Problem for English/Welsh charities applying for Scottish status
26th February 2007, 5:23 pm
A technical difficulty for many charities registered in England and Wales that are applying for charitable status in Scotland has been identified by OSCR, the Scottish regulator. This involves constitutions which permit the disposal and use of assets for purposes which are not charitable in Scottish law, and means that after 22nd February these organisations would not be able to call themselves charities in Scotland.
Model clauses to amend constitutions have been agreed by OSCR and the Charity Commission, with OSCR currently writing to all those bodies affected.