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Recent research and media reports have highlighted that people from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are at greater risk of becoming seriously ill with Covid-19...

The rules for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) changed at the end of last week, to remove the requirement for registered charities to generate more than half of their income from trading activities in order to be eligible for the scheme...

New guidance from the Charity Commission emphasises the importance for charities of cash flow management, reducing costs, frequent monitoring of finances, and creating plans...

A number of charities across the UK should be able to benefit from the support package of £750 million announced by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, last week...

Charities with employees should be aware of new emergency regulations which came into force on 26 March, relaxing the normal rules on the carrying over of annual leave...

Many charities are grappling with the issue of whether or not to furlough employees using the recent Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme launched by the Government, and many furloughed charity staff seem to be wondering how they can best use their skills for the sector while on furlough...

The Cabinet Office recently published a second Procurement Policy Note (PPN) which applies to all contracting authorities...

Charities with employees may need to know about the latest Home Office guidance on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on immigration requirements...

Many charities of all sizes are finding themselves under immense financial pressure as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic...

The Charity Commission’s Coronavirus guidance for charities has been further updated to include the Commission’s consideration of the extent to which the charity sector can undertake activities aiming to help with the effects of the virus...

The Charity Commission has now published its Coronavirus guidance for charities, addressing particular queries it has been frequently receiving since the onset of the pandemic...

A number of changes are coming in on 6 April 2020, which have been in the pipeline for some time...