Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
This Bill makes changes to the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. It would:
- give OSCR wider powers to investigate charities and charity trustees
- amend the rules on who can be a charity trustee or a senior office-holder in a charity
- increase the information that OSCR holds about charity trustees
- update the information which needs to be included on the Scottish Charity Register
- create a record of charities that have merged
The Bill was passed on 28 June 2023 and became an Act on 09 August 2023
Contents
Stage 2 - Changes to detail
MSPs can propose changes (“amendments”) to the Bill. The amendments are considered and decided on by a committee.
The Bill ended Stage 2 on 01 June 2023
Timetable
On 24 May 2023, Parliament agreed motion S6M-09148, that consideration of the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 9 June 2023.
Meeting on amendments
Documents with the amendments considered at the meeting held on 1 June 2023.
Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (429KB, pdf) posted 25 May 2023
Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (571KB, pdf) posted 25 May 2023
Bill as amended at Stage 2
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill as amended (2MB, pdf) posted 01 June 2023
Additional information from the Scottish Government on the Bill following Stage 2
Revised Explanatory Notes
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill revised explanatory notes (384KB, pdf) posted 21 June 2023
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill revised explanatory notes (print version) (492KB, pdf) posted 21 June 2023
Explanation of the Bill
Supplementary Financial Memorandum
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill supplementary financial memorandum (123KB, pdf) posted 19 June 2023
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill supplementary financial memorandum (print version) (201KB, pdf) posted 15 June 2023
How much the Bill is likely to cost
Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill supplementary delegated powers memorandum (140KB, pdf) posted 19 June 2023
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill supplementary delegated powers memorandum (print version) (228KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2023
Information on the powers the Bill gives the Scottish Ministers and others to make “secondary legislation” (usually regulations) and to the Scottish Ministers (such as to make guidance).