Charity Commission

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The Charity Commission is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities (and hence to some extent most churches) in England and Wales.

The Charity Commission answers directly to the UK Parliament and not to Government ministers, and as a result it is often described as a quango. It is governed by a board, which is assisted by the Chief Executive (currently Andrew Hind) and an executive team.^[1] Suzi Leather, DBE was appointed Chair of the Commission's board on 1 August 2006, after being chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and the School Food Trust.^[2] Geraldine Peacock, CBE was Chief Charity Commissioner (as previous chairs of the Commission have been known) from 2003 to 2006, and Chair-designate from 8 July 2004 to 2006.

It has four sites in England and Wales, in London, Taunton, Liverpool and Newport. There are public terminals at each site except Newport for accessing the Commission's web site. The commission has on its website the latest accounts submitted to it by charities in England & Wales.

Charities in Scotland are regulated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and in Northern Ireland are regulated by the Voluntary Activity Unit of the Department of Health and Social Services at Stormont Castle.

[edit] See also

• Charities Act 2006
• Intelligent Giving - Independent guide to UK charities
• GuideStar - UK and US databases and information on charities

[edit] External links

• Charity Commission

[edit] References

1. ^ Governance Framework. Charity Commission. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
2. ^ The Commissioners and Executive Directors. Charity Commission. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.

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