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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 13th July 2006

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee A

 

Charities Bill [Lords]


 

[Seventh AND Eighth Sittings]


 

Clauses 46 to 48 Agreed to.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  145

 

Clause  49,  page  56,  line  16,  at end insert ‘, and

 

(c)    

ensure that all collectors carry photographic identity badges in a form

 

approved for this purpose by the local authority.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 50 Agreed to.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Withdrawn  146

 

Clause  51,  page  58,  line  14,  at end insert ‘although not in a form that might

 

reasonably discourage legitimate applications,’.

 

Helen Goodman

 

Not called  138

 

Clause  51,  page  58,  line  18,  at end insert ‘, and

 

(d)    

must include provision to combine the processes for registration and

 

application for a certificate.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Martin Horwood

 

Not called  147

 

Clause  52,  page  58,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Conditions under subsection (4) must not be in a form that might reasonably

 

discourage legitimate applications.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Helen Goodman

 

Not called  139

 

Clause  53,  page  59,  line  21,  leave out paragraph (e).

 

Martin Horwood

 

Negatived on division  148

 

Clause  53,  page  59,  line  23,  leave out from ‘inadequate,’ to end of line 24 and

 

insert ‘having regard to all circumstances.’.

 

Helen Goodman

 

Not called  142

 

Clause  53,  page  59,  line  35,  leave out ‘or any person authorised by him’.

 

Helen Goodman

 

Not called  141

 

Clause  53,  page  60,  line  9,  leave out sub-paragraph (i).

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 54 Agreed to.

 


 

Helen Goodman

 

Not selected  140

 

Page  61,  line  20,  leave out Clause 55.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 56 Agreed to.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  149

 

Clause  57,  page  63,  line  31,  leave out subsection (4).

 

Clause Agreed to.


 
 

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Clauses 58 and 59 Agreed to.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  150

 

Clause  60,  page  65,  line  41,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Helen Goodman

 

Not called  143

 

Clause  60,  page  65,  leave out line 42 and insert ‘a day which, when taken with the day

 

on which that other collection is already so authorised, would result in collections being

 

undertaken in that locality more frequently than once every other day.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 61 and 62 Agreed to.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Not selected  151

 

Clause  63,  page  68,  line  19,  after ‘make’, insert ‘reasonable’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  46

 

Clause  63,  page  68,  line  24,  at end insert ‘excluding local collections;’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Withdrawn  153

 

Clause  63,  page  69,  line  5,  leave out ‘or (3)’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  154

 

Clause  63,  page  69,  line  5,  leave out ‘or (b)’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not selected  152

 

Page  68,  line  18,  leave out Clause 63.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 64 to 66 Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Mr Andrew Turner

 

Withdrawn  128

 

Clause  67,  page  71,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(6)    

After subsection (9) insert—

 

    

“The Charity Commission shall have power to initiate criminal proceedings in

 

respect of offences under subsection (9).” ’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not selected  155

 

Page  70,  line  21,  leave out Clause 67.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not called  131

 

Clause  68,  page  73,  line  22,  at end add—

 

“60C  

Fundraising by sale of products and services

 

(1)    

Save in the case of small outlets, where the sale of any goods or service is

 

represented as benefiting a charity or charities, the vendor shall indicate either the

 

proportion or the amount of the sale price which will be passed to the charity or

 

charities for their unrestricted benefit.

 

(2)    

Indications under subsection (1) above may be made in diagramatic form, and

 

shall be made in writing, the font-size of which shall be no smaller than the price

 

of the goods or service.

 

(3)    

For the purpose of this section, a “small outlet” is an organisation which is not

 

obliged to register for Value Added Tax purposes.”.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not moved  157

 

Clause  69,  page  73,  line  25,  leave out ‘Reserve’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not called  158

 

Clause  69,  page  73,  line  26,  after ‘may’, insert ‘and, in the case of large charities,

 

shall’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  77

 

Clause  69,  page  73,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

The Secretary of State may only make regulations under subsection (1) if he

 

concludes that the requirements set down in subsection (4) are being widely

 

neglected.


