Charity Law

The Scottish Parliament has voted unanimously to pass the Charities (Regulation and Administration) Bill. The bill aims to improve the accountability and transparency of charities and increase the powers of the independent Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).

New legislation will "strengthen, modernise and improve" the regulation of charities in Scotland, the government has said. Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison appeared before Holyrood's social justice and social security this morning to give evidence on the Charities (Regulation and Administratio

The Law Society of Scotland has praised the introduction of new legislation to better support and regulate the charity sector, but raised concerns it does not go far enough in reforming areas including transparency and oversight. The Charities (Regulation and Administration) Bill was introduced to t

Charity law specialist Sophie Mills has joined the WS Society executive as a solicitor. The move reunites Ms Mills with the Society, where she completed part of her legal training before gaining further experience in commercial litigation and corporate transactional work.

A majority of responses to the Scottish charity law consultation support changes aimed at increasing transparency, accountability and public trust in charities. The consultation suggested an external register of charity trustees; publishing annual reports and accounts in full for all charities on th

A consultation on charity law setting out options to change the current regulatory system in Scotland has been launched by the Scottish government. Options in the consultation include: