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The PFRA does not operate in a vacuum, but is supported by, and offers support to, a number of other regulatory partners, some statutory, and others voluntary like ourselves. These are our key partners.
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The Institute of Fundraising (IoF), which has been in existence for over 25 years, is the professional body for UK fundraising. It supports fundraisers, through leadership, representation, setting standards, and training, and champions fundraising as a professional career choice. It actively promotes best practice in fundraising via its overarching Code of Conduct plus 29 individual Codes of Practice, of which the PFRA’s ‘Face to Face Activity’ Code is but one. It founded the PFRA as an internal working party in July 2000 and assisted us to independence in 2003, and it continues to recommend engagement with us to any charity seeking to undertake face-to-face activity of any kind. It occupies an Observer seat on the PFRA Board and we are in turn an Organisational Member of the Institute.
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The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) is the new self-regulatory body for fundraising in the UK. The Fundraising Standards Board exists to deal with any public complaints about fundraising activity – which are judged against the relevant IoF Code (see above) – but more generally to help build trust and confidence in charities so that the public feels it can “give with confidence” to charities. Charities and organisations that display the scheme's logo are demonstrating that they have signed up to the highest fundraising standards. As the pre-cursor to the FRSB the PFRA occupies a seat on its Board to ensure shared learning and development.
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The ATCM is Europe's largest membership organisation dedicated to helping town and city centres realise their natural roles both as prosperous locations for business and investment, and as focal points for vibrant, inclusive communities. Its members are primarily public-private partnerships such as Town (or City) Centre Management Compnies / Departments or BIDs (Business Improvement Districts) from across the UK, as well as both public and private sector stakeholders. ATCM works with all those interested in promoting the vitality and viability of town and city centres, and in that capacity it occupies an Observer seat on our Board. It has recently issued a Briefing Paper to its members formally recommending engagement with the PFRA as an appropriate and successful way of managing fundraising activity within the town centre mix. In turn the PFRA is an organizational member of the ATCM.
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The Institute of Licensing (IoL) – formed in 2003 by a merger of the earlier Local Government Licensing Forum and Society of Licensing Practitioners – exists to advance the development, evaluation and recognition of professional skill, technical competency, ethical conduct and practical achievement in the field of licensing and regulatory activity; including the prevention of crime, disorder and nuisance, the promotion of health and safety, and the protection of children and vulnerable people, via licensing and other regulatory mechanisms; and in that capacity it occupies an Observer seat on our Board. In turn the PFRA is an organizational member of the IoL.
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The Charity Commission for England and Wales is established by law as the regulator and registrar of charities in England and Wales. It aims to provide the best possible regulation of charities in England and Wales in order to increase charities’ efficiency and effectiveness and public confidence and trust in them. In that capacity it occupies an Observer seat on our Board, and it formally recommends engagement with the PFRA to charity trustees considering undertaking face-to-face or door-to-door fundraising.
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As part of the Cabinet Office, the Office of the Third Sector (OTS) leads work across government to support the environment for a thriving third sector (voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, charities, cooperatives and mutuals), enabling the sector to campaign for change, deliver public services, promote social enterprise and strengthen communities. The OTS was created at the centre of government in May 2006 in recognition of the increasingly important role the third sector plays in both society and the economy, and in that capacity it occupies and Observer seat on our Board.
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Currently still a project within the IoF, the ImpACT Coalition exists to promote better public understanding of how charities work and the benefits they bring to society by improving Accountability, Clarity and Transparency in their workings and communications with the public. The PFRA is a member of the Coalition’s Steering Committee.
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The Lotteries Council exists to represent the interests of those charities and good causes – such as hospices, sports clubs, and air ambulance services – which seek to fund their work via public lotteries, scratch-card sales, and prize draws. Because many of these activities are conducted door-to-door in a way which ‘overlaps’ with the traditional door-to-door solicitation of direct debit donations which the PFRA is concerned with, the Lotteries Council has recently become an Observer on the PFRA Board to facilitate shared learning and lobbying.
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NALEO (National Association of Licensing and Enforcement Officers) represents the interests of those responsible for licensing through the sharing of knowledge and information, close links with government bodies and civil servants, and by actively promoting and encouraging high standards and best practice.
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The Trading Standards Institute is the professional body for trading standards professionals from both the public and private sectors. It dates back to 1881 and since its inception has been dedicated to fair business practice and consumer protection and confidence. The PFRA is a Corporate Affiliate Member which means the TSI recognise our commitment to ‘fair trading and consumer protection’.
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