Governance Bulletin

Government drops plans to give exempt status to UK's largest charity

It is understood that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office changed its mind on the matter after a review

1	Shadow minister queries delay in appointing permanent Charity Commission chair

2	Report finds 'endemic' lack of trust between staff and members of the British Psychological Society

3	Regulator to launch review of the Code of Fundraising Practice

4	Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity to increase size of its fundraising division by almost a half

5	Charities being 'buried away as a footnote' within government, RSPCA chief warns

6	Charities lost almost £8.6m to fraud last year, latest figures show

7	Police examine fraud allegations at charity that runs major mosque

8	Harness data to copy success of platform economies, Julia Unwin tells charities

9	Charities becoming an 'internal service agency for the government'

10	British Heart Foundation announces return of flagship fundraising event

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Interview

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Opinion

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