On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
Unfortunately, the Charities Act 2006 and Companies Act 2006 have changed a few things and the charities commission has published new models. In order to make charity registration as smooth as possible, we need to use the new models (with a few minor modifications, I expect), and we'll just have to accept the hassle of getting them approved by ChapCom again.
You'll need to resubmit them in any case. The Chapcom has learned from it's mistakes in the past, just as some organizers in the UK are learning from mistakes made. Bylaws which have been accepted without problems in the past might get held up now if they don't meet our current criteria.
So long as we are talking about change, We've also reduced the amount of "hassle" it takes for new bylaws to be accepted. We've got a quicker turnaround now then we have throughout most of the committee's history, and are able to offer much more specific advice and requirements for you to implement. Also, the fact that Michael Bimmler, myself, and others have been active here on this list has been part of our relatively new proactive guidance methods that we're using to help avoid problems long before the bylaws get submitted to chapcom. Trust me, we're the least of your worries.
--Andrew Whitworth