Clarification on company donations to charities

Howard Lake | 16 April 2001 | News

Donations by companies to charities do not fall under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, according to Stephen Byers, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. The Act covers only donations by companies to political parties.

Donations by companies to charities do not fall under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, according to Stephen Byers, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. The Act covers only donations by companies to political parties.

Some charities had been concerned that the new requirements for transparency and accountability in political donations could discourage corporate donations to charities. Read Charities escape company gift law by Ian Cowie at the Electronic Telegraph and Ministers change law on donations to protect charities” by Paul Waugh at The Independent. For the Department of Trade and Industry’s view, read Charitable donations by companies not caught by new political donation provisions.

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