Key Decisions of the Commission

In carrying out its function as registrar and regulator, the Commission from time to time makes decisions which concern points of law, are novel, significant or otherwise of wider interest and use.

Many concern issues of charitable status where the Commission has to examine what the law regards as charitable and apply it to the particular circumstances. It may, in the course of making its decision, where appropriate, accept a new novel charitable purpose as being within that legal framework. The Commission’s stated policy on the recognition and acceptance of novel charitable purposes is most recently set out in the Commission’s publication Recognising New Charitable Purposes RR1A

This page contains links to the decisions which fall into these categories which were made after August 2001. Decisions which fall into these categories prior to this date can be found in the Commission’s various annual reports and the Decisions of the Charity Commissioners Volumes 1-5, available from HMSO and at some local libraries.

It is possible to look at these decisions through two indexes:-

• one which lists the decisions, by name, alphabetically; and
• one which lists certain key issues considered in the decisions, alphabetically.

A case summary of each decision is also available.

Alphabetical Index to the Decisions of the Commission

Index of Key Issues contained in the Decisions of the Commission

Case Summary of the Decisions of the Commission