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10/05/13 THE QUEEN’S SPEECH 2013
Charities & Charity Law
27/05/13 Press regulation and charity blogs: update
09/05/13 Preston Down Trust: further stay of proceedings
26/04/13 Total return investment: consultation on draft regulations
25/03/13 Press regulation and charity blogs
29/01/13 Preston Down – update
18/12/12 Charitable Incorporated Organisations
18/12/12 Preston Down: an update
05/12/12 Government interim response to the Hodgson Review
14/09/12 Public benefit and the Charity Commission’s consultation: a reminder
14/09/12 Charities Bill
25/07/12 Exclusive Brethren to appeal loss of charitable status
20/07/12 National Audit Office: “Regulating charities: a landscape review”
17/07/12 Small Charitable Donations Bill: Public Reading stage
16/07/12 Charities (Exception from Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
16/07/12 Hodgson Review of the Charities Act 2006
06/07/12 Reporting Serious Incidents: guidance for trustees
28/06/12 Charity Commission consultation on public benefit
28/06/12 Charity Commission review of the Register of Charities
26/06/12 Cookies: Information Commissioner's policy
30/04/12 Charitable Incorporated Organisations
22/02/12 Charities Act review: consultation events
22/02/12 Charities Act review: calls for evidence
22/02/12 Trusts with a restricted class of beneficiaries
03/02/12 Accounting standards
03/02/12 Charity Commission Risk Framework
14/12/11 Cy-près schemes
23/11/11 Charities Act 2006: The Hodgson Review
23/11/11 Governance for smaller charities
04/11/11 Charity Commission investment guidance for trustees
20/10/11 “Charitable purposes”
20/10/11 Charitable Incorporated Organisations: update
14/09/11 Excepted and exempt charities
14/09/11 Equality Act: Charity Commission summary guidance
27/06/11 Risk and small charities
17/06/11 Hodgson Review
17/06/11 Guidance on political campaigning - Northern Ireland
16/06/11 Model governing documents
07/06/11 Holding, transferring and receiving funds
06/05/11 Charitable Incorporated Organisations guidance
06/05/11 Charities SORP, charity accounts and reports
06/05/11 Charities working internationally
06/05/11 Charity Tribunal: Catholic Care
06/05/11 Fraud and Financial Crime
06/05/11 Managing charity assets and resources
06/05/11 Regulation of excepted and exempt charities
04/04/11 Audit practice
24/03/11 Charities Acts consolidation
24/03/11 Charity Commission future strategy review: update
24/03/11 Fit and proper person test: updated guidance
21/01/11 Charities and political campaigning
21/01/11 Excepted and exempt charities
10/01/11 Equality Act: Commission guidance update
10/01/11 Trustee toolkit
10/01/11 Trustee reporting
21/12/10 Charities and investment
21/12/10 Small charities
21/12/10 SORP, charity accounts and reports
21/12/10 Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 amendment: update
18/11/10 Charity registration timetable
21/10/10 Public benefit and education
21/10/10 CCNI draft Corporate Plan
07/10/10 Equality Act 2010: Charity Commission guidance
07/10/10 Liberal Democrat consultation on the voluntary sector
07/10/10 Northern Ireland Charities Act timetable
17/09/10 Charity Commission consultation on on-line services
17/09/10 Charity Commission updates for smaller and faith-based charities
23/07/10 Accounting standards consultation
23/07/10 Charity Commission guidance on public benefit: Attorney General’s reference
19/07/10 Public benefit
19/07/10 Paying trustees
19/07/10 Exempt charities: accounts and land transactions
25/06/10 Charity Commission guidance on fundraising
25/06/10 Reporting Serious Incidents guidance for trustees
25/06/10 Charity Commission for Northern Ireland work update
22/06/10 Charities and CRB checks
22/06/10 Financial guidance for charities
08/06/10 Trustees' expenses
17/05/10 Charity Commission for Northern Ireland: registration time-line
23/04/10 Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007: Catholic Care
16/04/10 Accruals accounts
16/04/10 Charities Act 2006: updated implementation plan
16/04/10 Draft Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill
09/03/10 Charity Commission guidance for trustees
09/03/10 SORP and heritage assets
17/02/10 Office of the Third Sector
02/02/10 Annual return: reporting serious incidents
02/02/10 Charities and elections
02/02/10 Registration of religious organisations
02/02/10 Direct debit fraud
19/01/10 Registration of religious organisations
17/12/09 Charity reporting and accounting: SORP
19/11/09 Public charitable collections
19/11/09 Risk-management for trustees
05/11/09 Accounting standards
05/11/09 Charitable Incorporated Organisations: update
05/11/09 Model constitution for small charities
05/11/09 Public benefit
15/10/09 Public benefit: Northern Ireland
28/09/09 Charitable Incorporated Organisations: progress on the consultation
28/09/09 Charities and political parties
28/09/09 Charity collaborations and mergers
28/09/09 Single-congregation LEPs
17/09/09 Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008: implementation
11/09/09 Charities Acts consolidation
11/09/09 Company charities: audit and independent examination
11/09/09 HMRC and Companies House: joint on-line filing
11/09/09 Public benefit: Northern Ireland
04/08/09 Charity pooled funds consultation
23/07/09 Charity Commission: Single Equality Scheme
23/07/09 Public benefit reporting
17/07/09 Public benefit reporting
16/07/09 Public benefit: Charity Commission assessments
13/07/09 Charity Commission relocation
13/07/09 Accounting for public funds
13/07/09 AGMs and disruptions caused by unforeseeable circumstances
13/07/09 Reporting serious incidents
13/07/09 Charity Fund-Raising Regulations (England and Wales)
13/07/09 Registration update
13/07/09 Religion and the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations
13/07/09 Charity Commission
22/04/09 Financial thresholds
22/04/09 Charities legislation (Ireland)
24/03/09 Charities and public benefit: example annual reports
23/02/09 Charity Commission survey of mosques
23/02/09 The size of the religious charitable sector
18/12/08 Charity Commission guidance on public benefit
18/12/08 The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit
10/12/08 Charitable collections
10/12/08 Charity Commission: public benefit examples
10/12/08 Charity trustees: codes of conduct
10/12/08 Governing documents
21/11/08 Public benefit: duties of trustees
21/11/08 Public Benefit and the Advancement of Religion: summary of consultation responses
21/11/08 Public Benefit and Fee-charging: summary of consultation responses
21/11/08 Public Benefit and the Prevention or Relief of Poverty: summary of consultation responses
