Ms Helen Martin:

The Deputy has hit upon one of our main strategic priorities. Specifically, priority No. 4 in our current statement of strategy is all about the need to ensure there is public awareness of what the Charities Regulator does and how the sector is regulated. There is a focus on increasing standards of governance across the sector and working with charities to highlight how they can make the most of being a registered charity. We are currently in the middle of a Meet the Regulator roadshow.

One of the key messages we are trying to get across to charities and registered charities is that not every not-for-profit is a registered charity and that charities should be utilising their registered charity number to let people know they are regulated. We are working very closely with the charities. I believe there is a piece of work there and we will be focusing on that.