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Commenting on a scheme

What is this form for?

Use this form to notify us of any comments you wish to make in relation to a draft scheme which has been published on our website.

If you need any help or wish to ask us a question about this form, please contact us. Our preferred method of contact is by email:

You can also contact us at:

Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
257 Lough Road
Lurgan
BT66 6NQ

Tel: 028 3832 0220

Fax: 028 3834 5943

TextPhone: 028 3834 7639

Electronic form

If you have downloaded this form from our website, or received it by email, you can type your answers directly into the text boxes and save them. The boxes with a white background are for your answers. This ensures the wording of the forms is not accidently changed during completion.

If you complete the form electronically, please return it by email to

Hard copy form

If we have sent you a paper form, or if you have printed it from your computer, you must complete it in black pen. This helps us to make clear copies if we need to photocopy it.

If you make a mistake in pen, just cross out the mistake and re-write the answer. Please do not use correction fluid on paper forms. We may not be able to accept forms corrected with correction fluid.

Please send your completed paper application form to the address above, ensuring you have paid the correct postage.

It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly provide false information to the Charity Commission. If in doubt about completing this form, you should seek professional advice.

Section 1 – Contact person details / This person may be contacted in order to discuss the comments, or to provide further information if required.
It is important to provide a landline number if one is available.
Surname / Title:
Forenames
Address
Postcode:
Email
Telephone / Landline: / Mobile:
Please tick a relevant box below if you have any specific communication
needs
TextPhone
Sign language
Other language / Please specify
Other
Section 2 – About the draft scheme
Name of the draft scheme / This refers to the name on the draft scheme; this may be the full name of the organisation proposing the scheme or the name on a will where the scheme is to apply a failed gift from a will.
Charity number (if applicable) / Charity number refers to the registered charity number from the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (if applicable) of the named charity.
Draft scheme number / Scheme number refers to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland reference number attached to the scheme.
Section 3 – About you
What is your particular interest in this draft scheme / Yes / No
I currently use or may use the services provided by the charity
I am a volunteer or employee of the charity
I have donated funds to the charity
I live within the locality served by the charity
I am a representative of a local authority within whose jurisdiction the charity operates (please give the name of the authority and your position in the row below)
I represent or am involved in an organisation that has an interest in the charity (please state the name of the organisation concerned, your role and the nature of the interest in the row below)
I represent or am involved in an organisation that would benefit under this scheme (please state the name of the organisation concerned and your role)
I represent or am involved in a different organisation that I feel should benefit under this scheme (please state the name of the organisation concerned and your role)
Other (please specify in the row below)
Section 4 - What comments do you wish to make about the scheme?
Please give clear reasons as to why you object to, or support, the scheme and suggest alternatives (if applicable). Use an additional page to record your comments if necessary.

Please ensure that we receive your comments within the deadline indicated on the ‘publishing our decisions’ section of our website.

Section 5 – Where to send this completed form
By email /
By post / Casework Team
Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
257 Lough Road
Lurgan
BT66 6NQ

Data Protection

Any information you give us will be held securely and in accordance with the rules on data protection. Your personal details will be treated as private and confidential and safeguarded, and will not be disclosed to anyone not connected to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland unless you have agreed to their release, or in certain circumstances where:

  • we are legally obliged to do so;
  • it is necessary for the proper discharge of our statutory functions;
  • it is necessary to disclose this information in compliance with our function as regulator of charities where it is in the public interest to do so.

We will ensure that any disclosure made for this purpose is proportionate, considers your right to privacy and is dealt with fairly and lawfully in accordance with the Data Protection Principles of the Data Protection Act.

The Data Protection Act 1998 regulates the use of “personal data”, which is essentially any information, whether kept in computer or paper files, about identifiable individuals. As a “data controller” under the Act, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland must comply with its requirements.

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives members of the public the right to know about and request information that we hold. This includes information received from third parties.

If information is requested under the Freedom of Information Act we will release it, unless there are relevant exemptions. We may choose to consult with you first if this relates to your consultation or application. If you think that information you are providing may be exempt from release if requested, please let us know.

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