The Joint Committee on the Draft Charities Bill
The Joint Committee on the Draft Charities Bill was
appointed by the House of Commons and the House of Lords on 10
May 2004 to examine the draft Charities Bill and report to both
Houses no later than four months after the presentation of the
draft Bill.
Membership
Lord Best (Crossbench)
Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour)
Earl of Caithness (Conservative)
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Labour)
Lord Phillips of Sudbury (Liberal Democrat)
Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover (Conservative)
Rt Hon Alan Milburn MP (Labour) Darlington (Chairman)
Mr Alan Campbell MP (Labour) Tynemouth
Rt Hon George Foulkes MP (Labour/Co-operative) Carrick,
Cumnock and Doon Valley
Ms Sally Keeble MP (Labour) Northampton North
Mr Andrew Mitchell MP (Conservative) Sutton Coldfield
Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrat) Colchester
Powers
The Committee has the power to require the submission
of written evidence and documents, to examine witnesses, to meet
away from Westminster, to meet at any time (except when Parliament
is prorogued or dissolved), to appoint specialist advisers, and
to make Reports to the two Houses.
Publication
The Report and evidence of the Joint Committee are
published by The Stationery Office by Order of the two Houses.
All publications of the Joint Committee (including press notices)
are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/jcdchb.cfm.
Committee staff
The staff of the Joint Committee were drawn from
both Houses and comprised Andrew Kennon (Commons Clerk), Jake
Vaughan (Lords Clerk), Vincent McCarthy (Audit Adviser), Jennifer
Smookler (Committee Researcher), Catherine Fairbairn (Library),
Professor Jean Warburton (Specialist Adviser), Margaret Bolton
(Specialist Adviser), Francene Graham (Committee Assistant), Alison
Mara (Committee Assistant), Lisette Pelletier (Secretary), and
George Fleck (Office Support Assistant). This inquiry was run
from the Scrutiny Unit in the Committee Office, House of Commons.
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Joint Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank London SW1P
3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 8387;
the Joint Committee's email address is scrutiny@parliament.uk.
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