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Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Charities is responsible for the administration of tax reliefs available to Charities and the direct and indirect tax obligations of Charities and charity trading companies. HMRC also provides guidance about tax reliefs available to donors.The HMRC charity pages are intended to provide you with a one stop shop for information and questions about tax issues relating to charities and charitable donations.

The devolved Government for Scotland is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs and transport, and policy issues relating to charity law and regulation in Scotland.

The Scottish Social Services Council is responsible for registering and regulating  people who work in social services in Scotland.

The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (The Care Commission) was established in April 2002 as the new, independent regulator set up under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 to regulate care services in Scotland.

 

The Scottish Housing Regulator is the Scottish Government's housing and regeneration agency and is the registrar and regulator for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), many of which have charitable status.

 

The Charity Commission is established by law as the regulator and registrar for charities in England and Wales.

 

 

The Department for Social Development was estabished in December 1999 as part of the Northern Ireland Executive.  It has strategic responsibility for urban regeneration, community and voluntary sector management, social legislation, housing, social security benefits, pensions and child support.

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the national body representing the voluntary sector. SCVO has recently launched a new information service on a variety of topics from setting up and managing a charity to managing people

 

The Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS) network consists of 56 independent organisations that provide a range of development and support services to voluntary organisations across Scotland.  CVS activity is supported by the Scottish Executive and local authorities, as well as by trading income and funding from a wide range of sources.

 

ICAS is the professional body of chartered accountants in Scotland. Their web pages allow a search for suitably qualified accountants in your area.

 

 

The Law Society of Scotland is the governing body for Scottish solicitors. The Society promotes the interests of the solicitors’ profession and those of the public in relation to the profession. The website gives information about where to find, and what to expect from a solicitor, the history of Scots law and the latest news from the Society.

 

The Fundraising Standards Board

The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) administers the scheme for the self-regulation of fundraising in the UK.  OSCR and the FRSB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that sets out the responsibilities and relationship between OSCR and FRSB in relation to charitable fundraising in Scotland.  Information on FRSB and member charities in Scotland is available on the FRSB website.