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Charity law and regulation

The Cabinet Office is responsible for:

• charity law in England and Wales – making sure that the legal framework:
• helps charities to develop their activities and services and play an increasing role for good in society
• gives confidence to the public about the integrity of charities
• cutting red tape for charities – monitoring new legislation and encouraging:
• changes to existing legislation
• good regulatory practice, to ensure that regulation of organisations is fair and proportionate

Charity law responsibilities include:

• implementation of the Charities Act 2006
• certain functions relating to the Charity Commission
• functions relating to the regulation of fundraising and public charitable collections

Charity law and regulation is devolved in Scotland (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator) and Northern Ireland (Charity Commission for Northern Ireland).

Latest consultations and proposals

• Cabinet Office consultation: Making it easier for charities to sell and make other disposals of land
• Changing the way exempt charities are regulated as charities

Consultation response

• Consultation response: Making it easier for charities to sell and make other disposals of land [PDF 181KB, 12 pages]