Charities Act 2011

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Charities Act 2011
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to consolidate the Charities Act 1993 and other enactments which relate to charities.
Citation 2011 c. 25
Introduced by Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Commons)
Baroness Verma (Lords)
Territorial extent  England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent 14 December 2011
Other legislation
Amends Places of Worship Registration Act 1855
Repeals/revokes
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Charities Act 2011 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Charities Act 2011 (c. 25) is a UK act of Parliament. It consolidated the bulk of the Charities Act 2006, outstanding provisions of the Charities Act 1993, and various other enactments. [1]

Contents

Repeals

Charities (Amendment) Act 1995
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to make provision for the treatment of two or more charities as a single charity for all or any of the purposes of the Charities Act 1993.
Citation 1995 c. 48
Dates
Royal assent 8 November 1995
Repealed14 March 2012
Other legislation
AmendsCharities Act 1993
Repealed by Charities Act 2011
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Charities Act 2011 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
Charities Act 1993
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to consolidate the Charitable Trustees Incorporation Act 1872 and, except for certain spent or transitional provisions, the Charities Act 1960 and Part I of the Charities Act 1992.
Citation 1993 c. 10
Dates
Royal assent 27 May 1993
Other legislation
Amends Places of Worship Registration Act 1855
Repeals/revokes Charitable Trustees Incorporation Act 1872
Repealed by Charities Act 2011
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Charities Act 1993 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
Charities Act 1992
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to amend the Charities Act 1960 and make other provision with respect to charities; to regulate fund-raising activities carried on in connection with charities and other institutions; to make fresh provision with respect to public charitable collections; and for connected purposes.
Citation 1992 c. 41
Dates
Royal assent 16 March 1992
Other legislation
Amends Charities Act 1960
Repeals/revokes
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Charities Act 1992 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
Charities Act 1993 (Substitution of Sums) Order 1995
Statutory Instrument
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citation SI 1995/2696
Charities Act 2006 (Charitable Companies Audit and Group Accounts Provisions) Order 2008
Statutory Instrument
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citation SI 2008/527
Charities (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2011
Statutory Instrument
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citation SI 2011/1396

Legislation repealed or revoked in its entirety by the Charities Act 2011 included

Amendments were made to other legislation. [2] It replaced most of the Charities Act 1992 (c. 41) and Charities Act 2006 (c. 50). [3]

Independent examination

Section 145(1)(a) allowed for charities' financial accounts to be independently examined where a full audit is not required. An "independent examiner" is a person not connected to the charity who is "reasonably believed by the trustees to have the requisite ability and practical experience to carry out a competent examination of the accounts". [4]

Social investment by charities

Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to amend the Charities Act 1992 and the Charities Act 2011.
Citation 2016 c. 4
Dates
Royal assent 16 March 2016
Other legislation
Amends
  • Charities Act 1992
  • Charities Act 2011
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

Additional provisions were added by the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 (c. 4) granting a "general power" to charities to make "social investments", that is actions undertaken both to further the organisation's charitable aims and to make a financial surplus. In this context a charity's actions do not need to be financial "investments" as the term would generally be understood. [5]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Charities Act 2011: Introductory Text
  2. ↑ SCHEDULE 10 Charities Act 2011
  3. ↑ "About the Charities Act 2011". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Charity Finance Directors' Group, Independent Examination "update on Good Practice", accessed 15 November 2023
  5. ↑ Charities Act 2011, section 292A, added by section 15 of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016, granted royal assent on 16 March 2016, accessed 5 November 2023

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