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Churches Legal Advisory Service (CLAS)

CLAS Circular 2024 - 06

  • Reforming the Law of Apologies in Civil Proceedings in England and Wales
  • Low Pay Commission consultation 2024
  • New regime for social housing
  • Proposed changes to land transaction tax reliefs

CLAS Circular 2024 - 05

  • National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage
  • Managing charity property conference
  • New regime for social housing in England
  • OSCR Reporter, March
  • Scotland: Long term rent controls proposed

CLAS Circular 2024 - 04

  • Charity Commission guidance notes: updates
  • Accepting, refusing, and returning donations to your charity
  • UK general election 2024: non-party campaigning
  • Burial, cremation and commemoration of the dead: VAT
  • Social rented sector landlord portal
  • Stamp Duty Land Tax relief for land or property transactions on social housing
  • Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: further update
  • Budget 2024

CLAS Circular 2024 - 03

  • Churches and the forthcoming General Election
  • Affordable Homes Scheme expansion
  • Consultation: Competence and Conduct Standard for social housing
  • Regulation of short-term lettings
  • Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: update

CLAS Circular 2024 - 02

  • Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: further consultation
  • Cultural heritage survey
  • Consultation: Social housing allocation reform

CLAS Circular 2024 - 01

  • Charities Act 2022: further provisions to come into force
  • Consultation on timescales for repairs in the social rented sector
  • Consultation on transparency of land ownership involving trusts
  • Energy efficiency drive for historic homes
  • HM Treasury consultation on devolving powers for a Scottish Building Safety Levy

CLAS Circular 2023 - 22

  • Skilled worker earnings threshold
  • Future Homes and Buildings Standards: 2023 consultation
  • Forthcoming consultation on legal age of marriage

CLAS Circular 2023 - 21

  • Regulators urge public to take care when donating to charity
  • Labour’s new Shadow Minister for Faith
  • Non-party campaigner Code of Practice for general elections
  • Prevention of terrorism
  • Historic England consultation: Climate Change and Historic Building Adaptation Advice Note
  • Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

CLAS Circular 2023 - 19

  • Election campaigning by charities
  • Holiday pay for part-time workers
  • UK Government reshuffle
  • The King’s Speech 2023
  • Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases
  • Council tax premium on second homes
  • Wales: continued support and rent increase cap for social housing tenants
  • Wales: council tax consultation

CLAS Circular 2023 - 18

  • Charities Act 2022 implementation plan: update
  • Charity Commission updated guidance: Prepare a charity annual return
  • Employment practices and data protection: monitoring workers
  • Reuse of graves
  • Consultation on Improving Broadband for Very Hard to Reach Premises
  • Renters (Reform) Bill
  • Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund: an additional £80 million

CLAS Circular 2023 - 17

  • Charity Commission guidance on charities and social media
  • Code of Fundraising Practice consultation 2023
  • Copyright: be careful
  • Non-party campaigning: draft code of practice
  • Technical consultation on a Community Wealth Fund in England
  • Consultation on directions to the Regulator of Social Housing: tenant rights and complaints
  • Autumn Statement 2023 representations

CLAS Circular 2023 - 16

  • Food allergies and labelling
  • Consultation on business rates
  • Social housing standards consultation
  • Burials and burial law
  • One month before the short-term lets licensing deadline
  • Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
  • Income Tax relief claim for employment expenses by post: form P87

CLAS Circular 2023 - 15

  • Charity Investments After Butler-Schloss
  • Support for Charities Helping Vulnerable People
  • Domestic Consumers with Non-domestic Energy Supply Contracts: Call for Evidence
  • Consultation: New Building Requirements for Separate Male and Female Toilets
  • Social Housing Quality Resident Panel Reports
  • Consultation: Delivery of Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) Education in Schools
  • Consultation: Changes to the Annual Return for Charities

CLAS Circular 2023 - 14

  • Charity tax guidance: update
  • EU Settlement Scheme enhancements confirmed
  • Grant aid to place of worship in England
  • Listed Place of Worship Grant Scheme website
  • RSH Tenant Satisfaction Measures data pilot for small landlords
  • Charities Regulation and Administration (Scotland) Bill passed
  • Land Transaction Tax (Wales): updated

CLAS Circular 2023 - 13

  • Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme
  • Terrorism (Protection of Premises) draft Bill
  • Second extension of Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022
  • HMRC consultation on charities tax compliance

CLAS Circular 2023 - 12

  • Charities Act 2022 implementation plan: update
  • Grants by parish, town and community councils to places of worship
  • Historic England Missing Pieces Project
  • HMRC scam warning

