What does 'charity' mean? No one wants to say... - Law - Times Online

What does 'charity' mean? No one wants to say... - Law - Times Online: "What does 'charity' mean? No one wants to say...
Stephen LLoyd
The Government's law-making is deeply unsatisfactory
What does it mean to be a charity? It’s an important issue because charities play a fundamental part in civil society. They contribute 3 per cent of GDP and at least a million people volunteer to serve as trustees — charities touch every corner of British society.

The Charities Act 2006 is the first major legislative reform to the meaning of charity since 1601 when the Virgin Queen was at death’s door. Of course, there have been statutes on charities in the intervening period but none has dealt with the fundamental question of what it means to be a charity."