Charities Unit
Aims & Objectives
The purpose of the Charities Unit is to develop and
maintain a legal and regulatory framework which enables
the charitable sector to realise its potential whilst
ensuring that public confidence in the sector is maintained.
The Unit’s objectives are:
- to manage the implementation of the Strategy Unit
report “Private Action, Public Benefit: a Review
of Charities and the Wider Not-for-Profit Sector”,
publish a draft bill and legislating as soon as parliamentary
time allows.
- to support Ministerial oversight of the Charity
Commission, including the appointment of Commissioners,
the laying before Parliament of the Commission’s
annual report and the making of orders under section
17 of the Charities Act 1993
- to ensure that proposed primary and secondary legislation
does not discriminate against the charitable sector
or place charities at a disadvantage, and
- to approve regulations governing street collections,
to make orders exempting charities from the requirement
to apply for a licence to conduct house to house collections
and to consider appeals against the refusal of such
a licence.
Key personnel
Head of Unit – Richard Weatherill
- Overall responsibility for charity law and charity
regulation policy
Tel: 020 7035 5345
Email: Richard.Weatherill@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
General ACD enquiries
Tel: (020) 7035 5328
Fax: (020) 7035 5386
e-mail: public_enquiry.acu@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
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