CLAS Circular 2023 - 11

  • Government Response to the Final Report from IICSA

CLAS Circular 2023 - 10

  • Internal financial controls for charities (CC8)
  • Consultation on Retained EU Employment Law
  • Plunkett Foundation
  • Rent Standard and guidance for social housing
  • Renters (Reform) Bill
  • Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
  • VAT Notice: Fuel and Power update
  • Gift Aid
  • HMRC consultation on tax compliance by charities

CLAS Circular 2023 - 09

  • Charity Commission: Road-testing the new investment guidance for trustees
  • Vicarious liability in the Supreme Court
  • Ethnicity pay reporting: guidance for employers
  • Humanist marriage ceremonies in England and Wales
  • Does government ‘do God?’: recommendations of the Westminster Government’s Independent Faith Engagement Adviser
  • Being careful about copyright
  • OSCR: advice on making a referral to Disclosure Scotland
  • Tax Administration and Maintenance Day

CLAS Circular 2023 - 08

  • National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage increases come into force
  • Update to immigration rules for charity workers
  • Elections and non-party campaigning
  • Consultation on the introduction of a use class for short-term lets
  • Support for non-domestic organisations not on the gas grid
  • Government announces proposed UNESCO world heritage site list
  • Possible Council Tax changes for second and empty homes? (Scotland)

CLAS Circular 2023 - 07

  • Charities Act 2022: information on the changes being introduced in Spring 2023
  • Government review of the law on whistleblowing
  • Increased security measures to protect Jewish communities
  • More on mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse
  • Registration of Births and Deaths in England and Wales
  • Reforming surrogacy law in Great Britain
  • Benefact Trust: new Building Improvement Grants Programme
  • Grants and adviser support for co-locating a community business in a place of worship
  • Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
  • Review of the Race Relations (NI) Order 1997
  • Business rates and places of worship
  • Fuel costs: reliefs for charities: further update
  • Landlord and tenant
  • Finance (No. 2) Bill

CLAS Circular 2023 - 06

  • Prospective Scheme of Delegation for CCNI
  • Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: powers of parish & town councils
  • Environmental Outcome Reports consultation
  • Infrastructure Levy consultation
  • Managing fuel costs: reliefs for charities
  • Non-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payments Scheme
  • Building Regulations guidance: part L (conservation of fuel and power) (Wales)

CLAS Circular 2023 - 05

  • A Modern Framework for Disposing of the Dead
  • Church of England parochial fees
  • Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
  • Permitted development rights: supporting renewable energy
  • Surveying biodiversity in churchyards
  • The end of ‘no fault’ section 21 evictions
  • Reforming the criminal law to address misogyny
  • Scottish Parliament approves 3% rent cap
  • Spring Budget 2023
  • Planning Policy Wales: net benefit for biodiversity and ecosystems' resilience

CLAS Circular 2023 - 04

  • Charities' Annual Return 2023
  • Human Rights at Work
  • Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022
  • Annual reporting by registered charities
  • Dampness and mould in rented housing
  • LUHC Committee: Reforming the Private Rented Sector
  • Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES)
  • Rent Standard
  • Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] 2022-23
  • Gift Aid claims on digital donations
  • Reforming non-domestic rates in Wales

CLAS Circular 2023 - 03

  • Charity Commission trustee guides
  • Charity Finance survey
  • Dismissal and Re-engagement
  • Minority languages in the UK
  • Realigned UK Government Departments
  • Energy bills
  • Service charge transparency requirements: ongoing costs of the new building safety regime
  • Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
  • Register of Controlled Interest in Land
  • Carbon monoxide alarms
  • Statutory licensing for visitor accommodation

CLAS Circular 2023 - 02

  • Charity Commission Draft Guidance on social media
  • Vocation to ministry and employment law
  • Church of England Archbishops’ Commission on Reimagining Care
  • The Protect Duty: further information
  • Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age): a reminder
  • Voter ID
  • Guide on acquiring and managing property
  • New fire safety regulations come into force in England
  • Register of Controlled Interest in Land

CLAS Circular 2023 - 01

  • Questions for the Charity Annual Return 2023 for England & Wales
  • The Protect Duty: the Government’s conclusions
  • Regulation of gambling
  • Outdoor religious weddings in England & Wales?
  • Managing fuel costs: reliefs for charities
  • Spring Budget 2023 representations

