An Rialálaí Carthanas | |
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Formed | 16 October 2014[1] |
Jurisdiction | Republic of Ireland |
Headquarters | 3 George's Dock, Dublin 1 53°20′59″N 6°14′52″W / 53.3497°N 6.2479°W |
Employees | 38 (as of 2019[update])[1] |
Annual budget | €3.7m (as of 2019[update])[1] |
Website | charitiesregulator |
The Charities Regulator (Irish: An Rialálaí Carthanas)[2] is the operational name of the Charities Regulatory Authority, the statutory authority responsible for the regulation of charities in Ireland.[3] The organisation is made up of a board, with four sub-committees, and as of 2019, a staff of 38, including a chief executive.
The Charities Act of 2009 provided for the establishment of the regulator and the dissolution of a predecessor body, among other matters,[4] but the authority was not actually established until October 2014.[5][6] The 2009 act was a major reform of the legal framework for the registration and regulation of charities in Ireland, superseding a range of earlier acts back to the 17th century, and various common and case law provisions.[7] The act made major changes to the registration of charities; it also empowered the regulator to investigate the affairs of any charitable organisation,[6] although some of these powers were only commenced later. Several high-profile investigations have followed.
The Charities Regulatory Authority ("Authority") was established on the 16 October 2014 under the Charities Act 2009
The Charities Regulator is Ireland's national statutory regulator for charitable organisations