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The headings in the blue navigation bar at the top of the page stay the same wherever you are in the website and reflect the work carried out by OSCR.

The sections are:

About OSCR

Scottish Charity Register

The Home Page is the place to go if you want to keep up-to-date with the latest news and publications from OSCR. When you click on any of the headings shown above, you will be taken to a page that lists the contents within that section and a brief description of what each item is about. You can return to the Homepage at any time by clicking on the Home button on the navigation bar. Alternatively, you can use the home link that appears at the top left just below the navigation bar.

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What the sections contain

This gives a brief idea of how we have divided up the website. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list and if you want to see full listings of what’s available, please look at our Site Map.

About OSCR

Useful background on the work of OSCR can be found here.

The Register

In this section you can search for details of recognised Scottish charities.

Registration

In this section you can find details of how to register a new charity in Scotland.

Regulation

In this section you can find out about OSCR’s programme of Annual Monitoring. OSCR rolled out a monitoring programme to all Scottish charities in 2005, consisting of an Annual Return and Monitoring Return.

Guidance

In this section we provide guidance on legal framework for charities and advice to help you comply with the legislation

FAQs

This section includes a list of frequently asked questions by charities and members of the public. You can filter the questions by topic area, such as registration or regulation. A keyword search of guidance is also available.

Publications

This section lists all the information published by OSCR and is searchable by name and category.

Consultations

This section provides details of all current and closed consultations by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)

Freedom of Information

This sections includes information about Freedom of Information, OSCR’s Publication Scheme and a link to a log of all requests made to OSCR under the Act.

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