A working group into fundraising self-regulation convened by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations has recommended that the Fundraising Standards Board should not be replaced by a new regulator in Scotland.

The working group, which was established in December 2015, recommended that instead of replacing the FRSB north of the border with a new regulator, greater responsibility should be placed on charities to self-regulate, while OSCR should play an “enhanced, ombudsman-type role”.

This recommendation was made in a document published last week by the SCVO as part of a consultation it launched looking to establish the views of the charity sector on what a new self-regulatory system will look like in Scotland.

In the document, the working group proposed three options for respondents to choose from: the UK-wide regulatory approach, what it called a “hybrid” approach and the third, and its preferred option, which it called the “Scottish regulatory approach”.

The document also addresses whether or not Scotland should implement the Fundraising Preference Service recommended in the Etherington Review. The working group have said that “details of how the FPS will work in practice will not likely be released until March” and seems to be withholding its judgment until then.

SCVO is also taken consultation on the Scottish voluntary sector’s views on the proposed Fundraising Preference Service. It said the working group plans to send a report outlining the Scottish stance to the Fundraising Regulator.

The consultation, which opened on 11 February, runs until 31 March. Scottish charities can complete the survey here, or send a longer submission to SCVO directly.