Law / policy

The Irish Tax Reform Group (ITRG) is inviting charities to sign up to a new code of practice which includes a donor's charter for fundraising.

Five children's charities have agreed and committed themselves to the new Child Sponsorship Charter, new collaborative standards that aim to bring greater clarity and transparency to child sponsorship

Face-to-face fundraisers in Ireland will soon need a garda permit to stop pedestrians and ask for donations.

CityCo, the city centre management company for Manchester, has signed an agreement with the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) to regulate on-street fundraising.

The NSPCC has appointed a panel of four legal firms to provide pro bono support to the charity this year.

The Institute of Fundraising's Handling of Cash Donations Code of Fundraising Practice is being redrafted to reflect the wide range of income sources for charities.

A Judge has ruled that London Councils' decision to cut £10 million of funding was flawed and that three London charities have won the right to a judicial review.

The National Fraud Authority (NFA) has for the first time put a figure on the cost to the charity sector each year of fraud.

The practice of street 'prospecting' is now incorporated within the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association's (PFRA) self-regulatory regime.