# Fundraising Regulator informs charities of its upcoming levy

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/05/fundraising-regulator-informs-charities-upcoming-levy/
- Published: 2016-10-05T12:51:59+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The first of 2,100 charities in England and Wales will this week receive a letter
from the Fundraising Regulator letting them know that they will be expected to pay
its levy.**

 

The letters are being sent in six phases from now until early November to those 
charities that fall within the scope of the new regulator’s levy arrangements. The
62 charities with the largest fundraising expenditure will receive the letters first.

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These letters will then be followed by an invoice asking for payment within 30 days.

 

## Funding the regulator

 

The fees will be used to fund the self-regulatory body, which [began operations on 7 July 2016](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/07/new-fundraising-regulator-takes-today/),
taking over from the Fundraising Standards Board.

 

## Which charities need to pay the levy?

 

The levy applies to those charities that have spent more than £100,000 a year on
fundraising. The figures are then from charities’ annual returns to the Charity 
Commission for the year ending 31 December 2014.

 

## Majority support from the largest charities

 

Chair of the [Fundraising Regulator](http://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk), Lord
Grade, argued the need for fundraising charities to support the new system of self-
regulation. He said:

 

> “46 of the 50 largest fundraising charities have demonstrated their commitment
> to addressing poor fundraising practices across the sector by supporting our set-
> up costs. We are now fully up and running and charities spending more than £100,000
> per year on fundraising must now pay the levy, in line with a key recommendation
> of the [Etherington Review](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/10/03/cabinet-office-accepts-all-recommendations-on-etherington-review-of-fundraising-self-regulation/).
> Our regulatory role and the restoration of public confidence will only be successful
> if the sector is ready to fund its self-regulation, working with us constructively
> to deliver the necessary changes.”

 

 

 

Sir Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations,
claimed that charities “have shown their support for the new system of self-regulation
and their commitment to driving up standards in fundraising”.

 

He added:

 

> “It is an important signal that charities themselves will fund the new fundraising
> regulator that has more powers and is responsible for upholding tighter standards.
> I hope that charities will support this work and continue to demonstrate their
> willingness to play their part in addressing these important issues.”

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