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Written question asked by Susan Elan Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 December 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 December 2018 (named day). It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Monday, 17 December 2018 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.


Charities: Leave

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty to allow trustees of Charities time off from work.

Answer

The government hugely values the hundreds of thousands of people who give up their time to act as trustees across the country. We do not have any plans to introduce a statutory duty for trustees to be given time off from work at this time. However, as set out in the Civil Society Strategy, we are keen to work with partners in the charity sector to consider different ways to strengthen trusteeship.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
201682
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Charities Leave
Link
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