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Nick Hurd: Charity Commission spending on recruitment is 'extravagant'

10 March 2010

Regulator spent £450,000 in 2008/09

Nearly half of Charity Commission staff take strike action

10 March 2010

Walkout in protest at changes to civil service redundancy entitlements

Scottish charity Darussalam under scrutiny over purchase of building

9 March 2010

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator orders it to stop transferring funds to another charity

Ferryhill and District Angling Club denied charitable status

9 March 2010

Fishing club was not established exclusively for charitable purposes, says regulator

Charity staff 'prevented from standing for election'

9 March 2010

Employers fear it will bring allegations of political bias, recruitment expert claims

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Governance at the non-profit group for people with learning disabilities and autism.
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Notes on a charity merger

Notes on a charity merger

Last week two disability charities, Speaking Up and Advocacy Partners, agreed to merge. Speaking Up chief executive Craig Dearden-Phillips (pictured left, with Advocacy Partners chief Jonathan Senker) kept a record of the key events leading up to the decision

Investing during a recession

The value of charity investments fell by billions in 2008 as the economic downturn took hold. Is it too late to protect what's left? When do experts believe the crisis will be over? Steer your way through the crisis with our in-depth reports

Charity law

When should charities call in lawyers? Should charities take legal action against their public sector paymasters? And what have been the sector's biggest legal blunders? Find out in our charity law special

Public benefit

From 1 April, all registered charities will have to demonstrate that their activities are for the public benefit. But how will it work and what does it mean for charities and would-be charities?