Parliamentary Briefings

Briefings on the key issues facing the third sector, as and when they arise:

Consultation on draft guidance on public benefit for educational charities

Consultation on draft guidance for fee-charging charities on public benefit

Draft guidance on public benefit: religious charities, February 2008

Draft guidance on public benefit: poverty charities, February 2008

Faith and Social Cohesion Unit, February 2008

Housing and Regeneration Bill

Public Benefit - what it means for charities, January 2008 

Debate on the Third Sector Review, 18 October 2007

Public Service Delivery

Review of Safeguards to Protect the Charitable Sector (England and Wales) from Terrorist Abuse

Human Rights Act 1998 (Meaning of "Public Authority") Bill 

For the Public Benefit?  Public consultation

The Charities Act

Charities and Regeneration

Charities and terrorism

The MP Surgery

A series of factsheets for MPs and their staff designed to show how the Commission can help you, and provide tailored advice to pass on to your constituents:

The Charity Commission: Helping you help your constituents
January 2007

A constituent has made a complaint about a charity’s activities – what can I do?
January 2007

I’m concerned about the political motivations of a charity – what can I do?
January 2007

“Chuggers” are operating in my constituency – what can I do?
January 2007

My constituents are being targeted by door to door donation scams – what can I do?
January 2007

Pubs in my constituency are being targeted by bogus charity collectors – what can I do?
January 2007

A local organisation has asked whether it should register as a charity – what are the rules?
January 2007

I’m unhappy with the way the Charity Commission has dealt with my enquiry – what can I do?
January 2007

Recent publications

Consultation on Draft public benefit guidance
March 2007

Stand and Deliver - Charity Commission report on charities delivering public services
February 2007

Charity Commission Simplification Plan
December 2006

The Regeneration Game: The range, role and profile of regeneration charities
October 2006

Charity Commission Corporate Plan: 2006 – 2008
September 2006

Annual Report 2005 – 2006
July 2006

Survey of Public Trust and Confidence in Charities
November 2005

Charity working at the heart of society: The way forward 2005 - 2008
March 2005

Charity Commission News

The twice-yearly newsletter we publish and send to all Trustees, available on our website:

http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/tcc/newslist.asp

Charity Commission guidance

A comprehensive list of all our guidance for charities, available on our website:

http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/publications/ccpubs2.asp