The voluntary and community sector

4. Rules and Regulations

Aiming Higher for the Disabled Community is a registered charity and, just like any organisation in the private and public sector, registered charities have additional rules, regulations, legislation and laws that they must abide by.

As a registered charity, Aiming Higher for the Disabled Community are subject to the Charities Act 2011 and are regulated by the Charity Commission. Any fundraising undertaken by Aiming Higher for the Disabled Community is regulated by the Fundraising Regulator who have a Code of Fundraising Practice.

The Charities Act 2011 and the Code of Fundraising Practice are both lengthy documents, and you are not expected to know them all, however, you may need to refer to them to find out information dependent on your role.