# NI Charity Commission launches briefing paper on fundraising regulation

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/18/ni-charity-commission-launches-briefing-paper-on-fundraising-regulation/
- Published: 2016-02-18T07:22:07+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland has published a briefing paper which
aims to support charities in understanding how proposed changes to fundraising regulation
could affect them.**

Tom McGrath, Northern Ireland’s Chief Charity Commissioner commented:

> “Charity fundraising, a vital aspect of many charities’ activities, is largely
> regulated by the sector itself, a system known as self-regulation.
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> “However, this system is currently being reviewed with the aim of developing a
> less complex and more effective system, which will help to reaffirm public trust
> and confidence in charity fundraising practices.
> “We have produced a short briefing paper to help charities, donors, fundraisers
> and members of the public understand the proposed changes, and the impact they
> may have on how charities fundraise.”

The proposed changes, which are analysed in detail in the Commission’s Review of
fundraising regulation briefing paper include:

 * creating a new fundraising regulator responsible for setting and enforcing a 
   single code of practice, and adjudicating on fundraising complaints
 * establishing a system of co-regulation, involving enhanced self-regulation overseen
   by the new regulator working with statutory regulators such as the Commission
 * creating a Fundraising Preference Service which could allow members of the public
   to opt out of fundraising communications.

Copies of the briefing paper can be found on the [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk)‘
s website.

 

## Proposed changes in three tweets

> 1/3 Proposed changes to charity regulation, analysed in our Review of fundraising
> regulation briefing (see [https://t.co/K7VNbWZDVj](https://t.co/K7VNbWZDVj)) include:
> — CharityCommissionNI (@CharityCommNI) [February 15, 2016](https://twitter.com/CharityCommNI/status/699231666477342720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 2/3 Creating a new fundraising regulator responsible for setting and enforcing
> a single code of practice, and adjudicating on complaints.
> — CharityCommissionNI (@CharityCommNI) [February 15, 2016](https://twitter.com/CharityCommNI/status/699231738715906048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 3/3 Establishing a system of co-regulation, involving enhanced self-regulation
> overseen by new regulator working with statutory regulators
> — CharityCommissionNI (@CharityCommNI) [February 15, 2016](https://twitter.com/CharityCommNI/status/699231827576365056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 * **[There will always be some disagreements but fundraisers are united on improving practice and regulation](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/03/02/will-always-disagreements-fundraisers-united-improving-practice-regulation/)**(
   2 March 2016)
 * **[A 30 year old version of the Fundraising Preference Service?](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/05/30-year-old-version-fundraising-preference-service/)**(
   5 April 2016)
 * **[IoF responds to Fundraising Preference Service proposals](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/30/iof-responds-fundraising-preference-service-proposals/)**(
   30 September 2016)

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