I thank the Minister for drawing our attention to that section. It is a pity that it was not invoked when the whole interpretation of public benefit was being debated, and that the Charity Commission did not refer itself back to it then. My concern is that this Bill could be in force before there is a clear definition of non-violent extremism. The Government’s counter-extremism strategy says that this Bill would give the commission powers to disqualify trustees for wide reasons, including past conduct and a variety of other abuses, such as extremism. In the same strategy, there is also reference to non-violent extremism. Will the Minister address that point?
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Fiona Bruce
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 3 December 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [Lords].
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