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<p>The Government published its response to Lord Hodgson’s statutory review of the
Charities Act 2006, and the Public Administration Select Committee’s review of the
regulation of charities on the legal and regulatory framework for charities in England
and Wales in September 2013. Most of the reports’ recommendations were accepted and
these are currently being taken forward.</p><p>The Joint Committee on the Draft Protection
of Charities Bill published its report into its scrutiny of the Draft Protection of
Charities Bill on 25 February 2015. The Draft bill would give the Charity Commission
more powers to tackle mismanagement and abuse in charities. The Government will respond
shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Charity law is devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p>
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