The Charities Act Part II

The Charities Act states the law in relation to:

• professional fundraisers
• commercial participators
• promotional ventures (for example, ‘supermarket charity of the year’)
• charitable institutions
• commercial ventures connected to charities.

The Charities Act outlines mandatory:

• agreements between charitable institutions and professional fundraisers
• agreements between charitable institutions and commercial participators
• statements of purpose e.g. with regard to fundraising or participation
• where the status of a registered charity must appear
• telephone fundraising and Broadcast appeals
• rights of access to books and records
• regulations governing the transition of money from fundraiser to charity
• penalties
• injunctions to prevent unauthorised fundraising.

A copy of the Charities Act can be found on the Charity Commission web site, or on the Office of Public Sector Information web site.

Part III of the Charities Act 1992, while enacted, has not been implemented.

Correct reviews of Charity Law seek to restructure the legislative framework in relation to public charitable collections in a way that Part III was not able to do.