Charity Commission A statutory body, now governed by Part 2 of the Charities Act 2011, generally responsible for the administration of charities in England and Wales. The Commissioners are responsible for promoting the effective use of charitable resources, for encouraging the development of better methods of administration, for giving charity trustees information and advice on matters affecting charity, and for investigating and checking abuses. The Commissioners maintain a computerized register of charities and decide whether or not a body should be registered; an appeal from their decision may be made to the High Court or the Charity Tribunal (for decisions made after 18 March 2008). Their Annual Reports (published by the Stationery Office) indicate how the Commissioners operate and how they are allowing the law of charity to develop. 
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission •Charity Commission section of the GOV.UK website |