# New guidance on campaigning and political activities from Charity Commission

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/04/03/new-guidance-campaigning-and-political-activities-charity-commission/
- Published: 2007-04-03T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Charity Commission has responded to concerns from charities it says may be ‘
unnecessarily cautious’ when considering campaigning activies and has published 
answers to questions on its website.
The Q&A advises charities on how they can follow
the example of successful campaigns like Make Poverty History and the RSPCA’s controversial
campaign on fox-hunting and use their unique position in society to fight for change.

This advice is being published along with election guidance, setting out the do’s
and don’ts for charities in the run-up to local and Welsh Assembly elections in 
May.

Questions and answers can be found on the Charity Commission website under ‘news’
and ‘CC9, Political Activities and Campaigning by Charities’ under ‘publications.

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