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fundraising regulation
PSNI suspends permits for street collections
20 Mar 2020Denise Copeland FundraisingFundraising, fundraising regulation
In light of COVID-19, the PSNI has made the decision to temporarily suspend issuing any permits or licences for street and house-to-house charity collections in line with the Government’s guidance on social distancing.
NICVA response to the Regulation of Gambling consultation
20 Feb 2020Denise Copeland Governance and Charity Advice, Fundraising Regulation, Policy & Public Affairsfundraising regulation, Governance
NICVA has prepared a response to the Regulation of Gambling in Northern Ireland consultation.
Regulation of Gambling in Northern Ireland consultation
15 Jan 2020Denise Copeland Governance and Charity Advice, Fundraising Regulationfundraising regulation, Governance
NICVA has prepared a briefing paper on the Regulation of Gambling in Northern Ireland consultation.
Useful resources from the Fundraising Regulation Seminar
14 Jun 2018Sandra Bailie Fundraising Regulationfundraising regulation, Fundraising, GDPR
There was a full house in NICVA for the fundraising regulation seminar on 12 June with Stephen Dunmore CEO of the Fundraising Regulator.
Good Governance and Charity reporting
12 Feb 2018Denise Copeland Developing Governance GroupGovernance, Charity Regulation, fundraising regulation, GDPR
Almost 6,000 charities are now registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland and as such, must adhere to the reporting requirements for all registered charities.
Street Collections – Police issue reminder regarding Regulations
22 Jun 2017Denise Copeland Governance and Charity AdviceGovernance, fundraising regulation, Fundraising
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is responsible for granting permits for charity street collections and as such, have issued the following guidance to assist charities when conducting street collections.
The Journey of Fundraising Regulation in NI
6 Jun 2017Sandra Bailie Fundraising Regulationfundraising regulation, Fundraising, regulation
Since September 2016 we have been consulting with the NI sector and we are pleased to announce that the Fundraising Regulator now has responsibility for fundraising regulation in NI.
Feedback from Fundraising regulation consultation meeting
27 Mar 2017Lynn Kennedy Fundraising Regulationfundraising regulation, Fundraising
Nineteen people attended a consultation meeting in NICVA to discuss the options for fundraising regulation in NI. For those that were unable to attend, below is a summary of the main points of the discussion.
Feedback from roundtable discussion at Fundraising Regulator event on 9 September
20 Sep 2016Sandra Bailie Fundraising Regulation, Fundraisingfundraising regulation, Fundraising, consultation
The roundtable discussion followed on from presentations by NICVA, CCNI, Fundraising Regulator for England and Wales and the Scottish Working Group at the consultation event on 9 September.
