The number of trustees of charities suspended or removed by the Charity Commission in each year since 2007 can be seen in the table below:<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | Number of trustees suspended<\/p><\/td> | Number of trustees removed<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2013/14<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2012/13<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2011/12<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2010/11<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2009/10<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2008/09<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2007/08<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> A number of meetings have been held with the Charity Commission to discuss its use of regulatory powers. The draft Protection of Charities Bill, announced as part of the Queen's Speech, would strengthen the powers of the Charity Commission to tackle abuse in charities.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1816", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Wallace of Saltaire"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-18T18:00:15.8829494Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Charities"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 March (WS 50\u201352), how many trustees have been removed by the Charity Commission since 2007; how many trustees have been suspended by the Commission since 2007; and what discussions they have had with the Commission about its using its powers to investigate a breach of charitable law.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2709", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Donoughue"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Donoughue"} ], "uin" : "HL35"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/40871", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/40871/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> Charity Commission guidance makes clear that charities must never engage in any party political activity, and that it is for charity trustees to ensure that their charity does not engage in any party political activity. <\/p> <\/p> Where a charity's trustees fail to do this it is for the Charity Commission for England and Wales to investigate and take proportionate action. Depending on the circumstances, the Charity Commission's response could range from seeking assurances from the trustees, through to removing and replacing the charity's trustees.<\/p> <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1816", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Wallace of Saltaire"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-03-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-03-17T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-03-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what penalties can be applied to charities that break charitable law by publishing party political advertisements or making misleading claims; and whether they have plans to introduce further penalties for such breaches of charitable law.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2709", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Donoughue"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Donoughue"} ], "uin" : "HL5721"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 2, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} } |