4 November 2019 Blog Does your charity’s website need to be more accessible…? EU data indicates that 5% of EU citizens do not use the internet at all because of a disability, but new requirements on website accessibility aim to address this problem by requiring more focus on making online material available to all... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 November 2019 Blog Supreme Court extends scope of whistleblowing legislation – but could it extend further to charity trustees? The Supreme Court has decided that judges are protected against being victimised for whistleblowing, despite the fact that at first sight they do not fall within the scope of the relevant legislation... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 November 2019 Blog Community Benefit Societies: no plans for a Principal Regulator The Government recently confirmed that it has no plans to appoint a Principal Regulator for Community Benefit Societies, and that “an appropriate body could not be found that was willing and able to take on the role”... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
11 July 2019 Blog ICO notifies multi-million pound fines for data breaches under the GDPR The UK's data privacy regulator, the ICO, has started issuing notices of intention to fine data controllers under GDPR for data breaches, with two significant fines announced in the last week... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
9 July 2019 Blog Legacy notification service for charities – interim arrangements announced by HMCTS HMCTS has announced the interim arrangements for legacy notifications to charities put in place from the end of this month, confirming that Smee & Ford will continue to provide legacy notifications to charities that use the service for at least the next twelve months... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 July 2019 Blog Changes to legacy notification service: HMCTS seeks to reassure charities Following HMCTS’s announcement in January of its plans to set up a new system to notify charities of legacies left to them in wills, and to end its current arrangements with Smee & Ford, charities have been waiting to hear about the new arrangements to be put in place from the end of this month... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 July 2019 Blog New Fundraising Code of Practice to come into effect in October 2019 Following a consultation in autumn last year, the Fundraising Regulator has now announced that the new Fundraising Code of Practice will be effective from October this year... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
2 July 2019 Blog Charities and CASCs receive letters from HMRC requesting tax return The Charity Tax Group has reported that the first of the letters sent by HMRC to charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) to notify them of the need to submit a tax return this year are now in the process of being received by their recipients... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
9 May 2019 Blog BEIS consults on proposals to increase transparency of UK companies Charitable companies, and charities with subsidiary trading companies, will be interested in a new consultation published by BEIS on 5 May, setting out proposals “to enhance the role of Companies House and increase the transparency of UK corporate entities”... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
8 May 2019 Blog Online Harms White Paper – how might charities be affected by the proposed new regulatory framework? The UK is aiming to tackle illegal and undesirable online activity with a wide-ranging new legal duty... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
24 April 2019 Blog When must disciplinary proceedings for charity employees await the outcome of criminal investigation? A recent case, in which Mills & Reeve represented the employer, has provided useful guidance for employers on the circumstances in which disciplinary proceedings for an employee may have to be delayed as a result of the existence of a parallel criminal investigation... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
23 April 2019 Blog Charity Commission guidance for charities with links to non-charitable organisations published The new guidance published by the Charity Commission aims to provide a single point of reference for the Commission’s guidance for any charity with a connection to a non-charity... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read