The Regulator for Charities in England and Wales

New Public Benefit Guidance

(17 December 2008)

The Charity Commission has published the following guidance and other public benefit material:

For charities whose aims include the advancement of education:

  • Guidance on the Advancement of Education for the Public Benefit PDF I HTML
  • Analysis of the law underpinning The Advancement of Education for the Public Benefit PDF
  • Summary of consultation responses PDF

For charities whose aims include fee-charging:

  • Guidance on Public Benefit and Fee-Charging PDF I HTML
  • Analysis of the law underpinning Public Benefit and Fee-charging PDF
  • Summary of consultation responses PDF

For charities whose aims include preventing or relieving poverty:

  • Guidance on The Prevention or Relief of Poverty for the Public Benefit  PDF I HTML
  • Analysis of the law underpinning The Prevention or Relief of Poverty for the Public Benefit PDF
  • Summary of consultation responses PDF
  • Promotion of Social Inclusion PDF

For charities whose aims include the advancement of religion:

  • Guidance on The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit  PDF I HTML
  • Analysis of the law underpinning The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit PDF
  • Summary of consultation responses PDF

For all charities:

  • Public Benefit: Statement of the basis for the Charity Commission’s role and actions HTML
  • Revised version of Charities and Public Benefit HTML I PDF
  • Revised Analysis of the law underpinning Charities and Public Benefit PDF

For more information see our Public Benefit Main Page.