tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation from The Charity Commission 2025-06-09T09:59:49+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/complaints-about-charities 2025-06-09T09:59:49+01:00 Raising a concern with the Charity Commission (CC47) Read about the sorts of concerns and complaints about charities to raise with the charity regulator. This guidance is now the Commission’s Regulatory and Risk Framework. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/charity-annual-return-2025-question-guide 2025-05-22T08:40:50+01:00 Charity Annual Return 2025: question guide Understand what information you will need to prepare for the Annual Return 2025, and why new questions have been included. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/trustee-board-people-and-skills 2025-05-14T00:02:11+01:00 Trustee board: people and skills Check who is eligible to be a trustee and what skills they need to have tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/finding-new-trustees-cc30 2025-05-14T00:01:07+01:00 Finding and appointing new trustees (CC30) What to think about when recruiting and appointing new charity trustees, including rules about who can be a charity trustee. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/trustee-expenses-what-charities-can-pay 2025-04-25T11:58:30+01:00 Trustee expenses: what charities can pay Guidance about trustee expenses, including what costs can be paid as expenses and what should be in a trustee expenses policy. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/charities-paying-a-trustee-or-a-connected-person-understand-the-rules-cc11 2025-04-25T00:00:00+01:00 Charities paying a trustee or a connected person: understand the rules (CC11) Understand the rules and risks when using charity funds to pay a trustee or a person or organisation connected to a trustee. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/my-charity-commission-account-privacy-notice 2025-02-27T14:00:15+00:00 'My Charity Commission Account' privacy notice Privacy notice about how we process your personal data when you set up and use ‘My Charity Commission Account�. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/my-charity-commission-account-guidance-for-charity-contacts 2025-02-13T17:18:41+00:00 My Charity Commission Account - guidance for charity contacts How to set up and use your new 'Charity Commission Account' and manage other users� access and permissions. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/charity-commission-annual-returns-regulations-2024 2024-12-20T00:00:00+00:00 Charity Commission Annual Returns Regulations 2024 Regulations prescribing the information to be included in charities� annual returns from 1 January 2025 onwards. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/internal-financial-controls-for-charities-cc8 2024-11-27T09:11:54+00:00 Internal financial controls for charities: protect your charity from fraud and loss (CC8)� How to use internal financial controls to manage your charity’s financial activity and protect it from fraud and loss. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/protect-your-charity-from-cyber-crime 2024-11-27T00:00:00+00:00 Protect your charity from cyber crime Find out how to keep your charity cyber secure, respond to cyber attacks, and report cyber crime. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/charity-trustee-welcome-pack 2024-10-01T00:01:04+01:00 Charity trustee welcome pack As a new charity trustee, this guide will help you in your role. It can also be used by existing trustees to refresh knowledge and skills. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/managing-financial-difficulties-insolvency-in-charities-cc12 2024-09-23T00:01:09+01:00 Improving your charity’s finances (CC12) Advice on actions trustees can take to improve their charity’s finances, protect against financial difficulties and understand what to do if their charity is insolvent or at risk of insolvency. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/its-your-decision-charity-trustees-and-decision-making 2024-09-09T06:00:06+01:00 Decision-making for charity trustees (CC27) Guidance about making trustee decisions, including the 7 decision-making principles. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/recreation-ground-charities 2024-08-08T23:59:06+01:00 Recreation ground charities: guidance for trustees Guidance for trustees of recreation ground charities about issues relevant to them, including the management and disposal of the land. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/local-authorities-as-charity-trustees 2024-08-08T23:58:03+01:00 Local authorities (or councils) as trustees of charities Guidance for councillors and council officers of a local authority which is a trustee of a charity. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/charity-banking 2024-07-23T10:00:05+01:00 Charity banking Information on charity banking and the support available to charities trying to access adequate banking services. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/charities-and-meetings-cc48 2024-07-19T00:01:02+01:00 Charity meetings (CC48) Find out how to plan, run and keep a record of charity meetings. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/charities-and-the-general-election-information-for-parliamentary-candidates 2024-06-03T00:00:00+01:00 Charities and the General Election: Information for parliamentary candidates Information on the rules that charities must follow, and how parliamentary candidates can engage with them during an election campaign. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/campaigning-and-political-activity-general-election-lessons-learned 2024-05-29T00:00:00+01:00 Campaigning and political activity: general election lessons learned Key issues and questions for charities to consider based on insights from our casework into campaigning and political activity during previous election periods.