Part I The F1Charity Commission and the Official Custodian for Charities
1BF2The Commission's objectives
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The Commission has the objectives set out in subsection (2).
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The objectives are—
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The public confidence objective.
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The public benefit objective.
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The compliance objective.
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The charitable resources objective.
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The accountability objective.
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Those objectives are defined as follows—
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The public confidence objective is to increase public trust and confidence in charities.
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The public benefit objective is to promote awareness and understanding of the operation of the public benefit requirement.
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The compliance objective is to promote compliance by charity trustees with their legal obligations in exercising control and management of the administration of their charities.
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The charitable resources objective is to promote the effective use of charitable resources.
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The accountability objective is to enhance the accountability of charities to donors, beneficiaries and the general public.
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In this section “the public benefit requirement” means the requirement in section 2(1)(b) of the Charities Act 2006 that a purpose falling within section 2(2) of that Act must be for the public benefit if it is to be a charitable purpose.
Words in Pt. I heading substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 97; S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.