Law / policy

A report published today by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) has identified charity fundraising as the principal theme behind many of the concerns about charities it receives.

An Irish children’s charity has been criticised because of its planned participation in a fundraising event with a British army band.

Charity data protection and ICT specialist Paul Ticher is relaunching his series of Data Protection webinars for charities but this time there is no charge.

The hour-long sessions cover:

The allocation of money from dormant bank accounts in Northern Ireland to community groups has taken a step closer after the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) announced that it has a preferred

William Shawcross CVO has been appointed as the new Chair of the Charity Commission for England and Wales, succeeding Dame Suzi Leather who served in that role from for six years from August 2006.

Save the Children has launched an appeal to raise £500,000 to help its work in the UK, targeting the poorest children.

The Charity Commission has published guidance on starting, running and supporting charitable disaster appeals.

The Institute of Fundraising is concerned that the Small Charitable Donations Bill, which brings in the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme, is an "overly complex" piece of legislation.

The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) has this week introduced a new best practice regime for street fundraisers.

The long awaited charity legislation for Northern Ireland has taken a step forward with the introduction of the Charities Bill into the local Assembly which will amend the provisions of the Charities