Breen, Oonagh B.Oonagh B.Breen2019-05-282019-05-282018 the A2018-12-28978-1-78536-998-8http://hdl.handle.net/10197/10678This chapter focuses on three questions in its quest to better understand the historical and comparative perspectives of charity regulation. Accepting the traditional rationales for such regulation, it first explores the question of ‘how we regulate’ followed by the interrelated question of the associated cost of such regulation. Finally, the chapter examines the important issues concerning how we currently (or could better) measure the success of charity regulatory efforts. The paper draws upon the experiences of charity regulators in a range of common law countries across the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.enThis is a draft chapter. The final version is available in The Research Handbook on Not-for-Profit Law edited by Matthew Harding, published in 2018, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/research-handbook-on-not-for-profit-law The material cannot be used for any other purpose without further permission of the publisher, and is for private use only.Charity regulationIrelandEngland and WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandAustraliaNew ZealandSingaporeRegulatory costCharity registersReporting requirementsRisk profilingRegulatory Agency size and resourcesAnnual budgetMaturity of registration and enforcement processesDissemination of key achievements to stakeholder constituenciesIndividual agency perspectives on successful regulationBook Chapter54956910.4337/97817853699952019-01-23https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/