Legal and regulatory

New Free Legal Information Service for NCVO members

NCVO has teamed up with LawWorks to provide NCVO members with an exclusive package of benefits, including the provision of legal information services.

The package contains three main elements:

1. Free Legal support for member organisations with incomes of less than £350,000.
2. Initial electronic advice (quick query surgery) available for all members, it enables you to submit by email a quick, straightforward query about the law that applies to specific situations
3. Opportunity to attend 4- 6 training events a year on a range of specific legal issues. (Details coming soon)

Ask a legal question.

Frequently Asked Questions

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From the Employment Rights Act 1996 to the Legal structures for voluntary organisations, whether you need business advice or mediation, if you have legal issues that you need help with, read on to find out who to contact. Get informed on Health and Safety law or Employment regulations and many other legal topics.

• Access to legal resources
  
• Access to Medical Reports Act 1988
  
• Asylum and Immigration Act 1996

• Burden of Proof Directive

• Data protection law
  
• Document retention periods
  
• European Directive on Race
• Equal opportunity law
• Equal pay regulation

• December 2003 Employment Equality Regulations

• Governing documents and how to change them

• Health and safety law: overview
  

• Intellectual property online: overview
  
• Intellectual property rights clearance
  
• Investment: the legal framework
  
• Legal structures for voluntary organisations
• The legal status of volunteers
• Workforce Relations law: overview
  
• Liability for online content
  
• Licensing of charity names and logos
  
• Local treasurers
  
• Model license agreement
  
• Online data protection and privacy policy
  
• Procedure for forming a Charitable Company
  
• Protecting your name
• Race Relations Act 1976
  
• Recruitment law
  
• Regulations on indicating charitable status
• Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
• Sex Discrimination Act 1975
  
• The role of the charity secretary
  
• The role of the Company Secretary
  
• Trustee liability: overview

External links

• www.direct.gov.uk: public services website. Look under 'Right and responsibilities' for information about your rights (diversity, discrimination, complaints etc), freedom of information, citizenship, death and bereavement.

• Trustee and governance
• Finance
• Funding
• Workforce, HR and employment
• Legal and regulatory
• Campaigning
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• Working with public sector and government
• ICT
• Focus on performance
• Directory of umbrella organisations