Following a visit to the theatre Martin Farrell ponders how much information trustees need to have.
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McKenna: Charities Act review should look at Attorney General's references
Tania Mason
29 Nov 2011
29 Nov 2011
Tags: Law | Charities Act 2006
The review of the Charities Act should re-examine the way that Attorney General’s references play out in the sector, according to Charity Tribunal president Alison McKenna.
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Commission to scrap regulatory compliance cases 2
Tania Mason
17 Oct 2011
17 Oct 2011
Tags: Charity Commission | Regulation
The Charity Commission is to stop carrying out regulatory compliance investigations, the type of inquiry it conducted into the charity operated by Liam Fox MP and his friend Adam Werritty last year.
The Charity Commission yesterday blamed Parliament for the ongoing delays in implementing the Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
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Charity Law Association elects Ann Phillips as new chairman
Kirsty Weakley
11 Jul 2011
11 Jul 2011
Tags: Law
Ann Phillips, a partner at Stone King LLP, has been elected chairman of the Charity Law Association.
The Charity Commission must retain its regulatory role with regards to granting charities permission to pay their trustees, the NCVO has said in its submission to the taskforce charged with cutting red tape in the sector.
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Statutory fundraising regulation and new constitutional form should go, say lawyers 1
Tania Mason
21 Jan 2011
21 Jan 2011
The Charity Law Association has advised the Charity Commission that the Charitable Incorporated Organisation and statutory fundraising regulation should both be scrapped in light of the regulator’s forthcoming budget cuts.
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Equality Act guidance 'not comprehensive enough', say lawyers
Vibeka Mair
28 Sep 2010
28 Sep 2010
Tags: Law
Lawyers have welcomed the Charity Commission’s initial guidance on the Equality Act which is coming into force next week, but said more detailed guidance would be needed.