01/10/08 Charity Commission: charities and accountability
01/10/08 Charity Commission: on-line register
17/09/08 Charities Acts: consultation on reporting and financial thresholds
11/09/08 Charitable Incorporated Organisations
11/09/08 Excepted and exempt charities: registration
11/09/08 Public benefit: advancement of ethical or moral belief-systems
11/09/08 Charities Act (Northern Ireland)
21/08/08 Charitable companies: review of Memorandum and Articles
15/07/08 Charities and the Human Rights Act 1998
03/07/08 Advancement of religion and public benefit
03/07/08 Complaints about charities
03/07/08 Conflicts within charities
03/07/08 Trustees: payment
03/07/08 Trustees: reporting serious incidents
08/04/08 Charities Act 2006: Third and Fourth Commencement Orders
08/04/08 Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
29/02/08 Registration: online application service
10/09/07 Charities: excepted status
07/09/07 Advancement of religion
03/09/07 Charity accounts: independent examination
03/09/07 Charity Commission: response to Government review on terrorist abuse
03/09/07 Charities in English and Scots law
06/08/07 Breakthrough Britain
06/08/07 Charity accounts
04/07/07 Annual returns: deregistration
04/07/07 Audit, accounting and reporting consultation
04/07/07 Charity reporting and accounting
04/07/07 Charity Commission Decision Review and Complaints and Customer Feedback consultation
02/04/07 Charity Law Reform
31/03/05 Charities Bill
31/03/05 Accounting: SORP
17/12/04 Charity law reform
15/12/03 Charity law reform
25/07/03 Charity law reform
31/01/02 Charity law review
30/11/00 Charities Act: excepted status
Employment & Volunteering
27/03/13 Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS): updates
21/03/13 Equality Act: EHRC guidance for small businesses
18/12/12 Volunteers are not employees
14/09/12 Age discrimination
27/07/12 Unclaimed sick leave: compensation
16/07/12 Trustees, clergy and vicarious liability
28/06/12 Home Office guidance on disclosure and barring
26/06/12 Equality Act 2010: employer liability for third party harassment of employees
26/06/12 Low Pay Commission and the National Minimum Wage
26/06/12 Preventing illegal working
26/06/12 Sickness while on annual leave
30/04/12 Age discrimination in employment
30/04/12 Recruitment: rights to information of unsuccessful candidates
30/03/12 Employment Law Review: dismissal of employees
30/03/12 National Minimum Wage: changes
22/02/12 Clergy employment: Sharpe v Worcester DBF and Church of England freeholders
13/02/12 Extending fixed-term contracts
13/02/12 Health & safety: office risk assessment
13/02/12 Working Time Directive, paid holiday and sick leave
03/02/12 Health and safety guidance
03/02/12 Pensions: automatic enrolment update
16/01/12 Clergy employment: are Methodist ministers employees or office-holders?
16/01/12 CRB checks: charging volunteers
13/12/11 Employment law consultations: outcome and further consultations
23/11/11 Pensions Act 2011
20/10/11 Holiday pay calculations
20/10/11 National Minimum Wage
20/10/11 Unfair dismissal
14/09/11 Employing subcontractors
14/09/11 Volunteers and private hire vehicle licensing: guidance
20/07/11 Religion and belief in the workplace
20/06/11 Employment status of organists
17/06/11 National Minimum Wage
03/06/11 Age discrimination
03/06/11 Health and Safety Review: update
03/06/11 Parental leave - again
03/06/11 Review of employment law
06/05/11 Age discrimination
06/05/11 Health and safety: managing low risk
06/05/11 National Minimum Wage
03/05/11 Case-law on church employment
04/04/11 Clergy employment
24/03/11 Additional Statutory Paternity Pay
24/03/11 Equality Act 2010: definition of disability
24/03/11 Health and Safety: RIDDOR consultation
25/01/11 Employees, income tax and 'local religious centres'
21/01/11 Default Retirement Age abolition
21/01/11 Parental leave arrangements
21/01/11 Pensions Bill
21/01/11 Public sector equality duty
21/01/11 Statutory payment rates
10/01/11 National Minimum Wage
07/12/10 Pregnant Workers Directive
06/12/10 Government Equality Strategy
18/11/10 Pensions Protection Levy
25/10/10 Vetting and barring review
21/10/10 Compulsory retirement and EU law
21/10/10 Dismissal: effective date of termination
21/10/10 Pensions and the ‘employer debt’ rules
21/10/10 Vetting and barring: Scottish lists
07/10/10 Flexible working
17/09/10 Equality Act 2010: commencement
17/09/10 Public sector equality duty
17/09/10 Unfair dismissal, compensation and ability to pay
30/07/10 Default Retirement Age abolition
19/07/10 Pregnancy and maternity leave
19/07/10 Retirement and pensionable age
19/07/10 Equality Act 2010: summary guides
25/06/10 National Minimum Wage
08/06/10 Equality Act 2010: the basics
08/06/10 Equality Act 2010: marriage and gender reassignment
17/05/10 Safeguarding
23/04/10 Equality Act 2010: update
23/04/10 Clergy as employees: Macdonald v Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
16/04/10 'Fit notes'
16/04/10 Right to request training
09/03/10 Paternity leave
02/02/10 Agency Workers Regulations 2010
02/02/10 Compulsory retirement
02/02/10 Disciplinary proceedings: right to legal representation
02/02/10 Equality Bill: marriage involving person of acquired gender
02/02/10 Equality Bill: employment by religious organisations
02/02/10 Parental leave: update
02/02/10 Right to request training
22/12/09 Fixed-term contracts
17/12/09 Equal treatment
17/12/09 National Minimum Wage
19/11/09 Harassment and violence in the workplace
19/11/09 Volunteering and discrimination on grounds of religion or belief
05/11/09 Default retirement age review: update
05/11/09 Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003
05/11/09 Indirect discrimination
05/11/09 Volunteering and disability discrimination
05/11/09 Vetting and barring
28/09/09 Compulsory retirement and the Equal Treatment Directive
28/09/09 National Minimum Wage, tips and service charges
28/09/09 Parental leave
28/09/09 Sick leave and the Working Time Directive
11/09/09 Equality and Human Rights Commission: gender pay differentials reporting
11/09/09 Charities: defined benefit pension schemes
11/09/09 Parental leave
23/07/09 Default retirement age review
23/07/09 National Talent Bank
23/07/09 Development and coastal change
16/07/09 Clergy terms and conditions: update
13/07/09 Clergy terms and conditions
13/07/09 Equality Duty consultation
13/07/09 National Minimum Wage
13/07/09 Workplace pensions
01/05/09 ACAS Code of Practice
01/05/09 Working Time Directive
22/04/09 National Minimum Wage: HMRC enforcement and prosecutions
22/04/09 Worker Registration Scheme
23/02/09 Business Link: employment law
21/11/08 Employment status: employed or self-employed?
