Charity Law essential information

Essential information and key issues

• 'Charity Law Reform: An Overview' and new Frequently Asked Questions on the Charities Act 2006
• Plain English Guide to the Charities Act: the Cabinet Office and Charity Commission jointly published Charities Act 2006 - what trustees need to know, a concise guide to the Charities Act aimed particularly at trustees of smaller charities
• Cabinet Office update on the Implementation of the 2006 Charities Act
• Charitable Causes and Public Benefit - this provides a number of resources by the Charity Commission providing guidance on the public benefit requirement. See also NCVO's briefing on the Charity Commission's draft guidance on public benefit
• New Charity Commission guidance on trustee expenses and payments explains how trustees can be paid for providing goods and services to their charity
• Charity Commission revised guidance on campaigning: CC9 - Speaking Out - Guidance on Campaigning and Political Activity by Charities
• Charity Commission Counter-Terrorism Strategy and NCVO's Report on Security and Civil Society