Leo Docherty: ...; I will just touch on those, if I may. The powers provided in clause 1 subsections (1) and (2) reflect the constitutional arrangements of the CPA —including its current registration with the Charity Commission for England and Wales—and will facilitate its proposed future operating model. Comparable treatment to an international organisation would be limited to the core international...
Nigel Huddleston: ...Disaster Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian appeal. When fundraising, it is important to ensure funds are given safely so that they reach the cause for which they were intended. The Charity Commission for England and Wales and The Fundraising Regulator published a joint statement on 2 March, on how to give safely to support Ukraine. The Fundraising Regulator has also...
PCSCB34 Suzy Lamplugh Trust PCSCB35 Helen Stephenson CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Charity Commission for England and Wales PCSCB36 Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
Kevin Foster: Visitors to the UK can undertake a wide range of activities, including volunteering. The volunteering should last no more than 30 days in total and be for a charity registered with either the Charity Commission for England and Wales; the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland; or the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Undertaking voluntary work for longer periods of time is provided...
Matt Warman: As an independent regulator, the Charity Commission for England and Wales (“the Commission”) is not subject to Ministerial or Government direction or control; it is accountable to the courts for its legal decisions. The Commission has set out its decision to register the LGB Alliance in a detailed paper which is available here:...
Kevin Foster: Visitors to the UK can undertake a wide range of activities, including volunteering. The volunteering should last no more than 30 days in total and be for a charity registered with either the Charity Commission for England and Wales; the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland; or the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Undertaking voluntary work for longer periods of time is provided...
Baroness Barran: .... The voluntary and community sectors are independent from government and rely on the hard work of staff and volunteers, as well as funding from individuals, businesses, trusts and foundations. The Charity Commission for England and Wales produces a range of resources to support individuals who wish to set up a new charity. This guidance is available online here:...
Matt Warman: The Government does not make donations to charities. Such funding, whether for a specific restricted purpose or unrestricted, would be classified as a grant. The Charity Commission for England and Wales publishes charities’ annual returns from the last five reporting years. This includes a breakdown of funding that includes income from government grants and income from government...
John Whittingdale: ...package has been distributed via the Barnett formula to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support all types of charities on the frontline of the response. In addition to this support, the Charity Commission for England and Wales has published guidance on gov.uk, which sets out how charities can get support for their staff, advice on use of reserves, and other potential issues. We...
James Brokenshire: ...and the public about COVID-19 related frauds and scams and provide advice and guidance that sets out how they can protect themselves.n parallel, the Home Office is also working closely with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, who have recently issued a safety alert to charities themselves to minimise the risk of them becoming a victim of such frauds and cyber-attacks. The Home...
Baroness Barran: The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music is a registered charity (charity number 292182). The Charity Commission for England and Wales expects charities to have and adhere to a robust conflict of interests policy. The Charity Commission is aware of, and assessing, concerns raised about the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
Helen Whately: Grant-making charities must ensure that charitable funds are used to further their charitable purposes. The Charity Commission for England and Wales publishes guidance ("Campaigning and political activity guidance for charities (CC9)") on the extent to which charities can legitimately engage in non-party political activity as part of furthering their charitable purposes. Any concerns that...
Nicky Morgan: ...of their charity. In doing so the charity trustees need to consider a number of factors, including securing value for money for the charity, and the impact of their decisions on public trust. The Charity Commission for England and Wales requires charities to include information on the number of staff receiving remuneration in excess of £60,000, in their Annual Return. This information...
Chris Skidmore: .... Member for Blackpool South (Gordon Marsden), on the amendment to schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011, which sets out that charities are exempt from registration with and direct regulation by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, HEFCE was the principal regulator for HE providers that were exempt charities under the existing schedule 3 of the 2011 Act, and the OfS was made...
Mims Davies: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Charity Commission. Helen Stephenson CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Charity Commission for England and Wales has responded with the attached letter. Letter from Charity Commission (PDF Document, 215.77 KB)
Mims Davies: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Charity Commission. Helen Stephenson CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Charity Commission for England and Wales has responded with the attached letter. Letter from Charity Commission (PDF Document, 133.49 KB)
Mims Davies: The Charity Commission for England and Wales has confirmed that for the past three years a total of 12,708 charities with a declared income of less than £1.5M have been removed from the Register of Charities Year Charities removed: income less than £1.5M 2016 3,856 2017 4,069 2018 4,783 One reason for the increased number of charities coming off the register of charities...
Mims Davies: The Charity Commission for England and Wales publishes annual transparency data, which includes analyses of its statutory inquiry, compliance and monitoring casework according to the information on the register of charities and submitted by charities in their annual returns. This includes a breakdown of casework statistics by classification, beneficiary group, income, and the charities’...
Mims Davies: The Charity Commission for England and Wales is a non-ministerial government department. The Commission is based across four sites and is the minor occupier at each site. Each sites’ main occupier is accountable for environmental and cost performance of their buildings and the Commission’s usage of gas and electricity is not separately metered.
Tracey Crouch: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Charity Commission. Please see the attached letter from Helen Stephenson, CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Charity Commission for England and Wales. Helen Stephenson letter to Tom Watson (PDF Document, 229.8 KB)