21/11/08 Volunteering and benefits
01/10/08 National Minimum Wage
01/10/08 Time off for voluntary work
24/07/08 Employment Bill
15/07/08 Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003
03/07/08 Discipline and grievance procedures: Acas draft Code of Practice
03/07/08 Equality proposals
03/07/08 Volunteering: CRB check
03/07/08 Volunteering: risk toolkit
08/04/08 Sex discrimination
08/04/08 Independent Safeguarding Authority, CRB checks and safeguarding policy
29/02/08 Organists
29/02/08 Employment law: compliance
03/09/07 Employment guide for faith-based charities
03/09/07 Health and safety: corporate liability
06/08/07 Employee verification
06/08/07 Holiday entitlement
06/08/07 Statutory Sick Pay and agency workers
04/07/07 Pensions: contracting out
23/07/04 Employment rights for clergy
15/12/03 Employment status of ministers of religion
25/07/03 Employment Equality Regulations
20/12/02 Employment status of ministers of religion
20/12/02 Equality and diversity
Environmental and rural affairs
18/12/12 Review of the Environment Agency and Natural England
04/02/11 The Rural Big Society
17/09/10 Coastal Access Reports (Consideration and Modification Procedure) (England) Regulations 2010
17/09/10 Rural policy
30/07/10 Defra environmental policy consultation
16/04/10 Coastal access
19/11/09 Coastal access: Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
01/05/09 Coastal access
10/12/08 Coastal access
21/11/08 Rural housing
01/10/08 Coastal access
02/05/08 Draft Marine Bill: inquiry into coastal access provisions
06/08/07 Coastal access
04/07/07 Coastal access
30/11/00 Climate change levy
Coastal access
Europe
25/10/10 Italy: possible breach of state aid rules
17/09/10 Succession and wills: update
08/06/10 Succession and wills: update
17/12/09 Law of succession, gifts inter vivos and clawback
13/07/09 Copyright: extension of copyright term for music recordings
18/05/09 Law of succession, gifts inter vivos and clawback
15/07/08 Protection from discrimination outside the workplace
15/05/08 Churches and lobbying
Faith and Society
25/07/12 Scotland to introduce same-sex marriage
26/06/12 Draft Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill
30/03/12 Assisted suicide
30/03/12 Same-sex marriage consultation: update
22/02/12 Prayers at council meetings: update
13/02/12 Prayers at council meetings
03/02/12 Civil partnership ceremonies and equal civil marriage
16/01/12 Assisted suicide: Demos Commission on Assisted Dying
04/11/11 Civil partnerships on religious premises
27/06/11 Equality, religion and belief
27/06/11 Government and faith-communities
03/06/11 ACEVO Commission on the Big Society
03/06/11 Gambling
06/05/11 Registration of civil partnerships
06/05/11 Northern Ireland economy
04/04/11 Civil partnerships on religious premises: England and Wales
24/03/11 Rough sleeping: update
21/01/11 “Big Society” and faith communities
21/01/11 Child poverty
21/01/11 Sperm and egg donation: HFEA consultation
21/01/11 Sunday opening of large shops
10/01/11 Commission on Assisted Dying
10/01/11 Forthcoming Lords debate on Christianity: correction
07/12/10 Burial law
06/12/10 End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill
21/10/10 'Building and Supporting a Stronger Civil Society'
07/10/10 Same-sex marriage
17/09/10 Easing the bureaucracy around faith-based organisations
17/09/10 Rough sleeping: update
23/07/10 Rough sleeping
19/07/10 Civil partnerships
19/07/10 EU Commissioner Andor on churches as partners in combating poverty
25/06/10 Rough sleeping
16/04/10 Faith Leadership in Government Fund
16/04/10 Marriage (Wales) Act 2010
19/01/10 DCLG faith advisers’ panel
22/12/09 Equality Bill
22/12/09 Equality Bill: gender reassignment and religious marriage
17/12/09 Racial discrimination
28/09/09 Equality Bill
11/09/09 Birth registration: rights for female couples
11/09/09 Burial law
04/08/09 Leafleting in town centres
23/07/09 Pandemic influenza: communion in both kinds
16/07/09 Equality Bill
13/07/09 Equality Bill
18/05/09 Equality Bill
01/05/09 Re-use of graves
22/04/09 'Unsung Heroes'
24/03/09 Ministry of Justice Burials and Cemeteries Advisory Group
24/03/09 Vetting & barring
23/02/09 Church bells and noise pollution
23/02/09 Faith in Affordable Housing
26/01/09 Burial ground memorials
26/01/09 Coroners and Justice Bill
26/01/09 NHS and religion
26/01/09 Royal Marriages and Succession to the Crown (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill
14/01/09 Cremation Regulations
14/01/09 Childcare, out-of-school clubs and registration
10/12/08 Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008
21/11/08 Voting age
24/07/08 Faiths in Action and the Framework for Partnership
24/07/08 Islam and social cohesion