CLAS Circular 2022 - 17

  • Employment Tribunal rulings on gender-critical beliefs in the workplace
  • Making flexible working the default
  • Church of England Parochial Fees 2023
  • Places of worship registered for weddings
  • The Protect Duty
  • International reporting standards for not-for-profits
  • Direction on the rent standard
  • Fire safety remediation pilot - medium-rise buildings
  • Improving boiler standards and efficiency
  • Leasehold reform in England and Wales: what’s happening and when?
  • Survey on Non-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment support
  • Addressing racial inequality in the workplace
  • Modernising Scots law on Trusts
  • Buildings and construction (VAT Notice 708)
  • Just Transition to Net Zero Wales
  • Non-domestic rates support for 2023-24
  • Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016: commencement

CLAS Circular 2022 - 16

  • E-petition to include abortion in the Bill of Rights Bill
  • Resources for churches and church buildings
  • Heritage at Risk 2022 Registers
  • Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
  • Autumn Statement 2022
  • Gift Aid guidance updated
  • New VAT penalties and VAT interest charges
  • Stamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) Bill 2022-23

CLAS Circular 2022 - 15

  • Campaigning and political activity by charities
  • Charities Act 2022: first set of changes come into force
  • Charities and terrorism
  • Carer’s Leave Bill
  • Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill
  • Consultation on changes to planning permitted development rights
  • Independent Review of Charity Regulation
  • Miscarriage leave and pay
  • Northern Ireland: Positions of Trust
  • Review of Government counter-terrorism strategy
  • Chancel repair liability
  • Energy bills rebate: religious buildings
  • Fire safety in places of worship
  • IICSA: Final Report
  • Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022
  • National Planning Framework 4 - draft: consultation analysis
  • Religious Buildings: VAT
  • The future of Welsh-speaking Communities: call for evidence
  • Update on Building Regulations guidance for Parts F, L and O

CLAS Circular 2022 - 14

  • Charities Act 2022: implementation plan
  • Political activity and campaigning by charities
  • Marriage and civil partnership investigations
  • CCNI: Changes to the annual monitoring return
  • Independent Review of Net Zero commissioned
  • Churches: Vandalism
  • Energy Prices Bill: how households and businesses will be supported
  • The Rock Review: working together for a thriving agricultural tenanted sector
  • Understanding the possession action process: guidance for landlords and tenants
  • Building a New Scotland: A stronger economy with independence
  • Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Bill
  • Pre-action requirements and seeking repossession of private rented housing on rent arrears grounds
  • Financial Statement – 17 October 2022
  • Building Regulations Part L and F Review: Stage 2B
  • Changes to main residential rates and bands for Land Transaction Tax
  • Listed Building Applications and Decisions (Duty to Notify National Amenity Societies and the Royal Commission (Wales) Direction 2022

CLAS Circular 2022 - 13

  • Webinar: bringing Volunteers to the UK
  • Financial Statement – September 2022
  • Churches and Historic Buildings: Bats
  • Government outlines plans to help cut energy bills for businesses
  • Reforming non-domestic rates in Wales
  • Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016: improving security of tenure by increasing the period of notice

CLAS Circular 2022 - 12

  • Consultation on annual return 2023 concludes
  • Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022: commencement
  • National Mourning period: guidance for faith and belief groups and places of worship
  • The Bill of Rights Bill
  • A Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector
  • Energy bills support
  • Energy cost survey
  • Scotland: Programme for Government 2022 to 2023

CLAS Circular 2022 - 11

  • Charity Commission: bullying and harassment roles and responsibilities
  • National Lottery Heritage Fund consultation
  • UPDATE - Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in social housing/rented homes
  • A New Deal for Tenants: consultation analysis
  • Heat in Buildings Strategy: Domestic EPC Reform Consultation
  • OSCR online upgrade: possible missed messages?
  • Scottish Government consultation on Gaelic and Scots
  • Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme under new management
  • Review of hybrid and distance working
  • Building Regulations Part L and F Review: Stage 2B
  • Health and social care: consultation

CLAS Circular 2022 - 10

  • Charities Act 2022: information about the changes being introduced
  • Charity registration for excepted congregations?
  • Employment status: the consultation outcome and guidance
  • Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022: implementation
  • Disclosure and barring
  • National Lottery – Putting Communities First
  • Listed Buildings Protection
  • Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022
  • Consultation on Digitising Business Rates
  • Review of hybrid and distance working scoping document
  • Consultation on the regulations reforming the Non-Domestic rates appeals system for Wales
  • Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Property in Common Occupation) (Wales) Regulations 2022
  • The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022

