Editorial: It's a good idea to revisit the code on elderly donors | Third Sector

Editorial: It's a good idea to revisit the code on elderly donors | Third Sector: Even though a recent complaint regarding an elderly donor was not upheld, the Fundraising Standards Board was right to recommend new rules on dealing with older people, writes Stephen Cook

In one of its rare stage-three adjudications, the Fundraising Standards Board has not upheld a complaint that the veterinary charity the PDSA took advantage of an elderly donor who was suffering from schizophrenia and made a number of substantial donations to it. The charity did not know that she was vulnerable and there was no evidence that it had put her under pressure to give, the FRSB ruled.