{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-protection-and-social-investment-act-2016/section-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-protection-and-social-investment-act-2016/section-16.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/4",
  "legislation_title": "Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-protection-and-social-investment-act-2016",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Reviews of the operation of this Act",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State must carry out reviews of the operation of this Act including, on each review, how the Act affects—\n(a) public confidence in charities,\n(b) the level of charitable donations, and\n(c) people's willingness to volunteer.\n(2) After each review the Secretary of State must publish a report of the review and lay a copy before Parliament.\n(3) The reports must be published not more than 5 years apart.\n(4) The first review must begin within 3 years after this Act is passed, and the report of that review must be published within 4 years after this Act is passed.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 16(1) substituted (9.11.2016) by The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 31(2)(a) (with art. 12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 16(2) substituted (9.11.2016) by The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 31(3) (with art. 12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 16 functions transferred (9.11.2016) by The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997), arts. 1(2), 10(2)(i) (with arts. 10(3), 11, 12)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/4/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:06:33.319411+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}