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A searchable index of businesses who have signed the Armed Forces Covenant.
Samples showing the layout and format of trustees’ annual reports and accounts under SORP 2005. For samples under SORP FRSSE and SORP FRS 102, see detail below.
This guidance is for anyone applying for a British passport who was born in the UK to parent(s) from the EEA.
Charity trustees must 'have regard' to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when carrying out activities to which it's relevant.
Guidance to apply for a letter to confirm your nationality status.
You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
Guidance on how digital identity providers can become certified to complete digital identity checks for the 'Right to Work', 'Right to Rent' and DBS schemes.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Find out about your responsibilities to keep everyone who comes into contact with your charity safe from harm: this includes volunteers, staff and beneficiaries.
Understand the rules for making payments to trustees, including trustee expenses
A guide to the flags that can be flown without permission from your local planning authority.
Troubleshooting tips for our most frequently asked questions about using My Charity Commission Account.
A list of the supporting documents you need to provide when applying for a passport from outside the UK.
Find out what sort of wrongdoing you can report to the Charity Commission, and how to report it.
A charity's objects are a statement of its purposes - they must be exclusively charitable.
How to produce communications that include, accurately portray, and are accessible to disabled people.
The rules for charities that want to support, or oppose, a change in government policy or the law.
How to use the General Register Office to find birth certificates when researching your family tree and family history.
Regulations setting out what should be included in a governing document for a CIO.
Guidance on how to sign your new passport.
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