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My Lords, in moving Amendment 166, I wish to speak also to Amendment 166B. At Second Reading, a number of noble Lords expressed concern about the changes to the existing limits on controlled expenditure that Clause 27 seeks to introduce. Justification for such a change is obviously necessary. The Explanatory...
My Lords, in moving Amendment 166, I wish to speak also to Amendment 166B. At Second Reading, a number of noble Lords expressed concern about the changes to the existing limits on controlled expenditure that Clause 27 seeks to introduce. Justification for such a change is obviously necessary. The Explanatory...
My Lords, I have tabled this proposed new clause with my colleagues, my noble friends Lady Williams of Crosby and Lady Tyler of Enfield and, in a private capacity, the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries of Pentregarth. We have given it the heading:
“Third parties acting in concert”.
We think...
My Lords, I have tabled this proposed new clause with my colleagues, my noble friends Lady Williams of Crosby and Lady Tyler of Enfield and, in a private capacity, the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries of Pentregarth. We have given it the heading:
“Third parties acting in concert”.
We think...
My Lords, this is a blessedly simple and straightforward amendment. It would reduce the regulatory period from the current one year to six months. There are two reasons for the amendment. The first is that a year is a very long time for charities to be burdened with the regulation...
My Lords, this is a blessedly simple and straightforward amendment. It would reduce the regulatory period from the current one year to six months. There are two reasons for the amendment. The first is that a year is a very long time for charities to be burdened with the regulation...
My Lords, this amendment is about reporting requirements, and I shall speak also about the two clauses included in the grouping. I think that the Government are sympathetic to the idea that the regulatory burden, particularly on charities, should be reduced if at all possible. The Electoral Commission has noted...
My Lords, this amendment is about reporting requirements, and I shall speak also about the two clauses included in the grouping. I think that the Government are sympathetic to the idea that the regulatory burden, particularly on charities, should be reduced if at all possible. The Electoral Commission has noted...
My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 172. It is with some relief that I reassure the Committee that this is not, for the moment, about charities. It is about the position of royal chartered bodies. At present, royal chartered bodies cannot register with the Electoral Commission, but nor...
My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 172. It is with some relief that I reassure the Committee that this is not, for the moment, about charities. It is about the position of royal chartered bodies. At present, royal chartered bodies cannot register with the Electoral Commission, but nor...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will request the Charity Commission to produce a report showing the numbers of charity trustees who have served for more than (1) 10 years, (2) 20 years, and (3) 30 years.[HL3973]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will request the Charity Commission to produce a report showing the numbers of charity trustees who have served for more than (1) 10 years, (2) 20 years, and (3) 30 years.[HL3973]
The information required is not currently collated by the Charity Commission.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to request the Charity Commission to produce a report on those charities which direct and oversee schemes run by trading companies with respect to governance and the salaries paid to directors of trading companies.[HL3972]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to request the Charity Commission to produce a report on those charities which direct and oversee schemes run by trading companies with respect to governance and the salaries paid to directors of trading companies.[HL3972]
There is no intention to request a report on or make an assessment of charities which direct or oversee schemes run by trading companies. Charities are independent organisations and their trustees are legally responsible for all aspects of their management and administration. The Charity Commission’s powers of intervention are reserved for cases of serious misconduct or mismanagement, but it does publish guidance for charities on trading, and on identifying and managing conflicts of interest.
The data requested on the directors of trading companies is not currently collected. Any trading company controlled by a charity would be included in the group accounts of the charity. Group accounts are prepared where the charity’s and its subsidiary’s combined income exceeds £500,000. Disclosure of remuneration is provided in £10,000 bandings over £60,000 for all group employees. The filed accounts and trustees’ annual reports of all registered charities with annual income of over £25,000 are publicly available on the Charity Commission’s website.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the process of registered charities directing and overseeing schemes run by commercial companies, and whether they consider that process to be consistent with good corporate, financial and trusteeship governance.[HL3977]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the process of registered charities directing and overseeing schemes run by commercial companies, and whether they consider that process to be consistent with good corporate, financial and trusteeship governance.[HL3977]
There is no intention to request a report on or make an assessment of charities which direct or oversee schemes run by trading companies. Charities are independent organisations and their trustees are legally responsible for all aspects of their management and administration. The Charity Commission’s powers of intervention are reserved for cases of serious misconduct or mismanagement, but it does publish guidance for charities on trading, and on identifying and managing conflicts of interest.
