Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Evening Telegraph: News Scottish Charity News

Evening Telegraph: News: "Scots charities move welcomed
The Dundee-based Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator will be granted greater powers to clampdown on rogue groups if a new Bill introduced to the Scottish Parliament today is approved, writes Graham Huband.
OSCR Chief Executive Jane Ryder welcomed the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Bill as a vehicle to modernise charity law in Scotland and create a �fair and consistent� regulatory framework for Scotland�s 25,000 charity groups.
The proposed legislation follows the McFadden Review by the Scottish Charity Law Review Commission and the publication of a draft Bill by the Scottish Executive earlier this year.
Scotland-wide consultation took place during the summer and the proposals "

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