03/07/08 Birth registration
08/04/08 Training in community leadership
03/09/07 Racial and religious hatred
06/08/07 Burial law
06/08/07 Inter-faith councils
06/08/07 Marriage law (England and Wales)
06/08/07 Religion and public benefit
04/07/07 Establishment and patronage
04/07/07 Burial law reform
04/07/05 Marriage registration
17/12/04 Marriage registration
23/07/04 Marriage registration
15/12/03 Marriage registration
25/07/03 Marriage registration law: England and Wales
26/07/02 Business rates
26/07/02 Jury service
30/04/02 Marriage registration law
27/04/01 Marriage registration law
Funding
11/04/13 Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS)
10/01/13 Heritage Lottery Fund – new grant programme for places of worship
10/01/13 Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme update
06/12/12 Gift Aid: on-line filing and Charities Online: update
14/09/12 Small Charitable Donations Bill / Gift Aid Charitable Donations Scheme
28/06/12 Giving White Paper: progress report
28/06/12 VAT and LPW Grant Scheme: Joint DCMS & HM Treasury Consultation
30/03/12 Large donations and tax relief
30/03/12 Small donations scheme: progress
14/03/12 Gift Aid declarations: a reminder
20/10/11 Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
14/09/11 Gift Aid and Mass offerings
27/06/11 Philanthropy review
03/06/11 Giving White Paper
06/05/11 Gift Aid: claim forms
06/05/11 Gift Aid: guidance
04/04/11 Gift Aid forms
24/03/11 Heritage Lottery Fund strategic framework 2013–2019
26/01/11 Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: 31 March deadline
10/01/11 Giving Green Paper
08/12/10 Cabinet Office Green Paper on commissioning
06/12/10 Gift Aid and the Fanning Report
06/12/10 Transition Fund
29/10/10 Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: update
25/10/10 Voluntary sector funding
21/10/10 Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
07/10/10 Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: update
17/09/10 Big Lottery Fund consultation on policy direction
17/09/10 Modernising Gift Aid
23/07/10 Gift Aid Simplification Survey results
19/07/10 Gift Aid Simplification Survey
25/06/10 Gift Aid Simplification Survey
08/06/10 The LPWG Scheme petition
17/02/10 The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme and transitional Gift Aid relief
17/12/09 Gift aid
13/07/09 Gift aid claims
18/05/09 Financial Services Compensation Scheme
01/05/09 Targeted Support Fund
22/04/09 Gift Aid
22/04/09 Tax-effective giving
24/03/09 Churches and Faith Buildings: Realising the Potential
24/03/09 Gift Aid: time-limit for claims
23/02/09 Third sector action plan
10/12/08 Capacitybuilders and third sector regional networks
21/11/08 Charity Commission Guidance: Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)
21/11/08 Gift Aid
22/08/08 Gift Aid Transitional Relief
24/07/08 Grassroots Grants
02/05/08 Gift Aid: barriers to its adoption
03/09/07 Charity funding: NAO report
03/09/07 Community Assets consultation: OTS response
06/08/07 Heritage Lottery Fund grants
06/08/07 Gift Aid: the consultation
04/07/07 Gift Aid: the consultation
25/07/03 Landfill Tax Credit Scheme
25/04/03 Landfill Tax Credit Scheme
30/04/02 Landfill Tax Credit scheme
27/04/01 Landfill Tax Credit scheme
Big Lottery Fund: consultation on proposed policy directions
Immigration
16/07/12 Changes to the Immigration Rules
30/03/12 Immigration Rules: latest changes
23/11/11 Sponsorship of partner or dependent
20/10/11 National Audit Office study on immigration and student routes
17/06/11 Immigration and Tier 4 (students)
18/11/10 Refined Tier 2 criteria
17/09/10 Inquiry into immigration routes
17/09/10 Secure English language tests for Tier 4 adult students
30/07/10 Changes to the certificate of approval scheme
30/07/10 English language testing for partners
30/07/10 Maintenance funds for dependents
23/07/10 Economic migration and the English language requirement
23/07/10 Policy guidance on Tier 2 immigration
19/07/10 Economic migration
25/06/10 Detention of children: urgent consultation
16/04/10 Tier 4 student visa applications
16/04/10 Marriage visas
09/03/10 Tier 4 student visa applications
17/02/10 Non-EEA students
19/01/10 PBS Tier 2
17/12/09 Applications for Tier 1 or 2 from students
19/11/09 Draft Immigration Bill
12/11/09 Immigration law consultation
12/11/09 Draft Immigration Bill
15/10/09 Tiers 2, 4 and 5
11/09/09 Points Based System Tier 2
18/05/09 Tiers 2 and 5 Code of Practice
18/05/09 Visitor visas and volunteering
06/03/09 PBS: further controls
10/12/08 Immigration update
21/11/08 Immigration: transitional arrangements for Tiers 2 and 5
11/09/08 Points Based System – Religious Workers
11/09/08 What is the Points Based System?
