Updates

Faith-based charities and regulatory engagement: prevention and response

The regulatory landscape Regulatory action by the Charity Commission is increasing. There were 18% more regulatory concern cases, 25% more statutory inquiries and just under 60% more inquiry powers used in the Commission’s most recent financial period than its previous one. Common themes for the Commission opening investigations are governance failures, safeguarding issues, conflicts of …
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Briefing for Charities & Social Enterprises | 14 July

Our weekly roundup of news and updates from across the sector. To help you navigate this week’s content, the links below will take you straight to content by topic. Charity Commission Annual report and accounts The Charity Commission has published its annual report and accounts for 2025 to 2026. In his foreword, Chief Executive Officer …
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Innovate for Impact: Managing IT supplier relationships: Risks, red flags and reducing the impact of disputes

What makes an IT supplier relationship succeed – or fail? At our recent event, Innovate for Impact: Empowering Charities through Technology, panellists explored the challenges organisations face when delivering technology projects and managing relationships with IT suppliers. While the projects discussed varied widely, a number of recurring themes emerged: misaligned expectations, underestimated complexity, supplier dependency …
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Innovate for Impact: How technology can empower charities to drive positive change

At our recent Innovate for Impact: Empowering Charities Through Technology event, panellists discussed how charities are using technology in practice to improve services, better understand the needs of their communities and support their wider objectives. The discussion explored both the opportunities and challenges presented by new technologies, with speakers drawing on their own experiences of …
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Innovate for Impact: Building cyber resilience: Lessons from the front line of a ransomware attack

At our recent Innovate for Impact: Empowering charities through technology event, one message stood out above all others: cyber resilience is not just a technology issue — it is an organisational one. As charities increasingly rely on digital tools to deliver services, engage supporters and manage sensitive information, the impact of a cyber incident can …
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People and Workplace round-up | 9 July

Welcome to our 5-minute round-up of people and workplace updates, hand-picked to help HR teams. Catch up on: Unlawful deductions from wages: bonus entitlement was fixed before an undisclosed cap was imposed by the employer The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) confirmed that an employer cannot retrospectively limit a bonus by introducing a cap after the …
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The Employment Rights Act 2025 comes into force – what’s next for employers?

This article was first published on 15 January 2026. It has been updated following the Government’s announcement on 3 February 2026 regarding its revised implementation timeline, and again in July 2026 to reflect the annual increase in the statutory cap for compensation payments and provide updates on a number of consultations. On 18 December 2025, …
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Briefing for Charities & Social Enterprises | 7 July

Our weekly round up of news and updates from across the sector. To help you navigate this week’s content, the links below will take you straight to content by topic. Charity Commission Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Charity Commission framework DCMS and the Charity Commission have published a framework document which sets …
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Summer internships and UK immigration: practical tips for employers

Summer internships can help organisations access emerging talent, support busy teams and build future recruitment pipelines. But where the intern is an international student or overseas applicant, immigration status should be checked before any offer is made or work begins. Select the appropriate visa route There is no dedicated UK “internship visa”. The right route …
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Briefing for Charities & Social Enterprises | 30 June

Our weekly roundup of news and updates from across the sector. To help you navigate this week’s content, the links below will take you straight to content by topic. Charity Commission At the Third Sector Conference 2026, Charity Commission Chair Dame Julia Unwin gave a speech about “The Commission’s role in uncertain times”. She discussed …
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Real Estate – Summer reflections and looking ahead

In May, over 16,000 real estate professionals attended this year’s UKREiiF conference. A driving conversation was what is on the horizon for the industry. Key themes included: Looking ahead, regulatory changes affecting the industry include: Attending conferences such as UKREiiF allows us to get a good handle on the issues affecting the industry and the …
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Data protection complaints: new obligations and what you need to know

One of the more significant changes made by the Data (Use and Access) Act (the “Act”), is the introduction of a specific right for individuals to make data protection complaints directly to an organisation. Although individuals have always been able to do this (and encouraged to do so by the ICO), there are a couple …
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