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OSCR

Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator  www.oscr.org.uk

Reporting on Charities in Scotland

The Office of the Scottish Regulator (OSCR) published its first annual review at its conference this week (sept 07). In the time it has had regulatory powers, OSCR has removed over 8,000 'ceased' charities from the Scottish Charity Register and granted charitable status to 1,261. OSCR also reported that nearly 50% of small Scottish charities submit annual returns that fail to make their financial results for the year obvious. More information is  available at www.oscr.org.uk

Report on the OSCR conference held in Perth on 3 September 2007.

Article written by Jean Hodgson 21/8/6

OSCR E-Newsletter
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) now produce a quarterly E-Newsletter which you can register to receive.  The latest edition contains information on:

• Their new publication “Guidance for Charity Trustees”
• SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) Committee Recruitment
• An Update on Trustee Indemnity Insurance
• OSCR Performance Statistics
• The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between OSCR and Communities Scotland
• Freedom of Information - Revisions to OSCR’s Publication Scheme

To register to receive the newsletter please visit OSCR’s website and complete your details.  They are keen to receive your views on their e-newsletter, website and guidance publications, so if you have any comments to make please e-mail the organisation.