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Charity Commission

The Charity Commission for England and Wales (Welsh: Comisiwn Elusennau Cymru a Lloegr) is the non-ministerial government department

Non-ministerial government department

A non-ministerial government department is a Ministry or Ministry of a government that is not headed by a Political minister or Political minister, and answers directly to a legislature....
that regulates registered charities

Charitable organization

The definition of charitable organization, and of charity, varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates....
in England and Wales

England and Wales

England and Wales is a legal unit within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom....
.

The Charity Commission answers directly to the UK Parliament

Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislature in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories....
and not to Government ministers, and as a result it is often described as a Quango

Quango

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The Charity Commission for England and Wales (Welsh: Comisiwn Elusennau Cymru a Lloegr) is the non-ministerial government department

Non-ministerial government department

Charitable organization

England and Wales

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Quango

Quango or qango is an acronym used notably in the United Kingdom but also in Australia, Republic of Ireland and elsewhere to label colloquialism an organisation to which government has devolution power....
. It is governed by a board, which is assisted by the Chief Executive (currently Andrew Hind) and an executive team. Suzi Leather

Suzi Leather

Dame Suzi Leather, Order of the British Empire has been the chairwoman of the Charity Commission since August 1, 2006. Previously she was chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority....
, DBE

Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom....
was appointed Chair of the Commission's board on 1 August 2006, after being chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is a statutory body in the United Kingdom that regulates and inspects all UK clinics providing In vitro fertilisation, artificial insemination or the storage of human ovum, Spermatozoon or embryos....
and the School Food Trust

School Food Trust

The School Food Trust is a United Kingdom non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education and Skills , giving independent support and advice to schools and parents to improve the standard of school meals....
. Geraldine Peacock, CBE

Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom....
was Chief Charity Commissioner (as previous chairs of the Commission have been known) from 2003 to 2006, and Chair-designate from 8 July 2004 to 2006.

It has four sites in London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, Taunton

Taunton

Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the non-metropolitan county of Somerset....
, Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool [] is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a History of borough status in England and Wales in 1207 and was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1880....
and Newport

Newport

Newport is a City status in the United Kingdom and Administrative divisions of Wales in Wales, in the United Kingdom. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, located roughly between Cardiff and Bristol, it is the cultural capital and largest urban area in the Historic counties of Wales of Monmouthshire and is governed by the unitary authori...
. There are public terminals at each site except Newport for accessing the Commission's web site. The commission's website lists the latest accounts submitted by charities in England and Wales.

Charities in Scotland

Scotland

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are regulated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government, with responsibility for the regulation of Charitable organisation in Scotland....
and in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland

Charity Commission for Northern Ireland

The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland is expected to be established in April 2009, following the passage of the Charities Act 2008. It will for the first time register charities in Northern Ireland, beginning in April 2010....
is being established in 2009 to replace earlier regulation by the Voluntary and Community Unit of the Department for Social Development

Department for Social Development

The Department for Social Development is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister for Social Development....
, part of the Northern Ireland Executive

Northern Ireland Executive

The Northern Ireland Executive is the Executive arm of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the devolution legislature for Northern Ireland. It is answerable to the Assembly and was established according to the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998....
.

A charity that is not subject to registration with the Charity Commission is termed an exempt charity

Exempt charity

An exempt charity is an institution established in the United Kingdom for Charitable organization which is exempt from registration with, and oversight by, the Charity Commission....
; these organisations are specified in Schedule 2 to the Charities Act 1993.

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