I entirely agree that charitable status is a privilege. The question is whether that status is better enhanced by statute or by guidance. I am saying that the test should be made clear but it should be a Charity Commission guidance test rather than be put in statute, with all the inflexibilities and ancillary problems that may flow from that.
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 6 July 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL].
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