10 election policies for charities

NOTE: This post relates to the 2023 election. It will be updated if and when information comes to hand relating to the November 2026 election

Sue Barker, Director of Sue Barker Charities Law has provided the following links to articles from the Legalwise seminars series: “10 election policies for charities”

Policy 1 – Press pause on the Charities Act changes (which was published before the change of Prime Minister)

Policy 2 – Widen eligibility for donee status:

Policies 3 and 4 – Public interest journalism and promoting amateur sport:

Policy 5 – Imputation credit refundability: and

Policy 6 – Protecting charities running businesses:

Policy 7 – Reinstate the Charities Commission:

Policies 8 and 9 – Unclaimed money and civil society strategy

Policy 10 – carrying out a proper, first principles, post-implementation review of the Charities Act