Charities Act 2022: information about the changes being introduced

From Charity Commission:

Information on the changes being introduced by the Charities Act 2022.

This page is about changes being introduced by the Charities Act 2022, which will amend the Charities Act 2011.

The changes are expected to come into force in autumn 2022, spring 2023 and autumn 2023.

An overview of the full changes can be found on this page: Charities Act 2022: implementation plan. This includes:

  • changes to how charities sell, lease or transfer land (due to come into effect in spring 2023)
  • greater flexibility to make use of ‘permanent endowment’ – this is money or property originally meant to be held by a charity forever (due to come into effect in spring 2023); and
  • changes to how charities can amend their governing documents (due to come into effect in autumn 2023)

Click here for the following guidance.