Sir Stuart: Commission must not fetter someone setting up a charity

Sir Stuart: Commission must not fetter someone setting up a charity: Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive of NCVO, has said it is not the role of the regulator to fetter those who wish to set up charities.

Etherington's comments follow Charity Commission guidance which encourages people to “think carefully” before setting up a charity and ICAEW's call for a change in the law to allow the Charity Commission to refuse a charity registration when a similar charity already exists.