# NI Charity Commission still waiting on regulatory powers - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/11/25/ni-charity-commission-still-waiting-on-regulatory-powers/ - Published: 2011-11-25T08:41:00+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **In its latest annual report the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland states that it has spent £755,922 in the last financial year, but has still not indicated when it will have the proper legal authority to regulate charities.** The [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk) was set up in March 2009 as the new independent regulator of charities in Northern Ireland but due to a problem with the enabling legislation it does not yet have the authority to require charities to register. “Unfortunately, we have been unable to begin registration as planned this year, ” Tom McGrath, chairman of the Commission says in the annual report for 2010/11. ## Advertisement “Having identified a problem with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, the Commission referred the legislation back to the Department for Social Development. We are still awaiting the end of a process of legislative amendment going through the NI Executive and Assembly,” he said. In the interim, the Commission deems charities to be organisations which have registered with HM Revenue and Customs for charitable tax purposes. This list of **6,675** is on the Commission’s website. Meanwhile, the Commission has now moved from Belfast to Lurgan. The new address is: **Charity Commission for Northern Ireland 257 Lough RoadLurganCraigavonBT66 6NQ  The new contact telephone numbers for the Commission are also:Tel: 028 3832 0220Fax: 028 3834 5943Text Phone: 028 3834 7639 * **[Charity registration takes a step forward](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/09/24/charity-registration-takes-a-step-forward/)**( 24 September 2012) * **[Scottish charity accounts and trustees’ names](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/05/16/scottish-charity-accounts-trustees-names/)**( 16 May 2016) * **[Charity Commission to publish research on public’s attidues to Northern Ireland charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/25/charity-commission-publish-research-publics-attidues-northern-ireland-charities/)**( 25 July 2016)