The Regulator for Charities in England and Wales
Trustees have duties and responsibilities to their charity, its supporters and beneficiaries, and good governance of the charity is vital. The publications listed here include the information all trustees need to know about how to be an effective charity trustee and how to run their charity efficiently and effectively.
This publication replaces the previous CC3, Responsibilities of Charity Trustees, and provides guidance to all trustees, and those who are about to become trustees, on what is involved in being a charity trustee.
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This leaflet is a summary of the main duties and responsibilities of charity trustees. The last three paragraphs apply especially to persons who are thinking of becoming charity trustees.
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See also our Guidance Update on Charities and Political Donations
This leaflet gives advice to charities on the extent to which they may properly engage in political activities. It also explains which types of political activities charities are allowed to undertake within the law. It also shows how the Commission responds to allegations or evidence of undue political activities by a charity.
This guidance has been revised in order to clarify the key areas of governance for charities and to encourage a positive approach to its overall improvement. As before, it sets out the principles or Hallmarks which an effective charity should try to achieve and also a number of ways in which each Hallmark might be demonstrated. These are the overarching principles which our regulatory framework exists to protect and promote, rather than a list of legal requirements. Any legal requirements are clearly marked.
The new guidance can be used by all charities, but recognises that different types and sizes of charities may have different ways of achieving each Hallmark. It is designed to be a straightforward framework within which charities have the confidence to carry out their work, innovate and evolve and the guidance is based on what we have found to be basic good practice principles.
This leaflet describes the restrictions on the extent to which charity trustees may receive remuneration and the circumstances where payments may be made.
Increasingly charities are encouraging their users to become directly involved in shaping the services that they receive. We have produced guidance “Users on Board: Beneficiaries who become trustees” CC24 that looks at users who become charity trustees in particular, as this type of involvement raises complex issues that need to be addressed.
Selling alcohol from charity premises is a complex subject. This publication looks at the legal and practical problems.
This booklet describes the duties of trustees when they sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of land belonging to their charity.
A ‘start to finish’ guide to help charities to recruit new trustees effectively and increase the range of skills and experience on their board.
We are amending part F of this guidance to reflect the recent introduction of parts of the Vetting and Barring Scheme. You can find guidance on the Scheme at www.isa-gov.org.uk/PDF/VBS_Guidance.Pdf
This publication gives general guidance to trustees who are thinking of acquiring land.
Guidance on collaborative working and mergers, highlighting both good practice and the practical help we can give.
Also, see Collaborative Working and Mergers Resources
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This guidance replaced and expands upon our previous guidance on Orders and Schemes. It covers the various ways in which trustees may be able to amend and update their charity's governing document themselves, and ways in which we can help in those cases where an amendment power is not available to trustees. In this most recent version, we have made further amendments to clarify the position with regard to changes permitting trustee benefits.
This is a practical guide to the legal and good practice issues that charities need to be aware of if they are planning to deliver services under a funding agreement with a public authority.
This publication describes the provisions for the appointment of nominees and custodians brought in by the Trustee Act 2000 and the requirements with which trustees exercising these powers must comply. In particular it contains the statutory guidance given by the Commission under s.19(4) of that Act concerning the appointment of such persons, with which trustees must also comply
This leaflet provides information about the incorporation of trustees under the Charities Act 1993.
This publication gives guidance on the law and good practice of charity meetings. It also gives advice on the law as well as highlighting good practice, on how charities set up and run their meetings.
This substantially revised guidance details various forms of insurance, and the circumstances in which trustees may need to consider obtaining them. Some of them are mandatory. It also includes a section on trustee indemnity insurance.