'Good argument' for ombudsman

By Nathalie Thomas and Mathew Little, Third Sector, 18 July 2007

The Charity Commission has said it would be in favour of a charities ombudsman.

Dame Suzi Leather, the commission's chair, and Andrew Hind, its chief executive, told a committee of MPs last week that there were "strong arguments in favour" of having one. An ombudsman could improve public accountability, they said, but could not interfere with trustees' independence to make strategic decisions. Hind said:...

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