22/08/08 UKBA service standards and application deadlines
24/07/08 Draft Immigration and Citizenship Bill
03/07/08 Immigration
15/05/08 Immigration: ministers of religion
29/02/08 Accreditation of educational institutions, immigration and the points-based system
08/01/08 Immigration: ministers of religion and religious workers
10/04/06 Immigration Rules
30/04/02 Immigration Rules
Odds and ends
29/01/13 Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
29/10/12 Jam-jars and their reuse: For information: update on the previous position
14/09/12 Food hygiene and old jam-jars
08/09/12 Ministerial responsibilities: charity matters
03/09/12 House of Lords reform
28/08/12 Live Music Act 2012: consultation on regulated entertainment matters
08/08/12 Data protection
02/08/12 Health and safety: incident reporting and RIDDOR
01/08/12 Disclosure and barring: changes from September 2012
06/07/12 Health & Safety: ignore it at your peril
06/07/12 Health & Safety: fees
06/07/12 Photographs and images: copyright compliance
26/06/12 Equality Act: Age discrimination
26/06/12 Consultation on revised safeguarding statutory guidance
30/04/12 Running an event safely
03/02/12 Equality duty
03/02/12 Freedom of information
03/02/12 Regulation of lobbyists
16/01/12 Cheque guarantees and cheque clearing
23/12/11 Cheques: update
13/12/11 Criminal records checks review
13/12/11 Funding of political parties
23/11/11 Wills and trusts
20/10/11 Diamond Jubilee commemoration: use of names & titles
20/10/11 Music & copyright licensing: review
20/10/11 Music & copyright licensing: changes in the law
14/09/11 Commission on a Bill of Rights: consultation
14/09/11 Copyright licensing
14/09/11 Regulated entertainment: consultation
20/08/11 Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011
20/07/11 Cheque-clearing: the dénouement
20/07/11 Open Public Services White Paper
16/06/11 Cheque-clearing: update
13/06/11 Vetting & Barring Scheme (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) – update June 2011
07/06/11 Cheque-clearing: update
06/05/11 Legacies and trustees – yet again
06/05/11 Abolition of cheque-clearing: update
06/05/11 Data protection: cookies
04/04/11 Northern Ireland economy
04/04/11 Data protection: cookies
04/04/11 Safeguarding and CRB checks
24/03/11 Charity legislation: the story so far
24/03/11 Advertising practice code and charities
24/03/11 Cheque-clearing: update
24/03/11 Protection of Freedoms Bill
03/02/11 Safeguarding: Munro Review - update
21/01/11 Copyright licensing
10/01/11 Safeguarding: Munro Review
21/12/10 Cheque clearing: update
21/12/10 Localism Bill
07/12/10 Sunday trading review
06/12/10 Radio microphones: compensation
18/11/10 Citizenship survey cancellation
18/11/10 Copyright licensing
18/11/10 Equality Act 2010: further update
18/11/10 Financial reporting
21/10/10 Non-departmental public bodies
07/10/10 The Bribery Act 2010: a brief guide
17/09/10 Legal professional privilege and in-house lawyers
17/09/10 Radio microphones: a reminder
09/08/10 Radio microphones: update
30/07/10 Radio microphones
30/07/10 UK legislation: new website
19/07/10 Data protection
19/07/10 Ministerial responsibilities
22/06/10 Cheque-clearing workshops
22/06/10 Government funding and faith-based organisations
22/06/10 Government, the voluntary sector and the ‘Big Society’
22/06/10 Vetting and Barring Scheme
08/06/10 Queen’s Speech 2010
17/05/10 New ministers
23/04/10 Cheque clearing: update
16/04/10 Smacking children
17/02/10 Accounting standards: update
19/01/10 Cheque clearing: update
19/01/10 Investment policy
19/01/10 Licensing: music copyright
19/01/10 Licensing: small music venues
19/01/10 Radio microphones
19/01/10 Security in places of worship
22/12/09 Cheque clearing: update
22/12/09 Copyright and not-for-profit organisations
22/12/09 Parochial fees
17/12/09 Streamlining government
19/11/09 THE QUEEN'S SPEECH
19/11/09 Copyright and not-for-profit organisations
05/11/09 Licensing applications on-line
05/11/09 Review of Money Laundering Regulations 2007
03/08/09 Alcohol sales and premises licensing reform: update
28/07/09 Freedom of Information Act 2000: designation of additional public authorities
28/07/09 Lasting Power of Attorney
23/07/09 Alcohol sales and licensing reform
16/07/09 Digital dividend update: Channel 69
06/07/09 Pandemic influenza
18/05/09 Alcohol sales and licensing reform
18/05/09 Pandemic influenza
01/05/09 Pandemic influenza
24/03/09 Digital dividend update
06/03/09 First aid in churches
06/03/09 Ofcom, the digital dividend and radio-microphones: an interim report
06/03/09 Pandemic influenza
10/12/08 The Pre-Budget Report
10/12/08 Queen's Speech 2008
10/12/08 Copyright in images: a warning
10/12/08 Data protection
01/10/08 Fees for part-time students
01/10/08 OTS survey of third sector organisations
01/10/08 Bank deposit protection
17/09/08 Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008
22/08/08 Licensing reform
24/07/08 Copyright exemptions in respect of music licensing
24/07/08 DCLG White Paper
24/07/08 Licensing Act 2003
15/05/08 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
04/04/08 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
07/02/08 Data protection and church registers
08/01/08 Radio microphones
03/09/07 Child safety
06/08/07 House of Lords Reform
04/07/07 Equality Bill
02/04/07 Licensing Act 2003
10/07/06 Licensing Act 2003
25/04/03 Public entertainment licensing
21/06/02 Electoral registers
31/01/02 Jury service
Music & copyright licensing: REMINDER
Property and planning
30/04/12 Asbestos in buildings
30/04/12 Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012
30/04/12 Planning Act 2008: guidance on compulsory acquisition
30/04/12 Tree Preservation Orders
13/02/12 Fire extinguisher service contracts
13/02/12 Metal theft: update
03/02/12 Planning complaints procedure
16/01/12 "Heritage crime" and metal theft
13/12/11 Penfold Review of non-planning consents: implementation
13/12/11 Solar photovoltaic panels: consultation on Feed-in Tariffs
04/11/11 Council Tax: discount for second homes
20/10/11 Community Infrastructure Levy: consultation on reform
20/10/11 Metal theft petition
20/10/11 Private sewers and lateral drains
20/07/11 Social housing
20/07/11 Non-domestic rates, charities and church buildings
17/06/11 Compulsory purchase and community assets
17/06/11 Easements, Covenants and Profits à Prendre
14/06/11 Waste from churches
24/03/11 Draft Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2011
24/03/11 Registration of places of worship (England and Wales)
21/01/11 Repair Grant for Places of Worship: Manchester workshop
10/01/11 Competition Act 1998 (Land Agreements Exclusion Revocation) Order 2010
06/12/10 Heritage Lottery Fund budget for 2011–12
18/11/10 Big Lottery Fund grant scheme for England
18/11/10 Community Infrastructure Levy: update
21/10/10 Social housing: eviction and human rights
17/09/10 Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: DCMS consultation update
17/09/10 Private sewers and lateral drains
17/09/10 'Qualified surveyors'
17/09/10 VAT: option to tax on supplies of buildings for relevant residential or charitable purpose
09/08/10 Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: DCMS consultation
09/08/10 Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: petition
30/07/10 A possible merger of heritage bodies?
