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The ICR cannot review statutory decisions taken by the Charity Commission. If you have concerns about a decision and wish to challenge it, the Charity Commission has a Decision Review process, which might be applicable to your case. You may also be able to appeal to the Charity Tribunal.

The Charity Tribunal was established by the Charities Act 2006 and was transferred to the First-Tier Tribunal (Charity) on 1st September 2009 following reforms of the Tribunal system by the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. The First–tier Tribunal (Charity) is administered by the Tribunals Service, an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. The Principal Judge of The First–tier Tribunal (Charity) is Alison McKenna.

You can contact the First–tier Tribunal (Charity) direct and ask for information about making an appeal against a Charity Commission decision. There is an appeal form which can be downloaded from the Tribunal’s website or you can ask the Tribunal office to send a form to you by post. Contact details are below and the link will take you to the Tribunal’s leaflet, which will give you more information about how to appeal.

The First–tier Tribunal (Charity)
Tribunals Operational Support Centre
PO Box 9300
Leicester
LE1 6ZX
Telephone: 0845 6000 877
Fax: 0116 249 4253

If you wish to appeal to the First–tier Tribunal (Charity) you must do so in writing within 42 days of the date on which the Charity Commission sent you the notice of decision or within 42 days of the decision being published on the Charity Commission's website. If you are making an appeal outside of the time limit you must include reasons for the delay in the Notice of Appeal Form.

There is a Memorandum of Understanding between the ICR office and the Tribunal, which you can see by clicking on the link below:

NB. Please note that the ICR office is not responsible for the contents or reliability of linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over availability of the linked pages.