My Lords, I will not add to the case that has been made, but I would like to make a tiny point referred to by my noble friend about making complaints about the Charity Commission, which is quite hard to find on the website. The complaints procedure finally ends up with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, which we welcome because that is an excellent ombudsman. From another part of the Government—although I think that it will be the Minister who will deal with this in due course—is an extremely welcome provision to bring about a merger of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman with the Local Government Ombudsman. That is something we will welcome when it comes here. However, perhaps the Minister can outline how that will facilitate complaints about any decisions made by the Charity Commission—not necessarily appeals because not every trustee will be able to raise the case, as we have just heard.
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 1 July 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL].
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