'Stand firm on public benefit' - NCVO

By Nathalie Thomas, Third Sector, 30 May 2007

The NCVO is urging the Charity Commission to resist watering down its position on public benefit when it publishes its final guidance on the issue in October.

The umbrella organisation believes the commission will come under intense pressure during the consultation on its draft guidance from fee-charging public schools, lawyers and media pundits who are opposed to some of the criteria in the document. The draft guidance says "people on low incomes must be able to benefit"...

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