Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Ian Taylor (Conservative). It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 October 2009 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Charities (Regulatory Burden)

Question: What steps the Government are taking to reduce the regulatory burden on charities.

Answer: The changes that we have made to charity law and to accounting and reporting thresholds have resulted in savings of thousands of pounds for charities. Departments are cutting red tape for third sector organisations, and further progress will be reported before the end of the year. The Government and the National Audit Office have produced guidance to reduce red tape associated with the £12 billion a year that the sector gets from the Government.

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