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Charities Bill [HL]

Legislative scrutiny

The Committee was appointed on 22 July 2021 to consider the Charities Bill [HL]. The long title of the Bill is “to amend the Charities Act 2011 and the Universities and College Estates Act 1925; and for connected purposes”.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 13 September 2021.

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Past events

Thursday 18 November 2021
10:00am Private
Private meeting 18 November 2021
The Moses Room, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 19 October 2021
11:30am Private
11:45am Public
Charities Bill [HL] - Oral evidence 19 October 2021
11:45am
  • Dr John Picton (Senior Lecturer in Law at The University of Liverpool)
  • Professor Debra Morris (Director, Charity Law and Policy Unit at The University of Liverpool)
  • Dr Mary Synge (Honorary Senior Research Fellow at The University of Liverpool)
  • Professor Gareth Morgan (Emeritus Professor of Charity Studies at Sheffield Hallam University)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 14 October 2021
11:30am Private
11:45am Public
Charities Bill [HL] - Oral evidence 14 October 2021
11:45am
  • Chris Walker (Policy and Public Affairs Manager at National Council for Voluntary Organisations)
  • Richard Hebditch (Director of External Affairs at Association of Charitable Foundations)
12:45pm
  • Ms Laura Soley (Partner at Bates Wells)
  • Lucy Rhodes (Senior Associate at Bates Wells)
  • Nicola Evans (Charities Counsel (representing the Charity Law Association) at BDB Pitmans LLP)
  • Chris Priestley (Partner, Corporate, Charities & Philanthropy (representing the Charity Law Association) at Withers LLP)
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 15 September 2021
10:00am Public
Charities Bill [HL] - Oral evidence 15 September 2021
10:00am
  • The Baroness Barran MBE
  • Professor Nick Hopkins (Commissioner for Property, Family and Trust Law at Law Commission)
  • Aarti Thakor (Director of Legal and Accountancy Services at Charity Commission)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster