Agreements between charitable institutions and professional fund-raisers
- Put fundraising agreements with professionals in writing with key terms
UK Statutory Instrument
1994
United Kingdom
The Charitable Institutions (Fund-Raising) Regulations 1994
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
6 compliance obligations
Penalty landscape
1 of 6 obligations carry a fine up to £500. 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Agreements between charitable institutions and commercial participators
- Put your charity fundraising agreement with a commercial partner in writing
Notice prior to injunction to prevent unauthorised fund-raising
- Include circumstances and grounds in fund-raising injunction notices
Availability of books, documents or other records
Fine up to £500- Make fund-raising records available to the charity on request
Transmission of money and other property to charitable institutions
- Pass on money and property raised for charities within 28 days
purposes otherwise than by professional fund-raisers or commercial participators
- Disclose charity details in promotional ventures
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Offences and penalties
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Charity Commission for England and Wales
Statutory regulator of registered charities in England and Wales. Maintains the public register of charities (168,000+ registered). Ensures charity trustees comply with …
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