# Fundraising Regulator unveils 5-year strategic plan

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/09/01/fundraising-regulator-unveils-5-year-strategic-plan/
- Published: 2022-09-01T10:21:39+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Fundraising Regulator has published its first Strategic Plan as an established
regulatory body, covering the period 2022-2027.**

With the five-year [Strategic Plan](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/more-from-us/about-us/corporate),
the regulator intends to move into the next phase of its development. Developed 
following engagement with charity networks and other stakeholders, the strategy 
sets out the organisation’s regulatory objectives and priorities for the period 
2022 – 2027 and addresses trends in charitable fundraising which have emerged since
the regulator was established in 2016. This includes the increasing popularity of
new technologies, the growing use of data, and the ongoing impact of the pandemic.

#### Review of Code of Fundraising Practice

The first phase of the plan will include a full review of the Code of Fundraising
Practice, starting in autumn 2022, to ensure that the code remains effective, relevant,
and responsive to new issues in fundraising. This will be the first significant 
overhaul of the code since the last consultation in 2018, which led to the current
version, which was effective from October 2019.

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#### Future plans

Over the next five years, there are also plans to conduct detailed research into
the public’s experiences with, and expectations of, charitable fundraising; to collect
data about fundraising from external and internal sources to help develop the code
and inform regulatory priorities; and to continue to deliver joined up regulation
through partnerships and relationships with other organisations. The Fundraising
Regulator will also be carrying out a review of the Fundraising Levy and how it 
is calculated, and anticipates that some increases to levy bands and other registration
fees will be necessary.

Lord Toby Harris, Chair of the Fundraising Regulator, said: 

> “We have seen considerable changes in the fundraising landscape since we were 
> established and anticipate that methods will continue to shift and develop over
> the next five years too – shaped by wider social, economic and technological changes.
>  
> “This strategic plan reflects our ongoing commitment to evolve as an agile regulator
> alongside the sector – ensuring our regulation protects donors and the public,
> while also supporting a vibrant and creative fundraising sector. At the core of
> our plan are the principles of innovation, proactivity, intelligence, and collaboration.”

The Strategic Plan is part of the Fundraising Regulator’s continued commitment to
provide a transparent view of how the organisation will deliver effective regulation
of charitable fundraising.

It will be followed up by the next annual business plan, to be published later this
month, which will include specific actions for how the overarching strategic objectives
will be achieved in the next 12 months. 

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