New tribunal in expenses dispute

By Emilie Filou, Third Sector, 9 January 2008

An academic who applied to become a member of the Charity Tribunal has withdrawn his application because he is concerned that the application process could disadvantage applicants on low incomes.

Gareth Morgan, professor of charity studies at Sheffield Hallam University, is worried that the practice of not reimbursing interviewees for their travel expenses would prevent people living outside London or those on lower incomes from being able to apply. Morgan, who has more than 20 years' experience in the sector...