We'd need more resources to encourage mergers, says regulator's policy director
The Charity Commission's Sarah Atkinson tells an event that if the regulator had the resources of ten years ago it would be better placed
Oxfam's former head of safeguarding calls for ombudsman to investigate sexual abuse in aid sector
Helen Evans tells MPs on the International Development Committee that the Charity Commission does not have sufficient resources to adequately tackle problems in the international aid sector
Include information on volunteering in government pension information, says Lords' report
The Select Committee on Citizenship and Civic Engagement, chaired by Tory peer Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, also recommends an Access to Volunteering scheme
Charities 'less involved than ever' in probation services, says report
Dame Glenys Stacey, the Chief Inspector of Probation, says that since reforms made in 2014 the future looks bleak for some third sector organisations
Charities are not 'future-literate', futurologist tells NCVO conference
Mark Stevenson says technological changes and democratisation will transform the world in the near future, but charities are too set in their ways to make best use of the opportunity
People trust charities no more than strangers they meet, says chair of regulator
Baroness Stowell, chair of the Charity Commission, tells the NCVO annual conference that charities can't expect the public to give them the benefit of the doubt when scandals occur
Best-known charities hold an average four months of reserves
Examination by Third Sector of the accounts of 157 top charities finds the mean reserve level is £23.3m
HS2 rail development forces dogs charity to consider £1m move
A third of the land owned by the Border Collie Trust near Rugeley in Staffordshire has been earmarked for HS2
Fundraising Regulator publishes guide to new audit requirements
Charities will now be required to report extra information about agreements with professional fundraisers and provide extra information on compliance with voluntary regulation
Regulator opens inquiry into Save the Children
The Charity Commission's investigation will examine the charity's handling of claims of misconduct against senior staff after recent revelations