House of Lords committee further examines the role of charities in civil society
Howard Lake | 10 October 2016 | News
The House of Lords Select Committee on Charities will tomorrow continue its scrutiny of the charitable sector within civil society by holding an evidence session.
Members will hear evidence from the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) and The Baring Foundation. They will be represented respectively by Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, and Mr David Cutler, Director.
The Committee was set up in May this year “to assess the sustainability of the charity sector, to look at the pressures and challenges they face, and to examine the roles of governments and public bodies”. It has previously heard evidence from the Charity Commission, and last month fundraising think-tank Rogare submitted its evidence to the Committee.
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The Committee, chaired by Baroness Pitkeathley, is exploring questions such as:
• What is the role and purpose of charities within civil society?
• What is the role of the state in civil society?
• How can charities, as part of civil society, play a role in supporting social cohesion and dealing with the effects of economic inequality?
• How has the increasing role of the charity sector in public service delivery affected its role in civil society?
• How should charities as civil society organisations respond to increasing demands for accountability?
Tomorrow’s evidence session starts at 4.00pm in Committee Room 4A of the House of Lords. You can watch the session live online, or a recorded version after the event. You can also follow on Twitter via the #HLCharities hashtag.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.