CLAS Circular 2022 - 09

  • Research into public trust in charities and trustees' experience of their role
  • HM Passport Office Clergy Newsletter, edition 14: June 2022
  • Faculty Jurisdiction Rules
  • Reform of weddings law in England and Wales
  • Finance Minister outlines plan for Marriage Law reform
  • Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and positions of trust
  • Fire safety: risk prioritisation in existing buildings
  • Consultation on improving disabled people’s access to let residential premises
  • Private Rented Housing: Energy Bills Rebate
  • Tenancy deposit reform: a call for evidence
  • The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act guidance
  • Non-Domestic Rates Bill passed
  • Revenue and Customs Brief 10 (2022): VAT — business and non-business activities

CLAS Circular 2022 - 08

  • Charity regulators: Memorandum of Understanding
  • Investment in built heritage
  • DCMS guidelines on challenging the decision to list a building
  • Energy Bills Support Scheme
  • Fire safety
  • Leasehold reform in England and Wales: What’s happening and when?
  • Protective Security Funding Scheme

CLAS Circular 2022 - 07

  • Queen’s Speech, May 2022 - Proposed legislation of possible interest to CLAS members

CLAS Circular 2022 - 06

  • Ethical investment and the powers and duties of charity trustees
  • Reform of charity law in Ireland
  • Emergency Services: Ministers of Religion
  • Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022
  • HM Passport Office guidebook for the clergy
  • The Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
  • Historic England guidance on terne-coated steel
  • Guidance on the design and delivery of mandatory Religion, Values and Ethics

CLAS Circular 2022 - 05

  • Administering the last rites at crime scenes: police guidance
  • Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Advice for workplaces
  • Queen’s Speech 2022
  • Registering a venue for civil marriage and civil partnership

CLAS Circular 2022 - 04

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for the charity sector: online trustees’ meetings
  • Future of Heating In Historic Buildings conference
  • Less than one week to go for Making Tax Digital for VAT

CLAS Circular 2022 - 03

  • Charities Act 2022 receives Royal Assent
  • Charity Commission statement on Ukraine crisis and its implications for charities
  • Government names preferred candidate for Charity Commission Chair
  • Guidance on reporting safeguarding concerns in a charity
  • End of COVID-19 rules: what employers need to know
  • Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022
  • Outdoor civil weddings and civil partnerships made permanent
  • The right to choose: Government guidance on forced marriage
  • Competition to appoint new Members to the Historic Buildings Council and the Historic Monuments Council
  • Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
  • Inclusive Britain: Government response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
  • Private Parking code of practice
  • Right to rent immigration checks: landlords' code of practice
  • Spring Statement 2022
  • Consultation on the splitting of non-domestic properties for valuation purposes

CLAS Circular 2022 - 02

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for the charity sector
  • ’No-fault’ divorce in England and Wales
  • 'Levelling Up Our Communities: Proposals for a New Social Covenant’: Government response
  • Prime Minister appoints Deputy Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief
  • Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
  • Consultation on Hate Crime Legislation in Northern Ireland
  • Independent Review of Charity Regulation
  • Levelling Up White Paper
  • Immigration: new digital identity checking for landlords and employers
  • E-signatures best practice
  • Cultural Recovery Fund 3 opens to new entrants

CLAS Circular 2022 - 01

  • COVID-19: guidance for the safe use of places of worship in England
  • COVID-19: guidance on enabling safe and effective volunteering
  • Outdoor weddings and civil partnerships in England & Wales
  • Protect Duty:  the Government’s response
  • Human rights consultation
  • Leasehold and commonhold reform in England & Wales
  • Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016: commencement
  • Guidance on Religion, Values and Ethics syllabus

CLAS Circular 2021 - 25

  • England moves to COVID Plan B
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19): “Life events”
  • Martin Thomas is confirmed as the new Charity Commission Chair
  • Registration of church charities in England & Wales
  • Church of England Parochial Fees 2022
  • National Data Strategy Mission 1 Policy Framework: Unlocking the value of data across the economy
  • Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill 2021-22
  • Scottish Budget 2022-23
  • Curriculum for Wales: Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE)
  • Planning legislation and policy for second homes and short-term holiday lets

CLAS Circular 2021 - 24

  • Charity Commission: appointing interim managers
  • Charity Commission: safeguarding for charities and trustees
  • Increase in Living Wage rates
  • Crime in places of worship
  • Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill: Second Reading
  • Emergency services and crime scenes: ministers of religion
  • Northern Ireland: consultation on changes to marriage law
  • Warning from CLAS member regarding fraudulent letter
  • COVID-19: commercial landlords and tenants
  • Improving Energy Performance Certificates: action plan - progress report
  • Civil Partnership (Scotland)
  • Licensing short-term lets
  • Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land
  • Towards a circular economy
  • Tobacco control strategy for Wales and delivery plan

