More Charities Act provisions in force
19th November 2007, 4:05 pm
The implementation plan for Charities Act 2006 has been updated. The Second Commencement Order due this month (November) will cover
- mergers of charities and the Register of Mergers, which will commence in November.
- changes to fundraising statements, which are likely to come into effect in January 2008.
The plan also details what will be in the Third Commencement Order (first quarter of 2008), including charity audit and accounting, public benefit requirement, the Charity Tribunal and new powers for the Charity Commission. The Charitable Incorporated Organisation model is expected to arrive in summer 2008.
In pdf, 79kb, from Office of Third Sector.