Charity Commission for England and Wales

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The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department responsible for regulating and registering charities in England and Wales and ensuring they comply with charity law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf charity regulator
non-ministerial government department
public body
appliesTo registered charities in England and Wales
canOpen statutory inquiries into charities
canRemove trustees of charities
canSanction charity trustees in breach of duties
canSuspend trustees of charities
country United Kingdom
ensures charities are run for public benefit
formedAs Charity Commission for England and Wales self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charity Commission
governmentStatus non-ministerial department
hasAuthorityOver charitable incorporated organisations in England and Wales
hasRegister Charity Commission for England and Wales self-linksurface differs
surface form: Register of Charities for England and Wales
hasRole promoting accountability of charities
promoting transparency of charities
protecting charity assets
headquartersLocation Liverpool
London, England
surface form: London
jurisdiction England
Wales
languageOfWork English
legalArea charity law
oversees charitable purposes compliance
parentOrganization UK government
surface form: UK Government
partOf UK system of public bodies
publishes annual reports on its activities
guidance for charity trustees
regionServed England
Wales
regulates charities in England
charities in Wales
responsibleFor ensuring compliance with charity law
ensuring public trust in charities
investigating misconduct in charities
issuing guidance to charities
maintaining the register of charities
registration of charities in England and Wales
regulation of charities in England and Wales
sector charity regulation
civil society
subjectOf UK charity law
typeOfOrganization regulatory agency
website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission
worksWith HM Revenue and Customs
UK civil society organisations
Welsh Government

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Rugby School governingAuthority Charity Commission for England and Wales
University Council accountableTo Charity Commission for England and Wales
subject surface form: University Council (University of York)
Charity Commission for England and Wales hasRegister Charity Commission for England and Wales self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Register of Charities for England and Wales
Charity Commission for England and Wales formedAs Charity Commission for England and Wales self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charity Commission