Interview: This will bring us back to basics, says Dame Suzi

By Emilie Filou, Third Sector, 16 January 2008

Charities have nothing to fear and much to gain from the public benefit test, according to Dame Suzi Leather, chair of the Charity Commission.

The test offers an opportunity for charities to help the public understand them, she said in an interview with Third Sector. "Charities are an essential part of civil society and communities, for which society rewards them with tax breaks and trust," she said. "Charities must earn that status, and I...

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