# House of Lords committee further examines the role of charities in civil society

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/10/house-lords-committee-examines-role-charities-civil-society/
- Published: 2016-10-10T07:42:54+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**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.

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[The Committee was set up in May this year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/05/27/house-lords-appoints-select-committee-charities/)“
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](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/05/lords-select-committee-question-charity-commission/),
and last month fundraising think-tank [Rogare submitted its evidence](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/03/rogare-publishes-house-lords-evidence-submission-charities-enquiry/)
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](http://www.parliamentlive.tv) online, or
a recorded version after the event. You can also follow on Twitter via the [#HLCharities](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23HLCharities&src=typd)
hashtag.

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