Charities Bill [HL]

My Lords, my original speaking note started with the legend ““Resist””, but having listened to the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Phillips, and taken further advice from officials, who thought that there was a fair point at the core of the amendment, I think that the best approach is to invite the noble Lord to withdraw his amendment today but to agree to consider the matter further, obviously in consultation with him, with a view to tabling at Third Reading our own amendment, on which I am sure we can agree. I am grateful to the noble Lord for approaching us in this way. If he is happy to follow that course I am sure we can come up with something which answers the point.