2024 March On 1 March the Government announced that phase 3 of the Charities Act 2022 would come into force on 7 March. The key parts of phase three relate to making changes to charities’ governing documents: the 2022 Act aligns the procedure for charitable companies, CIOs and unincorporated charities. The other provisions that came into force on 7 March relate to the disposal of charity land, charity mergers, payments to trustees and trustee appointments. (The implementation of the ex gratia provisions has been previously delayed, but these are now due to come into force on 19 May 2024). Click here for details. On 4 March the Charity Commission issued new guidance regarding charities accepting donations. Orlando Fraser KC, Chair of the Charity Commission said: “When charities are offered a donation, the law is clear that their starting point should be to accept
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procedure for charitable companies, CIOs and unincorporated charities. The other provisions that came into force on 7 March relate to the disposal of charity land, charity mergers, payments to trustees and trustee appointments. (The implementation of the ex gratia provisions has been previously delayed, but these are now due to come into force on 19 May 2024). Click here for details. On 4 March the Charity Commission issued new guidance regarding charities accepting donations. Orlando Fraser KC, Chair of the Charity Commission said: “When charities are offered a donation, the law is clear that their starting point should be to accept unless there is very good
2024 March On 1 March the Government announced that phase 3 of the Charities Act 2022 would come into force on 7 March. The key parts of phase three relate to making changes to charities’ governing documents: the 2022 Act aligns the
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reason not to.” Click here for details.