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Fundraising Regulator plans recruitment for committee members

At the Fundraising Regulator we rely on the voices of fundraisers on our committees to guide our Board on decisions and strategy. We will soon have three vacancies on our Committees for experienced ...
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The Fundraising Regulator announces increase to the Fundraising Levy following review

The Fundraising Regulator has announced it is to increase the fundraising levy and registration fee following a sector focussed review.
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Fundraising Regulator market inquiry findings urge charities to review their subcontracted face-to-face fundraising relationships

The Fundraising Regulator has published the findings of its first market inquiry into the use of subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising by charities and fundraising agencies.
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Regulators urge safe giving to charities this Ramadan

Ramadan is a time of generosity and charitable giving amongst 3.9 million British Muslims, and it is vital that donations reach their intended good cause.
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Charity regulators and anti-fraud bodies launch Christmas 2022 Safer Giving Campaign

The Fundraising Regulator, Charity Commission for England and Wales and Action Fraud have joined forces to advise the public about how to give safely this winter.
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Fundraising Regulator publishes latest Annual Complaints Report for 2021/22

We've published our latest Annual Complaints Report which covers the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. The report analyses complaints received by the Fundraising Regulator and complaints reported ...
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Statement from the Fundraising Regulator and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising regarding the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

In response to the sad news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Fundraising Regulator and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising have released the following statement.
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Regulators urge safe giving to support Pakistan flood relief

The Charity Commission for England and Wales and the Fundraising Regulator have urged the public to ‘give safely’ to registered charities supporting those affected by the floods in Pakistan.
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Fundraising Regulator unveils its new five-year Strategic Plan for 2022-27

The Fundraising Regulator has published its new Strategic Plan covering the period 2022 – 2027.
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Fundraising Regulator strengthens Fundraising Preference Service following independent review

The Fundraising Regulator has unveiled changes to the Fundraising Preference Service (FPS) - the tool that allows people to stop direct marketing communications from charities - which strengthen the s...
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Regulators urge safe giving to support Ukraine

The Charity Commission and Fundraising Regulator have urged the public to ‘give safely’ to registered charities helping and supporting those affected by the invasion of Ukraine.
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Fundraising Regulator publishes annual report and accounts for 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021

The Fundraising Regulator has published its Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21, which reveals the highest ever payment rate of the Fundraising Levy over the past year, as charities continue to commit ...
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Fundraising Regulator publishes annual report and accounts for 2018/19

Today we published our annual report and accounts for 2018/19, which highlights the progress made to raise standards in fundraising.
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Clothing collection bins: Statement by the Fundraising Regulator about notices and correspondence issued by "Compounding Action" and "Fundraising Bureau of Investigations"

A statement by the Fundraising Regulator.
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Strengthening our presence in Northern Ireland

Joanne McDowell joins the Fundraising Regulator as our Northern Ireland Manager from 3 September 2019.
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New fundraising code published

The new code is easier to use and navigate, with plain English, a new structure and a glossary.
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Board member appointment

David Cunningham is re-appointed for another 3 years and will serve until March 2022.
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Complaints report 2017-18 published

A report on complaints about fundraising received by our complaints team and by charities, between 1 April 2017 and 31 August 2018.
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Changes to the fundraising levy

We've made changes to years 4 and 5 of the fundraising levy, covering September 2019 - August 2021.
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Important change to FPS

From 1 March, charities will have 21 days to action a suppression request on the Fundraising Preference Service, instead of 28 days.
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FPS in numbers 2017-18

Results from data on the Fundraising Preference Service from November 2017 - October 2018.
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Fundraising Regulator publishes annual report and accounts for 2017-18

A 12 month report and a 5 month report to bring our financial year in line with collection of the Fundraising Levy.
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New external member to join Standards Committee

Lori Houlihan will join the Fundraising Regulator Standards Committee as an external member from 1 January 2019.
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Naming charities we investigate

Fundraising organisations investigated by the Fundraising Regulator after 1 March 2019 will be named in case summaries.
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