# Institute of Fundraising to develop plans for self-regulatory body

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/06/14/institute-fundraising-develop-plans-selfregulatory-body/
- Published: 2003-06-14T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Institute of Fundraising has commissioned a project to draw up plans for a body
to regulate fundraising practice independent of statutory control.
The Institute
has responded to the government’s ‘Private Action, Public Benefit’ report last year
which, among other recommendations, suggested that the Government establish a new
regulatory initiative to cover fundraising.

Given the Institute’s experience, independent position, and work on introducing 
codes of fundraising practice, it has decided “not to wait for the concepts and 
ideas to be framed by others.” It has

commissioned Rodney Buse to form a small steering group to develop plans for the
introduction of a new fundraising regulatory body.

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The project, entitled ‘The Future of Self Regulation in Charity Fundraising’, will
have three stages amd will be completed by the end of 2003:

 * to identify the potential scope for such a body and the range of appropriate 
   models available
 * to recommend a preferred solution on the basis of a mandate achieved after consultation
   in stage one
 * to propose a governance structure for the new body

This move to kickstart the process has been welcomed by the Home Office. Although
the commission is being funded by the Insitute, it insists that the self-regulatory
body will be independent of the Institute.

Rodney Buse is Vice Chair of NCVO and Chair of the voluntary sector’s Quality Standards
Task Force.

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