Corporate report

Summary of non-qualifying regulatory provisions (NQRP) for the 2018 to 2019 reporting period

Updated 15 December 2022

Applies to England and Wales

Business Impact Target Reporting period covered: 21 June 2018 to 20 June 2019

Excluded category [footnote 1]	Summary of measure(s), including any impact data where available [footnote 2]
Measures certified as being below de minimis (measures with an EANDCB below +/- £5 million)	• Charitable status of complementary and alternative medicine – change of policy approach and updated guidance affecting c.30 charity applications per year, certified as de minimis through completion of a regulatory impact statement (RIA) • Student Unions – minor updates to operational and public guidance on campaigning affecting c.150 charities • Reporting Serious Incidents – minor updates to guidance and processes; simpler bulk-reporting process benefiting c.40 large charities; we received over 2,800 RSIs in 2018-19, a significant increase due to raised awareness of safeguarding – see below • Automatic disqualification from trusteeship – updated guidance supporting new DCMS regulation, supported by an RIA produced by DCMS • Protect your charity from fraud and cyber-crime – updated guidance • Safeguarding (simplified and updated guidance, to increase clarity and accessibility) • Guidance for charities with a connection to a non-charity - new guidance following consultation with the sector, certified as de minimis through completion of an RIA • Whistleblowing guidance – minor update for staff and volunteers who wish to make disclosures • Charities (Total Return) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 – minor and technical amendment in response to Post Implementation Review • How to choose a charity name and Change your charity structure – minor updates to permissive guidance • Check if a new charity is the best option – new permissive guidance
Casework	Casework is the Commission’s primary regulatory activity: 1) registration – we only register organisations that pass the legal tests for a charity and are required to register 2) advice and permissions – charities may need permission, for example to sell property, pay trustees, or change their objects; this enables us to identify and manage potential risks to the public interest in charity 3) regulatory compliance – we look into concerns about charities and take action to put charities back on track 4) statutory inquiry (investigation), where we have serious concerns about a charity or may need to use protective or enforcement powers 5) monitoring – proactive identification of issues, desk-based research, interviews, visits to charities and inspecting books and records Details are given in our annual report. There has been no substantive change to the burden of regulation from our casework during this reporting period.
Education, communications and promotion	The Commission publishes news stories on its website and a quarterly newsletter, Charity Commission News. We also publish alerts and warnings about issues affecting charities. These include: safer giving and fraud awareness and cyber-crime (insider and CEO fraud).
Activity related to policy development	To inform policy development we undertook research into public trust in charities, and charities’ experience of fraud and cyber-crime.
Changes to management of regulator	In October 2018 we published the Charity Commission Statement of Strategic Intent 2018 - 2023. This clarifies the core purpose of charity regulation – to ensure charity can thrive and inspire trust so that people can improve lives and strengthen society; together with 5 strategic objectives. It sets our ambitions, priorities and regulatory approach for the next 5 years. We also further developed our approach to risk, embedding a truly risk-based approach to ensure consistency in the way we analyse and respond to risk in our various core operational functions.
Other excluded categories: • EU Regulations, Decisions and Directives and other international obligations, including the implementation of the EU Withdrawal Bill and EU Withdrawal Agreement • Measures certified as concerning EU Withdrawal Bill operability measures • Pro-competition • Systemic Financial Risk • Civil Emergencies • Fines and Penalties • Misuse of Drugs • Measures certified as relating to the safety of tenants, residents and occupants in response to the Grenfell tragedy	Following consideration of the exclusion categories there are no measures for the reporting period that qualify for these exclusions.

1. For detailed guidance on the exclusion categories, please see the guidance for government officials on better regulation ↩

2. Complete the summary box as ‘Following consideration of the exclusion category there are no measures for the reporting period that qualify for the exclusion.’ where this is appropriate. ↩