£85+VAT. (Click here for information on the Flexiticket discount scheme - fees as low as £38+VAT per place)

Attendance at this course together with SESCA course ‘Charities Update' is offered to registered charities at a concessionary fee of £85+VAT (half standard fee).

Charities have a far higher profile than they did 30 years ago and the professional adviser assisting a charity is under a considerable responsibility to understand the basic legal regulation underpinning the charitable sector. This course aims to provide an overall picture of the framework of the law relating to charities, dealing in particular with the new Charities Act 2006, as well as covering the duties and responsibilities of those running the organisation, aspects of company law that are relevant including the changes made as a result of the Companies Act 2006 and a summary of employment law relevant to charities. The course does not deal with the administration of charities from an accounting perspective this is covered in Charities update

Charities staff, trustees and their advisors

Introduction

• What law applies
• Types of Charity

The Charities Act 2006

• Definition of a charity
• The Charity Commission
• The Charity Tribunal
• Registration
• Cy Pres
• Powers of Charity Commission
• Trust Property
• Merger and CIOs
• Regulation of Public Charitable Collections

The Charity Personnel

• Officers
• Powers of Trustees
• Key Functions
• Director /Trustees
• Charity Secretary
• Management Committee
• Liability of Trustees
• The Charity and Insolvency

Employment Law Issues

• Recruitment and Employment Status
• Employer and Employee Duties
• Statutory Regulation
• Dismissal