House of Commons - The role of the Charity Commission and "public benefit": Post-legislative scrutiny of the Charities Act 2006

Public Administration Committee - Third Report
The role of the Charity Commission and "public benefit": Post-legislative scrutiny of the Charities Act 2006

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 21 May 2013.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 Background to the Charities Act 2006

3 The Charity Commission

Charges

4 Registration

5 Public Benefit

Parliament, public benefit and the 2006 Act

The charitable status of the Plymouth Brethren (or Exclusive Brethren)

Plymouth or "Exclusive" Brethren

The Preston Down Trust and the Charity Commission

A statutory definition of public benefit?