Consultation - Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill

Ths Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee are seeking views on the upcoming Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill.

The Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill aims to update the law around charities.

Charities in Scotland are regulated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). OSCR was established under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (the 2005 Act). The 2005 Act sets out the powers that OSCR has to regulate charities and maintain a register of charities in Scotland.

If passed, the Bill would update the Act. It would:

  • give OSCR wider powers to investigate charities and charity trustees

  • amend the rules on who can be a charity trustee or a senior office-holder in a charity

  • increase the information that OSCR holds about charity trustees

  • update the information which needs to be included on the Scottish Charity Register

  • create a record of charities that have merged

Read more and respond to the consultation here

This consultation closes on Friday 3 February 2023



Open ConsultationsJoseph PeachScottish Government, Scottish Parliament