Public benefit and fundraising rules kick in

By David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 3 April 2008

Rules requiring charities to demonstrate that they provide public benefit and requiring fundraisers to state what they are paid have come into force.

The measures – introduced on Tuesday by the Office of the Third Sector as part of the Charities Act 2006 – require organisations to prove that they have a charitable purpose and exist for the public benefit. Organisations involved in poverty relief, religion and education will have to prove they...

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