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<p>In December of last year, the Charity Commission wrote to the then Attorney General
requesting consent to refer six questions to the First-Tier Tribunal concerning the
Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Albert Hall, which is a registered
charity. This is the third such request by the Commission since 2017. The then Attorney
General granted, then subsequently withdrew his consent in relation to the first request.
The second request was withdrawn, with consent then sought for the reference of an
amended set of questions last December. While the Charity Commission has the power
to refer questions to the Tribunal, it may only do so with the consent of the Attorney
General, as set out in section 325 of the Charities Act 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The Corporation
made further representations in relation to the Commission’s request earlier this
year. The Attorney General is in the process of considering the request and representations
with a view to issuing a decision in due course.</p>
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