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Commons Briefing paper by Catherine Fairbairn. It was first published on Wednesday, 21 October 2015. It was last updated on Tuesday, 1 December 2015.


Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL]: in brief

This briefing paper provides a summary of the backgroud to the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL]; the provisions in the Bill; and significant areas of debate in the House of Lords.

A separate Library Briefing Paper,  Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL]: in detail (Number 07208, 22 October 2015) provides detailed information about the issues summarised in this paper, together with links to relevant documents and debates.

This Bill has been certified by the Speaker as relating exclusively to England and Wales, so the 'English votes for English laws' procedure will apply to it. The procedure is outlined in section 1 of CBP 7339 English votes for English laws.

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
CBP-7344 
Related items
Subjects
Charity Commission Investment Misconduct Protection Regulation Trusts Social enterprises
Legislation
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill (HL) 2015-16
Published by
Home Affairs Section
House of Commons Library
Link
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