Public benefit for poor 'mis-stated'

By Stephen Cook, Third Sector, 4 April 2007

The Charity Commission's consultation on public benefit by charities mis-states the law on people on low incomes, according to leading charity lawyers Farrer & Co.

The firm's initial response to the consultation said the statement that "people on low incomes must be able to benefit" was inconsistent with a key case, Re Resch. "That case says that the poor must not be entirely excluded," said Farrers. "By saying that charities must be capable of benefiting...

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