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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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WITHDRAWN Coronavirus (COVID-19): Statement from Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising (27 Nov 2020)

This advice was withdrawn in January 2021. In November 2020, the Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising issued a statement following UK government announcements.
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Fundraising Regulator publishes evaluation of the Fundraising Preference Service

The Fundraising Regulator has published an independent evaluation of the Fundraising Preference Service (FPS), the service that allows members of the public to stop direct marketing communications fro...
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Fundraising Regulator publishes fourth Annual Complaints Report

The Fundraising Regulator has published our fourth Annual Complaints Report, which analyses complaints we have received over the past year, alongside complaints reported by some of the UK’s largest ch...
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WITHDRAWN Coronavirus (COVID-19): Statement from Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising (3 Nov 2020)

This advice was withdrawn in November 2020. In November 2020, the Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising issued a statement following UK government announcements.
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Fundraising Regulator publishes results of review into compliance with fundraising reporting requirements

The Fundraising Regulator has published the results of its latest review into charities’ compliance with the fundraising reporting requirements in Section 13 of the Charities (Protection and Social In...
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WITHDRAWN Coronavirus (COVID-19): Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising publish new guidance to support the return to public fundraising (June 2020)

This advice was withdrawn. In June 2020, the Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising published new guidance to support charitable fundraising organisations to return to in-person ...
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Fundraising Regulator appoints three new board members

The Fundraising Regulator has appointed three new members to its board for initial three-year terms; Guy Parker, Martin Price, and Reshard Auladin.
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WITHDRAWN Coronavirus (COVID-19): Regulators urge safe giving as communities respond to Coronavirus pandemic

This advice was withdrawn in 2022. The Charity Commission and Fundraising Regulator today urged people to ‘give safely’ as people continue to respond with generosity in the current crisis.
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WITHDRAWN Coronavirus (COVID-19): Statement from Fundraising Regulator and Institute of Fundraising (March 2020)

This advice was withdrawn in March 2020. In March 2020, the Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising issued a statement following UK government announcements.
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Fundraising Regulator’s registrant survey reveals that 92% of respondents engaged with the revised Code of Fundraising Practice

The Fundraising Regulator publishes findings from its first registrant survey.
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Fundraising Regulator publishes Complaints Report 2018/19

The Fundraising Regulator publishes a report on fundraising complaints it received, and those reported by the charity sector, in 2018/19.
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Fundraising Regulator commissions independent evaluation of the Fundraising Preference Service

The Fundraising Regulator has commissioned an independent evaluation of the Fundraising Preference Service (FPS) and is seeking the views of charities.
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Fundraising Regulator publishes new Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 guidance

The Fundraising Regulator publishes new guidance after finding that only 40% of charities are fully compliant with fundraising reporting requirements in the Charities (Protection and Social Investment...
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