The Irish Charities Regulator recently published its Annual Report for 2021 .You can click here to read the press release on publication of the report . While she was pleased to see the level of positive engagement by registered charities with the Charities Governance Code in the first year they reported on their level of compliance with the Code, the Regulator expressed concern about the decline in the number of charities filing their annual reports within the required timeframe.
The Minister with responsibility for charities referred to the Regulator’s commitment to strengthening public confidence in Irish registered charities and also cited the progression of the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2022 as of critical importance in assisting both the Regulator and charity trustees. You can click the following link to get a copy of the General Scheme of the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2022.The General Scheme has been the subject of recent debate in the Houses of the Oireachtas :on 6 July 2022 by the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands .