The Charity Commission's core role is to protect the public's interest in charity.

We take a risk-based approach to regulating charities. We also follow the principles of best regulatory practice in our work, making sure our activities are:

• proportionate
• accountable
• consistent
• transparent
• targeted

Our regulatory work can affect:

• all charities
• a particular group of charities
• an individual charity

Our Risk Framework explains our regulatory approach in more detail, including how we assess risk. It is the tool we use to determine when and how to get involved in proactive programmes of work or react to individual cases.

• Charity Commission Risk Framework HTML | PDF

See also:

• Risk Application guidance - guidance for Charity Commission caseworkers on how to apply the Risk Framework when dealing with individual charities (PDF)
• Publication and review of accounts

Flowing from our approach to risk, we have identified three areas of high regulatory risk where we should have a public strategic response.

• Strategy for dealing with fraud, financial crime and financial abuse of the charity sector
• Strategy for dealing with safeguarding children and vulnerable adults issues in charities
• Counter terrorism strategy

Statements about live investigations

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