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How a 'Family-Friendly' Approach Can Help Charities Keep Their Staff

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

With unemployment low, a family-friendly approach is one way charities can distinguish themselves as employers.

How a 'Family-Friendly' Approach Can Help Charities Keep Their Staff

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What Charities Should Know About Safeguarding and Protecting People

Friday, 28 September 2018

Safeguarding is an important topic at the moment - we look at the latest regulatory guidance and what your charity should be doing next.

What Charities Should Know About Safeguarding and Protecting People

Governor Benefits - A Broader and More Stringently Regulated Issue?

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

The voluntary principle that charity trustees - usually the governors in a charitable independent school setting - fulfil their roles without payment, is a deep part of sector culture.

GDPR - It's Not Too Late

Friday, 25 May 2018

As the GDPR comes into force, we remind those charities who still have work to do where to find resources.

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Charity News Speed Read - May 2018

Thursday, 24 May 2018

We summarise the latest news affecting charities.

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Dealing with Safeguarding Issues - Keep up to Date with Developments

Thursday, 24 May 2018

In the last edition we reported on the publication of the Charity Commission's new strategy for dealing with safeguarding issues in charities, the subsequent regulatory alert and what this means for charities' safeguarding arrangements.

Dealing with Safeguarding Issues - Keep up to Date with Developments

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HMRC Updates Guidance on VAT Treatment of Grants - What Does This Mean for Charities?

Thursday, 24 May 2018

HMRC has updated its guidance on how it will consider the treatment of VAT when organisations give or receive grant funding.

HMRC Updates Guidance on VAT Treatment of Grants - What Does This Mean for Charities?

Can Your Charity Still Validly Recognise Gift Aid on Donations from Its Trading Subsidiary?

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Recent clarifications published by the Financial Reporting Council mean that any trading subsidiary of a charity is required to either pay its profits to the charity before accounting year end...

Can Your Charity Still Validly Recognise Gift Aid on Donations From its Trading Subsidiary?

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New Trustee and Senior Manager Disqualification Rules - What Charities Need to Do

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Charities may be aware of changes to the automatic trustee disqualification rules, which will take effect from 1 August 2018.

New Trustee and Senior Manager Disqualification Rules - What Charities Need to Do

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STOP PRESS: Reporting Safeguarding Incidents to Charity Commission

Friday, 13 April 2018

Updated Charity Commission guidance highlights safeguarding as a high priority regulatory issue.

STOP PRESS: Reporting Safeguarding Incidents to Charity Commission

STOP PRESS: Charities Urged to Review Safeguarding Arrangements

Tuesday, 10 April 2018

As safeguarding concerns reach unprecedented levels, what does the Charity Commission's recent focus mean for you and your charity?

Charities Urged to Review Safeguarding Arrangements

Current Issues in Charity Regulation

Monday, 05 March 2018

23 January 2018 should have been a high-point in the media for the charity sector as a whole, as the Duke of Cambridge addressed the Charity Commission's annual meeting with an uplifting speech about the importance of charities to a healthy society...