 
 

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(1B)    

If the Secretary of State makes regulations under subsection (1) he must also

 

publish a statement giving details of failures to comply with the requirements set

 

out in subsection (4).’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not called  159

 

Clause  69,  page  73,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

“large charity” is a charity with an income of over £10 million per annum.

 

(1B)    

Regulations made under this section, other than in respect of large charities, may

 

apply to all charities or to a class of charities defined in accordance with—

 

(a)    

their overall annual income,

 

(b)    

the extent to which they depend on public fundraising, or

 

(c)    

the proportion of their annual income spent on management and

 

information, fundraising and publicity and shops and trading.

 

(1C)    

Regulations made under this section shall, in the case of large charities, include

 

requirements that the trustees—

 

(a)    

distinguish in their accounts between the amounts spent on management

 

and information, fundraising and publicity, shops and trading, and other

 

expenditure,

 

(b)    

consider whether the costs of a fundraising campaign are proportionate

 

with its aims, and

 

(c)    

make available to donors in a simple form the information contained in

 

paragraph (b), above.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Withdrawn  47

 

Clause  70,  page  75,  line  16,  after ‘conditions’, insert ‘, which shall be

 

proportionate to the risk of loss or abuse of public money and the capacity of the

 

institution to comply therewith,’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  48

 

Clause  70,  page  75,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Where financial assistance is given in return for the delivery of a service, the

 

Secretary of State shall ensure that a reasonable opportunity is given to a range of

 

institutions to offer to deliver to the service.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Charities Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  49

 

Clause  71,  page  76,  line  25,  after ‘conditions’, insert ‘, which shall be

 

proportionate to the risk of loss or abuse of public money and the capacity of the

 

institution to comply therewith,’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  50

 

Clause  71,  page  76,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Where financial assistance is given in return for the delivery of a service, the

 

assembly shall ensure that a reasonable opportunity is given to a range of

 

institutions to offer to deliver to the service.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Withdrawn  156

 

Clause  72,  page  77,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘(Z1)    

The Secretary of State must, one year after the year in which this Act is passed

 

and each year subsequently, make a statement to the House of Commons, which

 

must address the following matters—

 

(a)    

the number of registered charities in England and Wales, and an

 

indication of whether this number has risen or fallen since the previous

 

statement,

 

(b)    

the number of organisations which have failed to obtain or retain

 

charitable status under sections 2 or 3 of this Act in that year, and why

 

they have failed,

 

(c)    

the total value of Gift Aid and other special tax provisions for registered

 

charities in that year,

 

(d)    

the total net cost of Value Added Tax to registered charities in that year,

 

and

 

(e)    

the number and value of central government contracts placed with

 

registered charities in that year.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  191

 

Clause  73,  page  78,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

any regulations under section (Disclosure of information to and by

 

Northern Ireland regulator),’.


 
 

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Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  192

 

Clause  73,  page  78,  line  21,  after ‘(b),’ insert ‘(ba),’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 74 Agreed to.

 


 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  180

 

Schedule  8,  page  133,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘Police, Factories, &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 (c. 31)

 

14A(1)  

Section 5 of the Police, Factories, &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916

 

(regulation of street collections) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (1) for “the benefit of charitable or other purposes,” substitute

 

“any purposes in circumstances not involving the making of a charitable

 

appeal,”.

 

      (3)  

In paragraph (b) of the proviso to subsection (1) omit the words from “, and no

 

representation” onwards.

 

      (4)  

In subsection (4) before the definition of “street” insert—

 

““charitable appeal” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 3 of

 

the Charities Act 2006;”’.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  181

 

Schedule  8,  page  138,  line  24,  at end insert—

 

‘Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)

 

            

In section 21A of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (public authorities) in

 

paragraph 14 in the Table of Exceptions in subsection (9), for “Charity

 

Commissioners for England and Wales” substitute “Charity Commission”.’.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  182

 

Schedule  8,  page  143,  leave out lines 21 to 29.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  183

 

Schedule  8,  page  144,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘91A      

In section 79 (short title, commencement and extent) omit—

 

(a)    

in subsection (6), the words “(subject to subsection (7))”, and

 

(b)    

subsection (7).

 

91B      

In Schedule 7 (repeals) omit the entry relating to the Police, Factories, &c.

 

(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 (c. 31).’.


 
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