The Regulator for Charities in England and Wales
Useful background on the structure of the Charity Commission and its work can be found here
Contact and responsibility information for the Charity Commission's four offices in Liverpool, London, Newport and Taunton
This document is only available as a PDF. If you are unable to access it, please contact Paul Johns for a hard copy.
Previous Charity Commission Corporate Plan 2006 - 2008.
An overview of the Charity Commission for England and Wales, including the role and responsibilities of the Commission and its Commissioners
The Commission's work over the previous years reported.
Employment opportunities within the Commission
If you have a complaint about us or if you are dissatisfied with our decision, you can find out what to do here
Tells you how many charities are on the Register month by month
The Commission's Governance Framework which sets out the roles, responsibilities and approach of the Commission's Board and Executive.
Charity Commission Press Releases are published directly on our website. Please select the News tab within What's New on our homepage to view the most recent Press Releases.
Contact details for the Press Office may be viewed on our Website
On our work
Our twice yearly newsletter
How we're developing our relationship with faith based charities
Details of how to obtain records held by the Charity Commission and the Public Records Office
This sets out the key external risks faced by the Commission and what measures are in place to manage those risks. It will be regularly reviewed and updated
We are setting up a customer network of organisations from across the sector to consult, seek feedback and test products
An overview of the Charity Tribunal created by the Charities Act 2006, with links to the Charity Tribunal website.
Details of decisions of the Charity Commission which are novel, significant or otherwise of wider interest.
Final Decisions of the Charity Commission published after 27 February 2008.
This document sets out how the Commission and the Housing Corporation propose to work together both in developing policy where we have mutual interests and harmonising our operational work with charitable registered social landlords in England.
The Corporation ceased to formally exist in December 2009 as part of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008. The 2008 Act changes the way that social housing providers are regulated. It splits the functions of the Corporation betweeen the Tenants Service Authority (TSA), the regulator and the Homes and Community Agency (HCA), the funder and support organisation.
Until the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 is fully implemented, the TSA and HCA will be operating using Corporation legislation. One of the outcomes of this is that we will continue to use our existing MoU with the Corporation as an MoU with TSA until a new one can be negotiated.
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This sets out the relationship between the Charity Commission and the Fundraising Standards Board. It explains how the organisations have agreed to work together to help the sector to achieve the highest standards in fundraising and to help make the self-regulation of fundraising a success.
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This sets out arrangements for the Commission and OSCR to work together in providing better regulation and guidance for charities that operate across England, Scotland and Wales.
This sets out liaison arrangements between the Commission and the Regulator that will help smooth the process when a charitable company wishes to convert to a community interest company, or vice versa. It also ensures that charitable assets remain fully protected.
The public’s opportunity to find out first-hand about how the Commission discusses policy issues and other aspects of its work.
List of prime suppliers to the Commission as at August 2008.
The Charity Commission takes it's duties as a Public Authority seriously and this Disability Equality Scheme sets out how we are seeking to promote equality of opportunity for people living with a disability whether they are our customers, or staff that work for us, or those who wish to participate in public life.
| Disability Equality Scheme 2006 | HTML |
| Disability Equality Scheme 2009 Report | HTML | PDF |
The Charity Commission takes it's duties as a Public Authority seriously and this Gender Equality Scheme seeks to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of men, women and transgender people, whether they are customers, employees or those who wish to participate in public life.
| Gender Equality Scheme 2006 | HTML |
| Gender Equality Scheme 2009 Report | HTML | PDF |
| Race Equality Scheme 2006 | HTML | PDF |
| Race Equality Scheme 2009 Report | HTML | PDF |
Analysis and annual reporting of the monitoring of ethnicity in the Commission, in accordance with our statutory obligations
Supporting the development of a healthy NGO sector worldwide in partnership with local stakeholders
The Charity Commission has now published its Welsh Language Scheme. It describes the Commission’s new vision and mission and sets out a range of new policies and initiatives for communicating with Welsh-speaking customers.
In accordance with the Health Act 2006, and to ensure all our employees and customers have the right to work in a smoke free environment, the Charity Commission has a compulsory no smoking policy throughout its offices. The exclusion area extends to the immediate vicinity of the building, including main staff entrances and car parks, if applicable.