Charity committee seeks candidates.

The Charity Commission and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) have formed a joint body for creating a statement of recommended practice (Sorp) for UK charities. They have also guaranteed to restructure the Sorp committee to deepen the sector's representation and pool the diversity of experience across the charity sector and accountancy profession. For the first time, vacancies on the committee will be advertised in the press, including Times Public Agenda and Charity Finance.

"Working with OSCR, we want to ensure greater transparency in recruitment and have decided that we should advertise for appointments to the new Sorp committee and take a more active role in explaining to the sector both the Sorp-making process and the challenging agenda to be faced as we move towards convergence with IFRS," explained Andrew Hind, chief executive of the Charity Commission.

The Sorp committee is made up of finance directors, charity auditors, academics and representatives of UK charity regulators. Because the Sorp applies to each of the three separate legal jurisdictions of the UK, it provides a consistent accounting framework specific to the needs of charities across the whole country.