opened examining the public benefit provided by charities offering complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies.
This week the Charities Bill received Royal Assent and passed into law as the Charities Act 2022. This blog covers what happens next, and the key changes charities can expect.
Happy New Year! As we enter 2022, I have been reflecting on the year that was 2021. I am proud of what the Commission achieved over the year, and of the way in which we have supported and regulated the …
Today marks the start of Trustees’ Week, the time of year when we unite to celebrate the vital work of charity trustees.
We have long known anecdotally that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound impact on many charities. But as regulator, we needed more concrete data to help us understand how the pandemic has shaped charities so far, and, crucially, to gain a picture of the risks that may lie ahead. To that end, we undertook …
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a shared experience like no other, but it has also affected everyone - countries, organisations, people - in innumerable different ways. This summer we held a series of roundtable discussions with small and medium-sized charities to hear about their experiences.