Regulator profile

OSCR

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Enforcement Regulator Scotland

What OSCR does

Registers and regulates Scottish charities. Maintains the Scottish Charity Register. Investigates concerns about charity governance and misconduct.

Scottish equivalent of Charity Commission. All Scottish charities must register.

Charity RegulationGovernance

Contact OSCR

Phone
01382 220446

Legislation that OSCR directly enforces.

Primary legislation

LRMPSA 1990 CTISA 2005 Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 CRASA 2023

Secondary legislation

Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 Scottish Statutory Instrument Charities References in Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2007 Scottish Statutory Instrument Charities Reorganisation (Scotland) Regulations 2007 Scottish Statutory Instrument The Charities and Benevolent Fundraising (Scotland) Regulations 2009 Scottish Statutory Instrument Charities Accounts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 Scottish Statutory Instrument Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations Regulations 2011 Scottish Statutory Instrument Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Removal from Register and Dissolution) Regulations 2011 Scottish Statutory Instrument

Legislation connected to OSCR’s remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.

Administered / monitored

Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2006 Scottish Statutory Instrument The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2006 Scottish Statutory Instrument Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2024 Scottish Statutory Instrument The Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2024 Scottish Statutory Instrument

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