Lord Hodgson calls for tougher sanctions for 'aggressive' fundraising

Lord Hodgson calls for tougher sanctions for 'aggressive' fundraising: Lord Hodgson has suggested charities should lose their charity status as an ultimate sanction for persistently breaching fundraising regulations.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live on Sunday on a programme about “aggressive” fundraising, the Conservative peer, who carried out a review of the Charities Act 2006, said fining charities that break fundraising rules would not be appropriate because it would take away money people had already donated.

“Publicity is the first and best weapon,” he said. “No charity wants to be in the frame for having behaved badly.