AQW 20814/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 17/01/2025
Answered On Date: 03/02/2025
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities when his Department will progress legislation to (i) enable the Charity Commission to clarify the financial and reporting obligations for Section 167 charities registered elsewhere on these islands; and (ii) remove barriers to local funding for these charities

Answer:

Policy development for a Charities Bill is currently in progress. This work includes legislative amendments to address known flaws in relation to the operation of section 167 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

It is anticipated that the Bill will be presented to the Assembly in the current mandate, followed by regulations to clarify financial and reporting obligations for section 167 charities and potentially remove barriers to local funding.