30/07/10 Waste policies consultation
23/07/10 Ecclesiastical Exemption (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Order 2010
19/07/10 Community Infrastructure Levy: possible repeal?
23/04/10 Community Infrastructure Levy
23/04/10 National Churches Trust survey 2010
16/04/10 Ecclesiastical Exemption (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Order 2010
16/04/10 Planning Policy Statement 5
16/04/10 'Section 106' consultation
09/03/10 Definition of “qualified surveyor”
17/02/10 Draft Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010
17/02/10 Draft Ecclesiastical Exemption (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Order 2010
17/02/10 Sports facilities and church buildings: survey
19/01/10 Church halls and non-domestic rates
05/11/09 Rating relief
05/11/09 Succession and wills
03/08/09 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive: consultation
30/07/09 Community Infrastructure Levy: detailed proposals and draft regulations
28/07/09 PPS 15: Planning for the Historic Environment
28/07/09 World Heritage Sites
23/07/09 Land Registry Practice Guide No 68: amending deeds
13/07/09 Planning review
13/07/09 Disposing of charity land: best price
13/07/09 Disposing of charity land: guidance for trustees
13/07/09 English Heritage
13/07/09 Land registration
13/07/09 Planning Policy Statement on the historic envir
22/04/09 Business rates: transitional relief
22/04/09 Gas safety
22/04/09 Land Registry: increase in fees
24/03/09 Planning Act 2008: commencement
06/03/09 Environmental Permitting and compost heaps
06/03/09 Fire-extinguisher service contract
23/02/09 Business Rate Supplements Bill
23/02/09 Land registration: new triggers
23/02/09 Social housing: National Tenant Voice
23/02/09 Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
26/01/09 Heritage Support Officers
14/01/09 Fire extinguishers
14/01/09 Metal theft
10/12/08 Community Infrastructure Levy
10/12/08 Land Registration (Amendment) Rules
10/12/08 Land Registration Act 2002 (Amendment) Order 2008 (SI 2008 No. 2872)
21/11/08 Land Registration (Amendment) Rules
21/11/08 Planning Bill and Community Infrastructure Levy
21/11/08 Theft of metals from roofs
01/10/08 English Heritage: interim Chair
22/08/08 Community Infrastructure Levy
22/08/08 VAT: buildings and the zero rate
03/07/08 Accounting for heritage assets
15/05/08 Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance
15/05/08 Ecclesiastical Exemption (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Order 1994: Churches subject to sharing agreements
03/05/08 Bats in churches
02/05/08 Draft Heritage Protection Bill
02/05/08 English Heritage: Seeing the history in the view
15/01/08 Waste from places of worship
03/09/07 Planning and renewable energy
03/09/07 Refuse collection
03/09/07 Transfer of Planning Appeals to Inspectorate
06/08/07 Land registration
02/04/07 Health Act 2006: Smokefree (Signs) Regulations 2007
02/04/07 Ecclesiastical Exemption & Heritage Protection
10/07/06 VAT and Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
10/07/06 Lead in Pipe Organs
12/12/05 Empty Dwelling Management Orders
22/08/05 Construction Industry Scheme
22/08/05 Oil tanks on church premises
22/08/05 Ecclesiastical Exemption
04/07/05 VAT and Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
04/07/05 Council Tax: Discounts for Second Homes
04/07/05 Joint Grant Scheme for Places of Worship
04/07/05 Licensing Act 2003
31/03/05 Houses in Multiple Occupation
17/12/04 Council Tax: discount for second homes
23/07/04 Council Tax: discount for second homes
25/03/04 Council Tax: discount for second homes
25/03/04 Ecclesiastical exemption
15/12/03 Community infrastructure planning
20/11/03 Land Registration Act 2002
20/11/03 Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002
25/07/03 Review of heritage protection: ecclesiastical exemption
25/04/03 Review of heritage protection: ecclesiastical exemption
25/04/03 Safety in churchyards
26/07/02 VAT and the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
30/04/02 Business rates
30/04/02 Refuse collection
28/09/01 Disability discrimination: rights of access
29/06/01 Ecclesiastical exemption
27/04/01 VAT: repairs to listed places of worship
Scotland
10/04/13 Consultation on licensing scrap metal dealers
26/06/12 Unincorporated associations: limited liability
30/04/12 OSCR checklist for trustees on protecting charitable status
22/02/12 Guide to the referendum
13/12/11 Charity Transfer Schemes and Restricted Fund Reorganisations: consultation on draft regulations
14/09/11 Charity accounts: updated guidance
14/09/11 Registration of English charities in Scotland
06/05/11 Charity test
06/05/11 Civil partnership ceremonies
06/05/11 OSCR guidance on independence and control
06/05/11 Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations
04/04/11 Integrated Reporting: update
04/04/11 Civil partnership ceremonies on religious premises: Scotland
04/04/11 Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations
24/03/11 Compulsory Purchase: draft guidance
24/03/11 Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2011
24/03/11 Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme
25/01/11 Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations: commencement
21/01/11 OSCR Chair
10/01/11 Privacy principles
10/01/11 Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010
10/01/11 Scotland Bill: select committee inquiry
21/12/10 Scotland Bill