CLAS Circular 2021 - 23

  • Autumn Budget
  • Charity Commission: updated COVID-19 guidance
  • Charity Commission: COVID-19 Survey 2021
  • Protective security provision
  • Banning conversion therapy
  • Church of England net-zero carbon consultation

CLAS Circular 2021 - 22

  • Charity Commission: ‘Take action on fraud’
  • Home Office: updated immigration rule guidance for Minister of Religion and Religious Worker
  • DCMS: exporting or importing objects of cultural interest
  • Food safety and allergen labelling
  • Heat and Buildings Strategy
  • Phasing out the installation of fossil fuel heating systems in businesses and public buildings off the gas grid
  • Phasing out the installation of fossil fuel heating in homes off the gas grid
  • Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: child protection in religious organisations and settings

CLAS Circular 2021 - 21

  • Minister for Civil Society appointed
  • Job Retention Scheme: final claims
  • Making flexible working the default
  • Tied accommodation
  • Understanding the possession action process: guidance for landlords and tenants
  • Becoming a fair work nation
  • Consultation on reforming the non-domestic rates system
  • Grants for tenants in rent arrears
  • Heat in Buildings Strategy
  • Planning and historic environment law to be simplified

CLAS Circular 2021 - 20

  • Charity Fraud Awareness Week 2021
  • NI Private Tenancies Bill
  • Call for evidence - Labelling for animal welfare
  • DCMS: Data – a new direction
  • Historic England guidance on metal theft
  • Ministerial reshuffle (Sept 2021)
  • Coronavirus Act 2020: Residential Tenancies and Notices
  • Retrofit internal wall insulation: best practice
  • Places of Worship Forum
  • COVID-19 Regulations update

CLAS Circular 2021 - 19

  • European ID Cards: changes at the UK Border from 1 October
  • Remote right-to-work checks
  • UK points-based immigration system: sponsorship roadmap
  • COVID-19 guidance and documentation
  • Faith New Deal Pilot Fund
  • Landlords rates discount deadline approaching
  • Changes to charity banking with HSBC
  • Where next for data protection?
  • Driving outside the UK on or after 28 September 2021
  • IICSA report finds child sexual abuse in most major UK religions
  • Scottish Government: Programme for Government 2021-2022
  • Chancellor’s statement on health and social care

CLAS Circular 2021 - 18

  • Charity Commission: responsible investment guidance
  • EU Settlement Scheme
  • Government data on mass events and COVID-19
  • Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill 2021-22
  • Scottish Government: consultation on COVID-19 inquiry
  • Business rates revaluation 2023: the central rating list
  • Draft Valuation for Rating (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021

CLAS Circular 2021 - 17

  • Guidance on the loosening of restrictions
  • Charity Commission: Managing faith charities as trustees guidance
  • E-signatures on accounts
  • DCMS: a governing body for digital identities
  • Government response to consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace
  • COVID-19: guidance for the safe use of places of worship
  • Jewish cemetery preservation
  • Marriage venues
  • Relationship between the church and state in the UK
  • CCNI: Charities SORP
  • HSE: COVID and ventilation
  • National Disability Strategy
  • Protect Duty
  • Commons Library: The end of "no fault" section 21 evictions
  • Historic England: Building Works and Bats
  • Ministerial Statement: Building Beautiful Places
  • Safer public places: managing public outdoor settings
  • Building standards (fire safety) - a consultation on external wall systems
  • Domestic energy performance certificates reform
  • Proposed changes to Energy Standards and associated topics
  • Finance Bill 2021-22: draft legislation and tax documents
  • Changes to the determination of listed building consent applications
  • Guidance on funerals
  • Renting Homes (Wales) Act

CLAS Circular 2021 - 16

  • Government guidance on loosening of restrictions in the UK
  • Guidance from the Churches
  • Charity Commission: updated guidance on charity accounting
  • DCMS: Risk management template for event organisers
  • Weddings and civil partnerships: changes to COVID-19 restrictions in England from 19 July
  • Charities Bill (NI): call for evidence
  • Private Tenancies Bill
  • COVID-19: Guidance on reopening places of worship
  • COVID-19: Guidance on marriages, civil partnerships and related wedding ceremonies
  • Welsh Government legislative programme

