Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Paying trustees would damage charity sector, warn umbrella bodies - Governance - News - Civil Society

Paying trustees would damage charity sector, warn umbrella bodies - Governance - News - Civil Society: Opposition to proposals that would allow large charities to pay their trustees has gathered pace, with seven umbrella bodies writing to minister for civil society Nick Hurd, warning that it would be damaging for the charity sector.

Currently, a charity can pay their trustees only with permission from the Charity Commission or if it is allowed in their governing documents. However, as part of his review of the Charities Act 2006, Lord Hodgson has recommended that charities with an income of over �1m should be given the automatic right to pay

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