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Charity law covers regulations in England and Wales, ensuring that the legal framework and legislation is beneficial to charities, as well as assisting in the development of charity performance within our society.
Charity law monitors the following areas:
Whilst encompassing the following three key areas below:
The Charities Act of 2006 was updated and developed as a legal system covering charities in England and Wales, to parallel new laws and industries.
The Charity Commission is a non-ministerial government department, with duties including the regulation of charities in England and Wales. Separate from the Cabinet Office the commission is under no direction or control of minister. The charity commission covers:
Public street collections are regulated under the Police, Factories Etc Act 1916, ensuring fewer false identity clams and improved approaches towards public fundraising.
House-to-house collections are regulated by the House to House Collections Act 1939 and the House to House Collections Regulations 1947. House-to-house regulations are set out to ensure maximum security for both the collectors and those approached in the home.
Important issues covered in Public Street collections Acts and regulations are:
Important issues covered in House-to-house Acts and regulations collections are:
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