# PFRA welcomes recommendations on Draft Charities Bill

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/09/29/pfra-welcomes-recommendations-draft-charities-bill/
- Published: 2004-09-29T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) has welcomed the recommendations
made by the Joint Committee on the Draft Charities Bill issued today. Its Chief 
Executive Sue Brumpton said that the recommendations on fundraising represented 
important steps towards ensuring transparency and public confidence in face-to-face
fundraising.
Brumpton said: “Any guidelines issued by the Home Office for the regulation
of the sector, provided they are practical, workable and not unduly burdensome to
charities, are welcomed by the PFRA membership.”

The PFRA especially welcomed the recommendation that the Charity Commission, rather
than local authorities, should act as the ‘lead authority’ for granting certificates
of fitness to carry out public collections as this will minimise the burden on both
charities and local authorities.

The committee has recommended that fundraisers make the public aware of the cost
of recruiting donors by ensuring that face-to-face fundraisers are explicit about
the method by which they are paid. Brumpton commented on tis recommendation: “Our
members’ fundraisers already provide information about the fact that they are paid
and we would be happy to include further information about the whether it is by 
means of a flat fee, salary or commission.

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“We are also satisfied that this can be delivered on written materials and via identity
cards. We would warn however that the Home Office needs to be practical about the
detail of information required from individual fundraisers but can see the value
of more detailed information being published in annual reports. In this regard PFRA
would like face-to-face fundraising to be treated in line with other forms of fundraising.”

The PFRA expects to work with the Home Office to finalise this section of the Bill.

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