Irish move towards common charity legislation

By David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 3 March 2008

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have agreed to coordinate their charity legislation to ensure that the sector is regulated consistently across the island.

Margaret Ritchie, social development minister for Northern Ireland, met Irish government ministers in Dublin last week to discuss plans to introduce common charity registers and regulators. “It is important to ensure there is public confidence in charitable work, and the establishment of charity regulators in the north and south will...

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