DCH 226 Allan Geekie
June 2004
Francene Graham
Scrutiny Unit — Draft Charity Bill
Room Gl0
7 Millbank
London
SW1P 3JA
Dear Ms Graham
Evidence on Draft Charities Bill — Clause
22
As someone who works extensively with charities,
both as an independent examiner and treasurer. 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.
I am concerned, however, that people who have been
admitted as Full Members of the Association of Charity Independent
Examiners, even with a Domain of Competence to cover independent
examination 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.
I am an associate member of ACIE but am working towards
full membership. Unless Full Members of ACIE with the maximum
Domain are included in the Bill there is little incentive for
people like me to take the time and effort to study charity accounting
in order to act as independent examiners. This will potentially
deprive the voluntary sector of a huge pool of people from within
the sector who are able, with appropriate training, to be very
effective independent examiners.
I do hope that the Committee will therefore propose
amending clause 2 accordingly.
Yours sincerely
Allan Geekie
MCIBS, CISA, PIIA
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