CLAS Circular 2021 - 15

  • Charity Commission: COVID-19 and charity AGMs
  • Charities and terrorism
  • Charities Bill [Lords]
  • Home Office: Illegal working penalties codes of practice for employers 2021
  • European Commission adopts adequacy decision for UK data protection
  • Clergy Newsletter Issue 13
  • Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020
  • Guidance on weddings, civil partnerships, funerals, wakes and commemorations
  • Guidance on outdoor civil marriage and civil partnership ceremonies in England & Wales
  • Bill for Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay
  • Northern Ireland business rates revaluation
  • Access to Cash consultation
  • COVID-19: Prime Minister announces easing of restrictions in England
  • Building Safety Bill
  • Responsible Person or Duty Holder under the Fire Safety Order
  • Opposite-sex civil partnerships
  • OSCR: George Walker appointed as Interim Chair
  • OSCR: Reporter, June edition
  • Short Term Lets: consultation on draft Licensing Order
  • Strengthening Scottish Charity Law
  • Fundamental Review of Business Rates in England: more frequent revaluations

CLAS Circular 2021 - 14

  • Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from July 2021: a reminder
  • Clergy Newsletter Issue 12
  • Marriage registration in England & Wales
  • Updated guidance on COVID-19 and places of worship in England
  • No-fault divorce in England & Wales
  • The Government’s future immigration policy
  • OTS to explore potential for moving the end of the tax year
  • Updated guidance on COVID-19 and places of worship in Wales

CLAS Circular 2021 - 13

  • Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from July 2021: a reminder
  • Marriage registration in England & Wales
  • Updated guidance on COVID-19 and places of worship in England
  • The Government’s future immigration policy
  • Updated guidance on COVID-19 and places of worship in Wales

CLAS Circular 2021 - 12

  • The Queen’s Speech
  • Amendment to standard 12.6.2 (free draws) of the Code of Fundraising Practice
  • Contested Heritage in Cathedrals and Churches
  • Labour Shadow Cabinet reshuffle
  • Building safety: planning gateway one
  • Restarting Fundraising Activities
  • Simplifying the VAT Land Exemption - call for evidence

CLAS Circular 2021 - 11

  • Changes to registration system in England & Wales
  • Formal consultation on draft Funerals Market Order
  • Limit on mourners at funerals in England to be removed
  • Independent Review of Charity Regulation
  • Consultation: new code of practice for external walls
  • Fire Safety Act 2021
  • Project Gigabit
  • Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Order 2021
  • COVID-19: Moving to Level 3
  • Gift Aid on waived refunds and loan repayments
  • Further relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions

CLAS Circular 2021 - 10

  • NMW/ NLW accommodation offset rates
  • Marriage and Civil Partnership Regulations
  • Guidance for the safe use of places of worship and special religious services and gatherings during the pandemic Places of worship registered for marriage
  • Philip & Ors for Judicial Review of the closure of places of worship in Scotland
  • Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 draft regulations
  • Wales to be in Alert Level 3 by 17 May

CLAS Circular 2021 - 09

  • Government response to Law Commission report on Technical Issues in Charity Law
  • National Living Wage increase
  • Draft Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021
  • Weddings and civil partnerships in England: latest guidance
  • COVID-19 regulations laid in Parliament
  • Introducing a performance-based policy framework in large commercial and industrial buildings
  • Improving broadband for Very Hard to Reach premises
  • Project Gigabit Phase One Delivery Plan
  • Unlimited fines for those who breach fire safety regulations
  • Tax Day announcements

CLAS Circular 2021 - 08

  • “Contested heritage”, the Charity Commission and the National Trust
  • Financial support for charities
  • Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
  • Extending the rates holiday for a further 12 months
  • Church hustings
  • Extension of bailiff-enforced rental evictions in England
  • Religious Buildings: Planning
  • Timetable for easing restrictions
  • Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS)
  • COVID-19: places of worship and the latest Welsh Regulations

CLAS Circular 2021 - 07

  • Budget 2021
  • The Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc.) Act 2019
  • Protect Duty consultation

CLAS Circular 2021 - 06

  • COVID-19: The path out of lockdown in England
  • COVID-19: The path out of lockdown in Scotland
  • Welsh First Minister announces tweaks to lockdown rules
  • VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme
  • The Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill

CLAS Circular 2021 - 05

  • Call for Evidence - Covid-19: Government support for charities
  • Charity law: directors/trustees of Kids Company exonerated
  • European Commission expected to approve UK-EU data transfers
  • Commission proposes extension to EU-UK Trade Agreement
  • Call for comments on pre-paid funeral plans
  • National Lottery Grants for Heritage 2021-22
  • A new survey about volunteers and the heritage sector
  • Consultation on designing a new UK subsidy control regime
  • COVID-19 - Where do we go from here?
  • Time limit to COVID support grants
  • Ban on bailiff evictions extended
  • Business rates relief to be extended for full year
  • OSCR: 'virtual'`meetings of charities and SCIOs
  • Updates to the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020
  • Budget 2021 and the “Tax Day”
  • Paying VAT deferred due to coronavirus
  • Proposal allowing Northern Ireland to apply special measures on VAT

