Charities Bill [HL]

The Minister has made a gallant attempt in the face of some powerful arguments. I am afraid I do not find his argument persuasive, however. While I am all for our trying to make this Bill comprehensible, the thought that I, as a charity trustee, am going to go off and read between pages 88 to 94 without a lawyer, work out where I am, what clause I can appeal under and who may actually make the appeal, flies in the face of common sense. If I may borrow the phrase of the noble Lord, Lord Phillips of Sudbury, the Government’s approach is counter-intuitive. The hour is late, I will not belabour the luckless Minister, who has had no dinner, any longer. I reserve the right to come back to this one. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendments Nos. 27 to 31 not moved.] Schedule 4 agreed to. Clause 9 [Registration of charities]: