Take part in the 2025 Charity Shops Survey!

Now in its 34th year, the survey provides detailed benchmark data, giving you a better understanding of the charity retail sector. Deadline for submissions is 4th July.

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Elizabeth Petch

Petch is a solicitor in the public and regulatory department of Bates Wells & Braithwaite, with particular experience in drafting, interpreting and advising on codes of practice, their application and the principles involved in bringing prosecutions.

She undertook a long-term secondment at the office of a regulator and therefore has first-hand experience of the practical working of such organisations. She acted as legal clerk to the regulator’s tribunal, which adjudicated on potential breaches of the organisation’s code of practice.