Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

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charity regulator non-ministerial government department public body in Scotland

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator is the independent regulator and registrar for charities in Scotland, responsible for ensuring they comply with charity law and operate in the public interest.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	charity regulator ⓘ non-ministerial government department ⓘ public body in Scotland ⓘ
abbreviation	OSCR NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations NERFINISHED ⓘ registered Scottish charities ⓘ
communicationChannel	Scottish Charity Register search service NERFINISHED ⓘ online guidance and publications ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
dataMaintained	Scottish Charity Register NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedBy	Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	investigate apparent misconduct in charities ⓘ maintain Scottish Charity Register ⓘ monitor compliance with charity law ⓘ provide guidance to charities ⓘ take enforcement action where necessary ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	non-ministerial office ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ
independence	operates independently of Scottish Ministers in regulatory decisions ⓘ
jurisdiction	Scotland ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalAuthority	Scottish charity law ⓘ
oversightArea	fundraising standards in relation to charities in Scotland ⓘ
oversightOf	public benefit requirement for Scottish charities ⓘ
parentOrganization	Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	ensure charities comply with charity law ⓘ ensure charities operate in the public interest ⓘ
regionServed	Scotland ⓘ
regulates	charities in Scotland ⓘ
regulatoryPowers	appoint interim charity trustees ⓘ direct charities to take remedial action ⓘ issue directions and guidance to charities ⓘ remove charity trustees in certain circumstances ⓘ suspend charity trustees in certain circumstances ⓘ
role	independent regulator of charities in Scotland ⓘ registrar of charities in Scotland ⓘ
sector	charity regulation ⓘ
startTime	2005 ⓘ
supervises	charity trustees in Scotland ⓘ
topic	charity accounting and reporting ⓘ charity governance ⓘ public benefit ⓘ
typeOfRegulator	civil regulator ⓘ
website	https://www.oscr.org.uk/ ⓘ
worksWith	Charity Commission for England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Government Third Sector Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ

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University Court → accountableTo → Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator ⓘ

subject surface form: University Court (University of Edinburgh)