Scottish charities are to take part in a pilot monitoring exercise for the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).

The scheme involves 300 charities and aims to test out the process in place for completing annual returns, which all Scottish charities will soon be required to do. OSCR hopes that the pilot scheme will identify any problems with the system and enable data to be collated and organised effectively.

Jane Ryder, chief executive of OSCR said this is a great opportunity for the organistion to meet its objectives of developing a regulatory framework that will benefit the sector as a whole.

“I am extremely pleased that after six months OSCR is in a position to test out the processes and engage constructively with the charities we regulate,” she said. “The charity sector in Scotland is very diverse, so we are keen to listen to feedback from this exercise and ensure that we get the balance of proportionality right.”

OSCR goes out to full public consultation on the Monitoring Programme on 2 August, and a series of regional events will be held in September.