21/10/10 Draft Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation Regulations
21/10/10 Residential workers: dealing with allegations
21/10/10 Vetting & barring: England and Wales and Northern Ireland lists
07/10/10 Burial law
07/10/10 Charity accounting records and trustees’ responsibilities
07/10/10 Vetting and barring
17/09/10 Charities Accounts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010
17/09/10 Freedom of information
17/09/10 OSCR inquiry & intervention policy
17/09/10 Programme for Government 2010–11
17/09/10 Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007
17/09/10 References in documents
13/08/10 Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010
19/07/10 Protecting vulnerable groups
08/06/10 Child protection
08/06/10 Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010: trustee indemnity insurance
17/05/10 OSCR: charities in financial difficulties
17/05/10 Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
09/03/10 Charity accounting thresholds
09/03/10 Land registration
02/02/10 Charity accounts
02/02/10 Death certification, burial and cremation
02/02/10 End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill
19/01/10 Charities References in Documents (Scotland) Regulations
19/01/10 Charity appeal
22/12/09 Market operator licensing
19/11/09 Apparently inactive charities
19/11/09 Protecting vulnerable groups
05/11/09 OSCR: integrated reporting review
05/11/09 Water charges: small charity exemptions
30/09/09 Third Sector: joint statement
11/09/09 Scottish Government legislative programme 2009–10
11/09/09 Historic Environment (Amendment) Scotland Bill
04/08/09 Scottish Historic Environment Policy (SHEP)
23/07/09 Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 implementation
13/07/09 Charities and Benevolent Fundraising (Scotland) Regulations 2009
13/07/09 Charity trustee indemnity
13/07/09 Cross-border charities
13/07/09 Fundraising guidance
13/07/09 Volunteer vetting procedure
18/05/09 Charity trustee indemnity
18/05/09 Volunteer vetting procedure
01/05/09 Charity law: minor amendments
22/04/09 Planning policy consultation
06/03/09 Calman Commission: OSCR evidence
23/02/09 Cross-border monitoring of charities
23/02/09 OSCR: failing accounts
26/01/09 Charities and integrated reporting
10/12/08 Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
10/12/08 Unincorporated associations
21/11/08 OSCR rolling review: public benefit
01/10/08 OSCR Annual Report and Accounts
01/10/08 OSCR service standards
01/10/08 Time off for training
11/09/08 Community Infrastructure Levy postponement
03/07/08 Freedom of Information
02/05/08 Parliament, the voluntary sector and water
29/02/08 OSCR: ‘charitable purpose’ and ‘charitable’
15/01/08 Water charges
06/08/07 OSCR publications and the rolling review
06/08/07 Registration update
12/12/05 Charity Law Reform
04/07/05 Charity Law Reform
Taxation
15/03/13 NICS and the forthcoming employment allowance
17/07/12 VAT: HMRC guidance on cost-sharing matters
26/06/12 Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme and the Small Charitable Donations Bill
26/06/12 Updated Gift Aid claim form
26/06/12 HMRC VAT Guide
26/06/12 VAT: alterations to listed buildings and the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
26/06/12 VAT: staff hire
30/04/12 VAT: Road Fuel Scale Charges
13/02/12 Tax policy in relation to donations
16/01/12 VAT on postal services
13/12/11 Energy supplies, reduced rate VAT and the climate change levy
13/12/11 Forthcoming tax changes
13/12/11 VAT Notes No 4 2011
04/11/11 VAT: common errors toolkit
04/11/11 VAT: supply of food
14/09/11 Charitable payments to overseas bodies
20/07/11 VAT: welfare services
17/06/11 Inheritance tax: consultation
17/06/11 HMRC VAT notes
17/06/11 VAT: admission to events
06/05/11 Company Tax Returns and related payments
06/05/11 Employer Supported Childcare
06/05/11 Expenses and benefits: reporting for PAYE
06/05/11 Extra-Statutory Concessions: fundraising events
06/05/11 Income tax: late filing and late payment penalties
06/05/11 PAYE: changes to Employer Annual Returns and late filing/late payment rules
06/05/11 Surface water drainage charges: update
04/04/11 VAT Notes 1/2011
24/03/11 BUDGET 2011
24/03/11 Basic PAYE tools
24/03/11 Class 1A NICs refunds of potential overpayments
24/03/11 Corporation tax: online filing
24/03/11 Income Tax: 'relevant motoring expenditure'
04/02/11 The Charity Tax Map
26/01/11 VAT: simplification of 'change in use' provisions
25/01/11 VAT: option to tax for supplies of land and buildings
10/01/11 PAYE: consultation on real-time information from employers: update
10/01/11 VAT: retail schemes
21/12/10 Office of Tax Simplification review of tax reliefs: interim report
21/12/10 Select committee inquiry on tax policy
21/12/10 VAT changes in January 2011
07/12/10 VAT: two consultations on building development and the ‘option to tax’
06/12/10 PAYE: consultation on real-time information from employers
06/12/10 VAT: Commission Green Paper
06/12/10 VAT: joint employment and contracted services
18/11/10 Tax returns for smaller charities
17/09/10 Compliance checks factsheets
17/09/10 New employees and tax
17/09/10 VAT: increase in standard rate
30/07/10 Tax policy consultation
23/07/10 Budget June 2010
19/07/10 Tax consultations
19/07/10 Fit and proper persons test
25/06/10 Tax exemptions for charities
25/06/10 Tax: penalties for failure to notify
25/06/10 VAT: application of zero rate to new charitable buildings
22/06/10 Budget 2010 (No. 2)
