Briefing For Charities & Social Enterprises | 15 August

• Published date: 15 August 2023
• Subject Matter: Corporate/Commercial Law, Government, Public Sector, Privacy, Charities & Non-Profits , Privacy Protection, Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP
• Law Firm: Bates Wells
• Author: Ms Christine Rigby

Our weekly round up of news and updates from across the sector.

Charity Commission

Inquiry update

As part of an ongoing inquiry into the charity's governance, the Commission has appointed an Interim Manager to Dudley Central Mosque and Muslim Community Centre. The interim manager's role will be to review and revise the charity's governing document, and ensure an election takes place to appoint new trustees who will then be responsible for taking the charity forward.

Sector General

DSC has published a blog outlining what funders can do to support infrastructure charities.

Climate change

In the early Autumn urban and rural communities will have the chance to submit bids to a new '10 million Community Energy Fund to help communities develop local renewable energy projects.

Diversity and inclusion

The Government has announced it is consulting on changes to regulations that will mean all new non-domestic public and private buildings in England will be required to provide separate single-sex toilets for women and men and/or a self-contained, private toilet as a minimum.

AI

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has published its report Connected tech: smart or sinister? which considers the possible benefits and harms of using "connected technology" (devices connected to the internet or other digital networks) in various contexts. With respect to the workplace, the report recommends that:

• The monitoring of employees should be done only in consultation with, and with the consent of, those being monitored.
• The Information Commissioner's Office should develop its draft guidance, Employment practices: monitoring at work into a principles-based code for designers and operators of workplace connected technology.
• The government should commission research to improve the evidence base regarding the deployment of automated and data collection systems at work.
• The government should clarify the role of the Health and Safety Executive in the regulation of Artificial Intelligence and detail how it can be supported in fulfilling this remit.

Fundraising

Consultation on updating the Code of Fundraising Practice

The Fundraising Regulator has announced its consultation on the code review will launch on Wednesday 6 September at the CIOF Scottish Fundraising Conference. Consultation events will take place in Northern Ireland, Wales and England during September and early October. Details on these events and information on how to attend will be shared soon. The consultation will...