DCH 262 Carlisle Council for Voluntary
Service
July 2004
Ms Francene Graham
Scrutiny Unit Draft Charities Bill
Room G10, 7 Millbank
LONDON
SW1P 3JA
Dear Ms Graham
Evidence on Draft Charities Bill -
Clause 22
Although this charity, as a company
limited by guarantee, falls outside the scope of Independent Examination,
the majority of the charities who are members of the Carlisle
Council for Voluntary Service do have their accounts independently
examined. We welcome the extension of independent examination
to charities handling up to £500,000 of income and we agree
that it makes
sense for examiners of larger charities to have a relevant qualification.
However, we are concerned that even
people who have been admitted to the Association of Charity Independent
Examiners with an unlimited domain of competence have not been
included in the Bill. As the incomes of some of our members rise
in the future they could be placed in
the position of being forced
to turn to a firm of accountants who may not be charity specialists
to act as Independent Examiner. We believe that it would be much
better for such charities to have the option of keeping an existing
Independent Examiner, providing they had obtained the MACIE qualification
with the maximum domain of competence. To get this qualification,
they would know that the individuals concerned had to demonstrate
extensive knowledge of the Charities Statement of Recommended
Practice and the duties of Independent Examiners.
We hope that the Committee will propose
amending clause 22 accordingly.
Yours Sincerely
Jessica Riddle
Chairman, Carlisle Council for Voluntary
Service
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