Joshua Perry of the Microloan Foundation explains why loaning to communities reaps the best rewards

Once the ear is accustomed to the arcane language of parliamentary debate, the Hansard report on the progress of the Charities Bill through the House of Lords makes fascinating reading. It is refreshing that the unelected chamber contains so many notables with such a prehensile grip on the issues facing charities, or at least extremely well briefed by experts.

A NEW UK-WIDE INITIATIVE, the Payroll Giving Grants programme, is rewarding any employer, with fewer than 500 staff, for setting up a payroll giving scheme with a cash incentive of up to '500.

THE CHARITY COMMISSION has been urged to get tough on governance by the sector's chief executives. THE CHARITY COMMISSION has been urged to get tough on governance by the sector's chief executives. At an acevo meeting attended by the Charity Commission's new chair, Geraldine Peacock, and chief executive, Andrew Hind, many chief executives stressed the importance of advice from the Commission in recommending and endorsing good practice and suggested that the Commission should take a leading role in promoting the sector's forthcoming code of good practice on governance.