Contents
1. Introduction 4
2. Government Response to the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Public Administration Select Committee's Third Report of 2013-14 6
Charity Commission's role 6
Charity Commission objectives and priorities 6
Abuse of charitable status to obtain tax relief 7
Charges 8
Registration 9
Public Benefit and Charitable Status 10
A statutory definition of public benefit? 12
The Charity Tribunal 14
A charity ombudsman? 15
Fundraising 15
House-to-house charity collections 16
Payment of trustees 17
Political campaigning and independence 17
The charitable status of think tanks 19
Conclusion 19
3. Responses to Lord Hodgson's recommendations 21
4. Recommendations made by Lord Hodgson which do not require any action 46