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Practical Law UK Glossary 7-383-6372
(Approx. 17 pages)
Glossary
Charity Commission
The Charity Commission for England and Wales (Commission) is the registrar and regulator of
charities
in England and Wales.
It is a corporate body and a non-ministerial government department.
For detailed information about the role of the Commission and links to the information, services, guidance and forms available from its
website
that are likely to be most useful to practitioners, see
Practice note, Charity Commission: what it does and where to access its services and guidance
.
For guidance on the Commission's regulatory work and when and how it becomes involved in litigation involving charities, see Practice notes:
Charity Commission inquiries and regulatory compliance casework: overview
.
Charity litigation: role of the Charity Commission
.
For guidance on challenging decisions of the Commission in the First-tier Tribunal (Charity), see
Practice note, Charity litigation: overview of the tribunal system
.