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Charities: Regulation

Asked by Anna GelderdLabourDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 25350

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the average length of time taken by the Charity Commission to conclude Regulatory Compliance Cases was in each of the last five years.

Answered by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

The Charity Commission opens a regulatory compliance case when it assesses that concerns raised about a charity or disclosed by a charity itself require further investigation. The average time taken to close such cases, which are distinct from statutory inquiries, is shown below:

Year

Average working days

2021/22

148

2022/23

148

2023/24

146

2024/25

116

2025/26

68

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