CLAS Circular 2021 - 04

  • Charities: exception from Registration
  • Church Action for Tax Justice Reports
  • Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
  • Employment of Tier 2 Ministers of Religion and Tier 5 Religious Workers post-Brexit
  • Programme for Government
  • Independent Human Rights Act Review
  • COVID-19: rent arrears and eviction
  • Historic Building Annex
  • Response to an IICSA report on the sexual abuse of children outside the UK
  • Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy
  • Supporting the wedding sector
  • Church caretakers and living accommodation
  • COVID-19: new requirement for risk assessments

CLAS Circular 2021 - 03

  • Charity Commission to consult on updated responsible investment guidance
  • Reopening of Voluntary, Community and Social Economy Sector Covid Recovery Fund
  • “Contested heritage” and listing statues: new proposals from MHCLG
  • Metal theft
  • Building Safety (Wales) White Paper
  • Clean Air (Wales) Bill

CLAS Circular 2021 - 02

  • COVID-19: Guidance for the safe use of places of worship
  • Government updates COVID-19 support guidance

CLAS Circular 2021 - 01

  • COVID-19 updates
  • Charity Commission: COVID-19 guidance updated
  • Charity Commission: Inquiry into Christ Apostolic Church World Soul Winning and Evangelistic Ministry
  • Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
  • Recruiting people from outside the UK from 1 January 2021
  • Brexit
  • Brexit checker tool published
  • Government updates COVID-19 support guidance
  • New lockdown grants to support businesses and protect jobs
  • ICO publish data sharing code of practice
  • Using personal data in your business or other organisation
  • COVID-19: Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities
  • Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage
  • Updated MHCLG guidance for landlords and property owners
  • Strengthening Scottish Charity Law
  • Government updates tax guidance
  • Draft Budget 2021 to 2022

CLAS Circular 2020 - 33

  • Christmas COVID-19 guidelines and updates
  • Stop Press: Northern Ireland Christmas COVID-19 guidelines
  • Charity Governance Code: update
  • Chancellor extends furlough and loan schemes
  • New criminal record disclosure rules take effect
  • Sponsoring a Minister of Religion or Religious Worker
  • Draft changes to the Family Procedure Rules
  • Independent Human Rights Act Review
  • Review of the Gambling Act 2005
  • Business evictions ban extended until March
  • MHCLG updated renting and letting guidance
  • Treasure Act 1996
  • New standards for short-term lets
  • Building Regulations Part L and F Review – Stage 2A
  • Welsh business rates frozen for 2021 to 2022

CLAS Circular 2020 - 32

  • The Winter Plan for England and the tier system
  • Christmas COVID-19 guidelines
  • Welsh Government updates COVID-19 guidance
  • Suggested principles for safer singing
  • Charities (Exception from Registration) Regulations 1996
  • Enabling safe and effective volunteering during coronavirus
  • National Fund to be redistributed
  • Extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
  • Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020
  • Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
  • MHCLG Independent Faith Engagement Review: call for evidence
  • Spending Review 2020
  • Local Restriction Support Grants (England)

CLAS Circular 2020 - 31

  • COVID-19 Updates
  • Charity Commission: updated guidance on COVID-19
  • Law Commission: consultation on weddings law in England & Wales extended
  • National Heritage Memorial Fund

CLAS Circular 2020 - 30

  • COVID-19 UPDATES
    • England 
    • Scotland
    • Wales
    • Remembrance Sunday 2020 in England
  • Charity Commission: ‘five-minute guides’ for charity trustees
  • Furlough scheme extended and further economic support
  • Immigration status of clergy
  • Same-sex religious marriage
  • Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
  • COVID-19 and weddings

CLAS Circular 2020 - 29

  • AGMs and other meetings: latest Charity Commission guidance
  • Job Retention Bonus
  • COVID-19: marriages and civil partnerships in England
  • Taylor Review Pilot: evaluation
  • IICSA report on Anglican Churches
  • Early medical abortion at home
  • Renting Homes (Wales) Amendment Bill
  • Wales: Weddings and Coronavirus

