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Commission to release data sets on charities' spending

17 Jun 2013 | Kirsty Weakley

The Charity Commission data sets on how charities spend their money will be made publicly available in an ‘open data’ format by March 2014.

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Charities say lack of finance could be barrier to delivering Big Society

Financial resource is the biggest concern for civil society organisations in supporting the Big Society according to a new survey from consultancy CommunitySense.

Nat Wei

Lord Nat Wei, government adviser on the Big Society, has said the government and the Charity Commission are talking about guidance for charities on investment.

Schools' High Court challenge to public benefit guidance transfers to Charity Tribunal

The High Court has transferred the Independent Schools Council’s challenge to the Charity Commission’s interpretation of the law on public benefit, to the Charity Tribunal, to be heard alongside the Attorney-General’s reference on the matter.

Commission for Compact releases guide on partnership working

An implementation guide on how community groups and local public bodies can improve the way they work together has been published by the Commission for the Compact.

If this succeeds it will sound the death knell to the gift aid regime, which was set up by the government to encourage donors to give generously by handing across to the charity the basic rate tax that the donor had suffered on the amount they were now giving away. If a mechanism is now found to simply force HMRC to hand over the tax but at no cost to the donor whatsoever (and indeed if you are a higher rate tax payer a mechanism that reduces your tax bill), then the government will have no choice but to shut down the gift aid regime.

» Cup Trust commits to spend all £46m of gift aid on grants if claims succeed

Big Society Network cancels tour after spending cuts mar debate

The Big Society Network has cancelled a series of town hall meetings after the first event was dominated by anger over spending cuts.

Online toolkit on Equality Act 2010 released

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has released an online starter guide to the Equality Act 2010 for the private, public and voluntary sectors to understand their obligations under the new legislation.

Trustees make almost three-quarters of phone calls to Commission

Seventy per cent of telephone calls to the Charity Commission are made by trustees, and around half of these fall into five subject areas.

PCS union enlists sector support to stave off Commission cuts

The PCS union, the biggest union within the Charity Commission workforce, has launched a campaign against the threatened cut to the regulator’s budget, in a bid to reduce job losses among its members.

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