Archive: Charity

Week in review: Oxfam could be charity world's MP expenses scandal

If it isn't this scandal that blows apart public trust in the sector, it'll be the next one

NOAH Announces 30th Anniversary Charity

NOAH (National Office of Animal Health) has announced that it is supporting farming charity, R.A.B.I (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution) during its 30th anniversary year
PCS: Fraud risk heightened by cuts to charity regulator

Good causes could lose billions of pounds a year to fraud if cuts to the charity regulator go through, the Public and Commercial Services union is warning.

Comment: Charities can't let the government bully them into silence

Chris Grayling's extraordinary attack on charities suggests government is turning away from civil democracy
Grayling's paranoid attack on charities shows he's losing the plot

The prison system is falling apart, but the justice secretary is busy launching into personal attacks on charities

Gagging bill: Ministers triumphant after Commons victory

The 'gagging bill' threatening to make campaigning by charities harder in future election periods took a decisive step towards becoming law today, as ministers rejected hard-fought Lords amendments designed to protect freedom of speech.
Divide and rule: Govt splits opposition with 'gagging bill' concessions

The government has offered major concessions to the lobbying bill, winning over some - but not all - of those who have warned it is trampling on charities' freedom of speech.

Gagging order: Labour backs charities' fight against lobbying clampdown

The coalition faces a lengthy standoff over charities' ability to campaign against government policies when parliament returns next week.
Comment: NHS reforms will squeeze out the voluntary sector

The proposed NHS reforms are unclear, and must be rewritten to avoid the confusion they have already generated.

Whitehall 'trampling' charities' freedoms

The government is crushing the independence of charities to get its way, a panel representing the voluntary sector has said.
'Big society' is dead, supporters admit

David Cameron's flagship 'big society' programme is going nowhere, its supporters admitted today.

Is austerity making us less generous?

The amount of money Brits give to charity is falling rapidly according to new research from voluntary groups.
Britain facing vulnerable children "time bomb"

Flaws in the funding of UK children's services are creating a "ticking time bomb" according to the charity Action for Children.

Comment: Religions should lose favour from the taxman

Why is it reasonable for taxpayers, through gift aid, to subsidise attempts to convert them to beliefs which they might regard as immoral or obnoxious?
U-turn on the way: Govt prepares for climbdown on charity cap

Ministers appeared to be clearing the way for the latest in a long line of government U-turns today, amid an outcry over the cap on tax relief on charitable donations.

A bit of give? Coalition set to retreat over charities row

Ministers appear close to retreat over plans to cap tax relief on charitable donations.
Deprived pay price of charity spending cuts

Britain's deprived areas will suffer the most as a result of funding cuts to charities, according to a leaked report.

UK rises in global charity rankings

Britain has become a more charitable place in the last 12 months despite the austere financial climate, a survey out today has found.
Comment: Our public services need real reform

Phone-hacking might have been the only show in town for the last few weeks, but public service reform shouldn't be forced to take a backseat.

Big Society RIP? Cuts hit volunteer services

Public spending cuts are likely to hit volunteering hard, a charity chief has warned.
Red tape 'purged' to help voluntary sector

Charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups can look forward to less paperwork following the government's appointment of a red tape-cutting taskforce.

PM denies Big Society 'saving' motive

David Cameron has denied his 'Big Society' agenda is an attempt to save money as he announced details of four "vanguard communities" in a major speech.
Dormant bank accounts to fund Cameron's Big Society

Labour legislation enabling the government to grab money in disused bank accounts will be used to help fund David Cameron's Big Society agenda, according to reports.

500,000 young people 'trapped in no-win situations'

New charity Catch 22 says around 500,000 young people in Britain are trapped in no-win situations.
Charities to be given role in welfare

The government is looking into how to expand the role of voluntary organisations in getting people back into work.

Tories to create Office of Civil Society

The Tories are planning to create an Office of Civil Society if they achieve power, the party revealed today.
Charities given means to challenge commission rulings

Smaller, less well-funded charities will find it easier to appeal against rulings from the Charity Commission with the creation of a new Charity Tribunal.