At last we get regulation

It is disappointing that it has taken the ongoing CRC scandal to finally create the political will to appoint a charity regulator.

It is now five years since the Charities Act was enacted and the vast majority of charities, who do incredible work in difficult conditions, are ready and wiling to embrace regulation.

Given the issues involving bodies like Irish Water, and the Government’s own lack of progress on political reform, there is now an opportunity to appoint an independent regulator and to ensure that they are chosen through a fair, open and transparent process.