CLAS Circular 2020 - 28

  • Latest advice on social distancing etc
  • Brexit and Religious Orders
  • Lead theft
  • Marriage and multi-purpose community facilities: updated guidance
  • Law Commission: wedding law in England & Wales
  • Financial support for VCSE organisations to respond to coronavirus
  • Chancellor announces Winter Economy Plan
  • Levelling up our communities: proposals for a new social covenant
  • McKee & Others v Charity Commission for Northern Ireland: update
  • Views sought on amending Building Regulations
  • Government response to the IICSA Westminster report
  • Consultation on Short Term Lets
  • Reform of Hate Crime
  • Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) Bill
  • VAT reverse charge
  • Temporary increase in the notice period for eviction to be extended

CLAS Circular 2020 - 27

  • Charity Commission: new version of the online register of charities
  • Kickstart Scheme opens for applications
  • Guidance for small marriages and civil partnerships
  • Guidance for the safe use of places of worship, special religious services and gatherings
  • Law Commission consultation on reform of wedding law in England & Wales
  • Mothers’ details on marriage certificates
  • Funding available through the Culture Recovery Fund
  • Green Homes Grant Scheme update
  • Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities
  • New law meaning renters have a 6-month notice period
  • Same-sex marriage: Northern Ireland
  • Programme for Government, 2020/21
  • COVID-19: places of worship in Wales

CLAS Circular 2020 - 26

  • Marriage: Video Conferencing    
  • Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
  • Culture Recovery Fund: update
  • Proposal to replace the Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Churches in Wales

CLAS Circular 2020 - 25

  • Furloughed employees to receive full redundancy payments      
  • Job Retention Bonus guidance published            
  • COVID-19: Guidance for small marriages and civil partnerships  
  • Culture Recovery Fund  
  • Society lotteries: changes to the rules from 29 July          
  • COVID-19 restrictions    
  • Temporary increase in the notice period for eviction

CLAS Circular 2020 - 24

  • Intellectual property and copyright. 2
  • Draft Building Safety Bill. 3
  • Law Commission publishes reports on enfranchisement, commonhold and right to manage. 3
  • Fundamental review of business rates consultation. 4
  • Making Tax Digital: changes. 4
  • Technical Consultation on the Fifth Money Laundering Directive. 5

CLAS Circular 2020 - 23

  • Fundraising Regulator: Safely returning to fundraising
  • UK points-based immigration system
  • New campaign to prepare UK for end of the transition period
  • Safe re-opening of places of worship
  • Further coronavirus restrictions relaxed in Wales

CLAS Circular 2020 - 22

  • Charity Commission: transparent and accountable governance
  • COVID-19 and the financial sustainability of places of worship
  • Guidance for managing a funeral during the coronavirus pandemic
  • Guidance for the safe use of places of worship
  • Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
  • Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities
  • Scotland moves to Phase 3 of lockdown route map
  • Temporary reduced rate of VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions
  • Stay local to be lifted in Wales

CLAS Circular 2020 - 21

  • COVID-19: update
  • Maintaining records of staff, customers and visitors to support NHS Test and Trace
  • Guidance for small marriages and civil partnerships
  • Resumption of indoor baptisms weddings and civil partnerships
  • Chancellor’s ‘Plan for Jobs’ statement

CLAS Circular 2020 - 20

  • COVID-19: Government guidance on reopening places of worship in England

CLAS Circular 2020 - 19

  • COVID-19: update on reopening places of worship in England
  • Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill
  • Places of worship to reopen on 29 June
  • Danny Kruger MP to work on DCMS consultation on volunteers
  • Ecclesiastical Insurance fundraising hub
  • Reopening of tourism and visitor attractions
  • Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill passes Stage 3
  • Scotland enters Phase 2 of lockdown exit
  • COVID-19: further update on reopening places of worship

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CLAS Circular 2020 - 16  (Contains Coronavirus Guidance)

CLAS Circular 2020 - 15  (Contains Coronavirus Guidance)

CLAS Webinar - 20 May 2020  (Contains Coronavirus Guidance)

CLAS Circular 2020 - 14  (Contains Coronavirus Guidance)

CLAS Circular 2020 - 13  (Contains Coronavirus Guidance)

CLAS Circular 2020 - 12  (Contains Coronavirus Guidance)

CLAS Circular 2020 - 11  (Contains Coronavirus Guidance)

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CLAS Circular 2020 - 09  (Contains Coronavirus Guidance)

CLAS Circular 2020 - 08  (Contains Coronavirus Guidance)

CLAS Circular 2020 - 07  (Contains Coronavirus Guidance)

CLAS Circular 2020 - 06  (Contains Coronavirus Guidance)

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CLAS Meeting and AGM - 12 June 2019

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