The Hodgson Review of the Charities Act 2006, released yesterday, contained more than 100 proposals. The charity sector has been vocal in its reactions, but what do you think? Fill out our quick poll.
The Hodgson Review sparked a flurry of activity on Twitter, and the sector's umbrella bodies were quick to release their position statements.
In brief, the review's main proposals included:
- Allowing charities with income over more than £1m to pay trustees, without having to seek permission from the Charity Commission
- Introducing fines for charities which submit their accounts late to the Commission
- Developing a single, donor-focused system of self-regulation for fundraising
- Raising the threshold for charities to have to register with the Charity Commission, and submit themselves to audits
- Scrapping national exemption orders, which enable some charities to fundraise door-to-door without gaining local authority approval
Some of the proposals have proven highly controversial already, in particular the proposal to allow larger charities to pay trustees more easily.
These recomendations are not yet law, regulation or even best practice. The process of enacting some of these regulations, should they be accepted by government, could be drawn out, as they would require some 29 pieces of primary legislation.
So what do you think of it? Have your say in our quick poll.
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