Charity and Voluntary Sector

CC: The Charity Commission has voiced concerns that proposals in the Housing and Regeneration Bill could have serious implications for charitable housing associations. 
 
Provisions in the Bill include establishing a new regulator which would have the power to set compulsory standards for providers of social housing.  This could force a charity to engage in activity beyond its charitable objects, which would mean its purposes were no longer exclusively charitable and it could lose the financial and practical benefits of charitable status.
Press release ~ MP briefing ~ Commission's Parliamentary microsite ~ Housing and Regeneration Bill
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