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Gift Aid declaration for cashpoint donation to Children in Need takes four months

Howard Lake | 21 April 2006 | Blogs

HSBC Bank made a welcome change to its cashpoint machines last year, enabling users to choose to make a donation via the screen to BBC Children in Need. The bank promised that other charities would be listed in due course.

Having made a donation via the cashpoint, it was disappointing to see that there was absolutely no mention of Gift Aid – not on screen and not on the paper receipt.

More than four months later a Gift Aid declaration form has arrived through the post from HSBC Bank, asking me to tick the box and sign and return it to BBC Children in Need.

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