08/06/10 PAYE: on-line filing software
08/06/10 Tax agents and deliberate wrongdoing
17/05/10 Council tax discount
17/05/10 Charity registration and HMRC
23/04/10 VAT: land and buildings option to tax
23/04/10 VAT: postal services
16/04/10 Finance Act 2010
16/04/10 VAT: land and buildings option to tax
16/04/10 VAT: listed places of worship
09/03/10 Capital gains tax consultation
09/03/10 Social Security contributions
17/02/10 Extra-statutory concessions
17/02/10 PAYE: on-line filing
17/02/10 PAYE: late payment penalties
02/02/10 HMRC bank accounts
02/02/10 VAT repayment returns and repayment supplement
17/12/09 Pre-Budget Report 2009
17/12/09 Anti-avoidance: gifts of qualifying investments to charities
17/12/09 Extra-Statutory Concessions: trading activities
17/12/09 Substantial donors
19/11/09 2009-10 Employer Annual Returns
19/11/09 Extra-Statutory Concessions
05/11/09 VAT: postal services
11/09/09 VAT: employment of charity workers and taxable supplies
11/09/09 VAT: historic claims
11/09/09 VAT: works to listed buildings update
03/08/09 VAT: zero-rating and works to listed buildings
28/07/09 Expenses and benefits
28/07/09 HMRC Employer CD-ROM: update to errors
28/07/09 VAT: option to tax on supplies of land and buildings
23/07/09 Extra-statutory concessions: second technical consultation on draft legislation
23/07/09 VAT claims: three-year cap
23/07/09 VAT: zero-rate on new buildings used for relevant charitable or residential use
13/07/09 Treasury ministerial responsibilities
13/07/09 VAT: guidance on historic claims
13/07/09 VAT: installation and supply of organs from abroad
18/05/09 HMRC bank accounts
01/05/09 VAT: postal services
01/05/09 VAT rates and threshold
22/04/09 Budget 2009
22/04/09 Day subsistence allowance
22/04/09 Late filing
22/04/09 Maternity and adoption leave: non-cash benefits
24/03/09 Withholding tax: reclaims on EU investment income
11/03/09 VAT: ECOFIN agreement on reduced rates
06/03/09 Charities, money-laundering and tax evasion: OECD report
23/02/09 Budget 2009
23/02/09 Corporation tax
23/02/09 HMRC compliance checks
23/02/09 PAYE podcast
26/01/09 Interest rate on beneficial loans
26/01/09 VAT: paper returns
26/01/09 VAT: reduced rates
14/01/09 Substantial donor rules
21/11/08 Avoidance schemes disclosure
21/11/08 Extra-statutory concessions: consultation
21/11/08 VAT: buildings and zero-rate
01/10/08 HMRC Charity Helpline: change of opening hours
11/09/08 Tax advice
22/08/08 Income tax: filing deadlines
22/08/08 Subsistence rates
22/08/08 VAT: treatment of charity challenge events
22/08/08 VAT: fees of professional fundraisers
24/07/08 Finance Act 2008
24/07/08 National Insurance Contributions Act 2008
15/07/08 Mileage allowances
15/07/08 Substantial donors
15/07/08 VAT: Commission proposal on reduced rates
03/07/08 Finance Bill: Gift Aid
03/07/08 Gift aid: claims and returns
15/05/08 Donations in kind
15/05/08 Residents and non-residents: liability to tax in the United Kingdom
02/05/08 Benefits in kind: de minimis
02/05/08 VAT: land and buildings – new Schedule 10 of VAT Act 1994
02/05/08 VAT Notes
02/05/08 VAT: taxable supplies and waiver of exemption
12/03/08 Gift Aid: Government response to the consultation
12/03/08 VAT: withdrawal of staff hire concession
29/02/08 PAYE: filing on line and paying electronically
15/01/08 Employer-Financed Retirement Benefits (Excluded Benefits for Tax Purposes) Regulations 2007
03/09/07 Gambling Act 2005: commencement
03/09/07 VAT: home computers made available by employers
06/08/07 Gift Aid: donor benefit limits
06/08/07 Mileage allowance
04/07/07 VAT on buildings and construction: revised notice
02/04/07 Construction Industry Scheme
12/12/05 VAT and Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
20/11/03 VAT: listed places of worship
25/07/03 Giving income tax refunds to charity
25/07/03 VAT: Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
30/04/02 Council Tax
30/11/00 Income Tax: mortgage relief
21/07/00 VAT on construction: 10% concession for non-business use of charity buildings
Digital by Default and Moving VAT Online: consultations
VAT: charitable buildings
Wales
20/10/11 Commission on Devolution in Wales
20/10/11 Planning Review Independent Advisory Group
04/04/11 NAW Voluntary Sector Plan – Annual Report
21/12/10 Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2010
21/12/10 Overriding easements and other rights
17/09/10 Standard information requirements for planning applications
30/09/09 Historic Environment
11/09/09 Planning review
22/04/09 Planning applications
10/12/08 Social enterprise funding
Water
17/09/10 Ofwat review
17/09/10 Water: Defra White Paper
23/07/10 Surface water drainage charges consultation
16/04/10 Water-metering
05/11/09 Surface water drainage: update
28/09/09 Surface water drainage: update
04/08/09 Ofwat explanatory leaflet on surface water drainage charges
23/07/09 House of Commons EFRA Committee report
16/07/09 Lobby of Parliament
01/05/09 E-petition
01/05/09 Draft Flood and Water Management Bill
11/03/09 Surface-water drainage charges
06/03/09 Surface-water drainage charges
26/01/09 Ofwat and United Utilities: recent developments
26/01/09 Wales
11/09/08 Water: recent developments
22/08/08 Water: recent developments
15/07/08 Water charges: responses from Ofwat
15/07/08 Recess adjournment debate
03/07/08 Water charges
03/09/07 Water-metering to become an option in areas of water stress
31/03/05 Water charges
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