The data requested on the directors of trading companies is not currently collected. Any trading company controlled by a charity would be included in the group accounts of the charity. Group accounts are prepared where the charity’s and its subsidiary’s combined income exceeds £500,000. Disclosure of remuneration is provided in £10,000 bandings over £60,000 for all group employees. The filed accounts and trustees’ annual reports of all registered charities with annual income of over £25,000 are publicly available on the Charity Commission’s website.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will request the Charity Commission to produce a list of the number of directors of trading companies which are directed and overseen by charities who are paid annually more than (1) £250,000, (2) £500,000, and (3) £750,000.[HL3974]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will request the Charity Commission to produce a list of the number of directors of trading companies which are directed and overseen by charities who are paid annually more than (1) £250,000, (2) £500,000, and (3) £750,000.[HL3974]
There is no intention to request a report on or make an assessment of charities which direct or oversee schemes run by trading companies. Charities are independent organisations and their trustees are legally responsible for all aspects of their management and administration. The Charity Commission’s powers of intervention are reserved for cases of serious misconduct or mismanagement, but it does publish guidance for charities on trading, and on identifying and managing conflicts of interest.
The data requested on the directors of trading companies is not currently collected. Any trading company controlled by a charity would be included in the group accounts of the charity. Group accounts are prepared where the charity’s and its subsidiary’s combined income exceeds £500,000. Disclosure of remuneration is provided in £10,000 bandings over £60,000 for all group employees. The filed accounts and trustees’ annual reports of all registered charities with annual income of over £25,000 are publicly available on the Charity Commission’s website.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to encourage more young people to be involved with charity.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to encourage more young people to be involved with charity.
In 2013 we supported the set up of the independent organisation, Step Up To Serve, which aims to enable 50% of young people to be involved in charitable causes by 2020. In parallel, government is running the £5 million Youth Social Action Fund.
We continue to support 16 to 17-year-olds to volunteer and contribute to their communities through National Citizen Service, Since it began, over 70,000 young people have taken part and have contributed over a million volunteering hours.
Government is also running a £6 million Youth Social Action Journey fund which will focus on the transition between programmes, to enable young people to move from one volunteering experience to the next.
Our recently published report, “Encouraging Social Action”, highlights the steps we are undertaking to encourage young people to give their time through National Citizen Service and Step Up To Serve.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to encourage charities to appoint more young trustees.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to encourage charities to appoint more young trustees.
Under successive governments, young people have been under-represented on the boards of charities. The Charity Commission, in partnership with charity sector organisations, co-ordinates an annual Trustees' Week to celebrate and promote charity trusteeship. A particular focus of Trustees' Week has been to encourage more young people to take up charity trustee positions. The Charity Commission also produces best practice guidance for charities on trustee recruitment, and detailed guidance on how to involve young people in running a charity.
Moved by
Lord Phillips of Sudbury
160: Clause 26, page 13, line 19, at end insert—
“( ) In subsection (8)(a) after “body” insert “(except a body which is a charity)”.”
Moved by
Lord Phillips of Sudbury
160: Clause 26, page 13, line 19, at end insert—
“( ) In subsection (8)(a) after “body” insert “(except a body which is a charity)”.”
My Lords, Amendment 160 is very short and innocuous, but it is of significance in terms of its impact on the Bill in that it would remove charities from the scope of the Bill and the 2000 Act. Like everybody else, I must declare interests, which are largely to be...
My Lords, Amendment 160 is very short and innocuous, but it is of significance in terms of its impact on the Bill in that it would remove charities from the scope of the Bill and the 2000 Act. Like everybody else, I must declare interests, which are largely to be...
My Lords, I seek clarification from the noble Lord, who is recognised as an expert in the field of charitable law. One concern that has been expressed to me is that, if charities are exempt from these provisions, there may be a means for others to use charities to avoid...
My Lords, I seek clarification from the noble Lord, who is recognised as an expert in the field of charitable law. One concern that has been expressed to me is that, if charities are exempt from these provisions, there may be a means for others to use charities to avoid...
I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hardie, for raising that issue. It is one of two issues used by the Harries commission to justify its recommendation to keep charities in the net. But it simply does not stack up in any way. Would the noble and...
I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hardie, for raising that issue. It is one of two issues used by the Harries commission to justify its recommendation to keep charities in the net. But it simply does not stack up in any way. Would the noble and...
Simply, a concern has been expressed. As the noble Lord has observed, it is referred to in the report. The noble Lord may wish to have time to reflect on the matter and come back. To my mind, if that concern could be answered, I would be reassured.
Simply, a concern has been expressed. As the noble Lord has observed, it is referred to in the report. The noble Lord may wish to have time to reflect on the matter and come back. To my mind, if that concern could be answered, I would be reassured.
I think that the concern may relate to a misnomer, which is that a non-charitable NGO that wants to escape the limitations of the Bill could simply form a charity which, if charities are taken out of the Bill, would be able to do all sorts of things that it...
I think that the concern may relate to a misnomer, which is that a non-charitable NGO that wants to escape the limitations of the Bill could simply form a charity which, if charities are taken out of the Bill, would be able to do all sorts of things that it...