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We register and regulate charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence. The Charity Commission is a non-ministerial department.
The Airports Commission completed work with the publication of its final report in July 2015.
Low Pay Commissioners' annual fees and expenses.
The Audit Commission was replaced by Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd , National Audit Office , Financial Reporting Council and Cabinet Office in April 2015. The Audit Commission was an independent public corporation that existed between 1 April 1983 and...
Submission dates and how the submissions using the EC decision reliance procedure work.
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) is the independent body responsible for scrutiny of UK aid. ICAI focuses on maximising the impact of the UK aid budget for intended beneficiaries and getting the best value for money for the...
CABE was a non-departmental public body responsible for advising government on architecture and urban design. It merged into the Design Council in 2011
The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom which aimed to address racial discrimination and promote racial equality. The Commission was replaced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
The Low Pay Commission is an independent body that advises the government about the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage. LPC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
The commission was an independent body that advised government on how to promote and increase the use of high-quality design for new build homes and neighbourhoods.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is an independent public body that reviews possible miscarriages of justice in the criminal courts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland and refers cases to the appeal courts. CCRC is an executive non-departmental public...
The Statistics Commission was a non-departmental public body established in June 2000 to oversee the work of the Office for National Statistics. Following the introduction of the Statistics and Registration Services Act 2007, the Commission was replaced by the UK...
Guidance about working in collaboration with other charities.
How to appeal if a decision has been made to remove you from the United Kingdom, stop you entering the United Kingdom, or take away your British Citizenship, in the interests of nationality security or on other related grounds.
Understand the rules for making payments to trustees, including trustee expenses
The MMC was replaced by the Competition Commission in 1999.
The UK Commission on Covid Commemoration has been established to secure a broad consensus from across the whole of the United Kingdom on how we commemorate the COVID-19 pandemic and mark this distinctive period in our history at a national...
The Foreign Compensation Commission works out the amount of compensation British claimants are entitled to under international and British law for losses suffered abroad. It also helps in the settlement negotiations of British property losses overseas at the hands of...
The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) is required by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to review the parliamentary constituencies in England every 5 years. BCE is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...
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