The following pages outline the changes to a number of areas of charity law made by the Charities Act 2022 which received Royal Assent on 24 February 2022. The 2022 Act amended various provisions of the Charities Act 2011. The implementation dates for those changes are stated below.  We will update or add to the following pages if any supporting legislation is passed in future which impacts on the provisions of the 2022 Act.

Before the 2022 Act was passed, the Charity Commission said the reforms made by it would save charities significant time and money – such as legal costs – of “at least £28 million” over a ten-year period, or £2.8 million a year, that these measures would simplify some processes and provide a more consistent legal framework whilst ensuring appropriate safeguards, and that the greater clarity around certain legal issues causing uncertainty currently would allow charities to focus on delivering on their mission.

• Background to the Charities Act 2022
• Proceeds of Fundraising Appeals
• Ex Gratia Payments
• Permanent Endowments
• Making Changes to Charity Constitution
• Sale of goods by trustees to their charity and payment for work carried out by trustees
• Disposal of Land by Charities
• Miscellaneous other changes to charity law