Charity law

The Scottish Government launched a consultation in response to widespread calls for a broad review of charity regulation. 

• Find out more about the consultation
• Read our response

The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) issued a consultation on proposed changes to the annual return process that affects all charities.

• Read the consultation on the OSCR website.
• Read our response (October 2023).

The Scottish Government ran a consultation on charity law in early 2019 and a further consultation titled Strengthening Scottish Charity Law, which closed in February 2021.

• Read our responseand associated press release(April 2019)
• Read our response to the subsequent consultation (February 2021)

The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) ran a consultation on updates they propose to make to sections of their ‘Meeting the Charity Test’ guidance.

• Read more about the consultation on the OSCR website.
• Read our response (May 2021).