Commission consults on counter-terrorism proposals

By Paul Jump, Third Sector Online, 21 December 2007

The Charity Commission is inviting comments on its draft counter-terrorism strategy. Plans for the next 12 months include setting up a series of formal meetings with intelligence agencies and site visits to charities deemed to be at high risk of abuse by terrorists.

The draft document fleshes out proposals made earlier this year by the regulator to set up a dedicated counter-terrorism unit within a year. The unit, which will contain six specially trained staff, will monitor sub-sectors deemed to be at high risk of abuse, including undertaking site visits "where appropriate". A...