Memorandum from D R Moore (DCH 206)[138]
EVIDENCE ON
DRAFT CHARITIES
BILL—CLAUSE
22
I have been in practise for some 20 years working
almost exclusively for charities and I welcome the new Draft Charities
Bill which I believe will benefit charities generally.
I also welcome the proposal to allow charities
to have an independent examination of their accounts up to £500,000
income and to require examiners of larger charities to have a
relevant qualification.
However, I am concerned that people like myself
who have been admitted as Full Members of the Association of Charity
Independent Examiners, and recognised with a Domain of Competence
to cover independent examinations of "Any charity in England
and Wales up to the legal limit for IE" have not, as yet,
been included in the list of relevant qualifications in the Bill.
In order to be admitted to the MACTB qualification
with this Domain I had to demonstrate extensive knowledge and
experience of charity accounting and the Charities SORP and the
duties of independent examiners. It would be most unfortunate
to omit qualified Full Members of the only professional body specifically
concerned with charity independent examining.
I do hope the Committee will therefore propose
amending clause 22 accordingly.
June 2004
138 Similar submissions were made by Hastings Wade
(DCH 209); K M Chartered Accountants (DCH 212); Alan Bullock &
Co (DCH 214); The Samaritans (DCH 220); John C Hale (DCH 221);
A M J Ball (DCH 223); South East Advocacy Projects (DCH 224);
David Ralph (DCH 227); P Choiral (DCH 229); Independent Examiners
Ltd (DCH 233); George Conway (DCH 240); C Stevens (DCH 242); N
Andersons (DCH 249); Temple Smith Associates (DCH 258); M Payne
(DCH 261); and G Smith (DCH 266). Back
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