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Our Charity Update provides the latest tax news and developments
16 January 2020
OSCR will be at The Gathering 2020
This year OSCR is to sponsor the free annual Gathering event organised by SCVO.
OSCR
15 January 2020
Fundraising Regulator publishes new Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 guidance
The Fundraising Regulator publishes new guidance to help charities fully comply with the fundraising reporting requirements in the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016.
Fundraising Regulator
15 January 2020
What the Fundraising Regulator has learned from answering enquiries
The Fundraising Regulator reports that, since it was established in 2016, it has responded to over 4,000 enquiries.
Fundraising Regulator​
15 January 2020
How do charities approach investing in line with their purpose and values?
The Charity Commission is seeking views until Tuesday 31 March 2020.
The Charity Commission
13 January 2020
Public sector volunteers less satisfied
NCVO reports that the research, Time Well Spent: volunteering in the public sector, finds that 94% of those volunteering in the public sector say that they were satisfied with their experience but only 47% said they were ‘very satisfied’ compared to 58% among charities and community group volunteers.
NCVO
13 January 2020
Charities who have missed their reporting deadlines need to submit information quickly to avoid reputational damage
Currently 1,600 of Scottish charities (6.5% of the total) have missed their deadline and have still to submit annual documentation to OSCR.
OSCR
13 January 2020
Cyber Essentials Grants
With the support of the Scottish Government, SCVO are providing a small grants scheme to enable third sector organisations to achieve Cyber Essentials accreditation.
OSCR
10 January 2020
Consultation on society lottery reforms
The Gambling Commission is seeking views on strengthening some aspects of the Licence conditions and codes of practice and producing guidance related to information available to consumers.
Gambling Commission