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Further to the answers given by Baroness Blatch on 20 March (HL Deb, col WA59) and 3 April (HL Deb, col WA4), whether the functions of the Charity Commissioners as defined by Sections 1(1) and 1(3) of the Charities Act 1993 are to be exercised by the commissioners acting as...

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Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 October 1995
Reference
566 c115WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the Answer of Baroness Blatch on 20 March (WA 59) what was the nature of the competition, as a result of which the Chief Commissioner was appointed; and, in particular, to whom it was open, who where those who completed and who made the appointment.

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Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 April 1995
Reference
563 c4WA
House
House of Lords

Whether Charity Commissioners have been appointed in accordance with Schedule 1 to the Charities Act 1993; if so, what are their names and qualifications, salaries and allowances; whether they were appointed as a result of advertisement or by other means of selection, and, if so, by what means; and whether...

Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 March 1995
Reference
562 c59WA
House
House of Lords

Further to 542 c1WA whether in place of former rule that Attorney-General is a necessary party, it is now rule that Charity Commissioners are a necessary party to the legal proceedings with reference to charities or property or affairs of charities, & only with their consent.

Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 February 1993
Reference
542 c66-7WA
House
House of Lords

Further to 537 c86WA, whether the reply of the Charity Commissioners on 2 June was inadequate & whether HMG will now supply copies of the relevant documents, as requested on 8 June.

Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 July 1992
Reference
538 c71WA
House
House of Lords

Further to 538 c18WA whether the provisions in Sections 32(1) & 33(1),(2) & (6) of the Charities Act 1992 confirm & show that Charity Trustees have no power of sale of trust property except by recourse to Section 23 of the Charities Act 1960 or by an order of the...

Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 July 1992
Reference
538 c57WA
House
House of Lords

Whether the Charity Commissioners are right in their view expressed in a letter dated 2nd June 1992 that Section 29, subsection (1), of the Settled Land Act 1925 confers on charity trustees a power of sale of trust property without recourse to Section 23 of the Charities Act 1960 &...

Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 June 1992
Reference
538 c18WA
House
House of Lords

Whether HMG will require the Charity Commissioners to consider & answer the point on their report for 1988 (Particularly paragraph 76) raised in a letter to them of 23rd March.

Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 June 1992
Reference
537 c86WA
House
House of Lords

Whether the Charity Commissioners are under a duty to be careful in giving information or advice under Section 1(3) or their opinion or advice under Section 24(1) of the Charities Act 1960; & whether, in the case of any breach of that duty, they are accountable to anyone, seeing that...

Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 October 1991
Reference
531 c134WA
House
House of Lords

Whether the Charity Commissioners are in the course of establishing, under Section 21 of the Charities Act 1960, a scheme for the administration of the charity relating to Upton Grey School in Hampshire; whether they have failed to acknowledge or reply to letters & representations duly made to them under...

Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 July 1991
Reference
530 c76WA
House
House of Lords

If, in view of prolonged dispute between local authorities & inhabitants of Huntingdon over future of Spring Common, Charity Commissioners should institute inquiry under Section 6 of Charities Act 1960 with regard to charity known as Freemen & Widows of Freemen of Huntingdon & its assets, with particular reference to...

Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 May 1991
Reference
529 c7WA
House
House of Lords

Further to 522 c1890-1, whether Section 2(4) of Education Act 1973 is narrowed by opening words making it "subject to any provision affecting the endowments of any public General Act of Parliament" & whether those words make it subject to Section 11 of the Endowed Schools Act 1869 or to...

Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 November 1990
Reference
523 c18WA
House
House of Lords
Whether, having regard to the report of the Archbishops Commission on Rural England, the Attorney General will take steps to test the assumption of the diocesan authorities that all assets belong to centre, as recommended in paragraph 11.19 of that report.
Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
22 October 1990
Reference
522 c1231
House
House of Lords
Whether recommendations in paragraph 5 on page 268 of the report of the Archbishops' Commission on Rural England can be implemented already under Section 112 of the Education Act 1988 or whether there is any need to wait for an amendment of charities legislation.
Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
15 October 1990
Reference
522 c717
House
House of Lords
Further to 521 c857-8, whether interpretation placed in her Answer on Section 2(4) of Education Act 1973, as it originally stood, was contrary to general principle of charity law, & that section of community to be benefited must be sufficiently defined & limited to an area of benefit: & not undefined & unlimited, as in Answer "& voluntary school" anywhere.
Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
26 July 1990
Reference
521 c1802-3
House
House of Lords
Further to 510 c1670 & 520 c591, whether Attorney General, as representative of Crown as perens patriae, should himself take proceedings asking court to construe common form of words in trust deed, especially as beneficiaries have not themselves the means, ability or capacity to do so.
Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
26 July 1990
Reference
521 c1802
House
House of Lords
If further to Answer at 520 c2253 circular was submitted in draft to Charity Commissioners in shape of proposed guidelines & was commented on by them & was afterwards referred to by many as Charity Commissioners guidelines giving rise to belief that they had authorised it.
Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
17 July 1990
Reference
521 c857
House
House of Lords
Further to last sentence in Answer at 520 c2253 if general jurisdiction is limited in case of a local charity in a rural parish by provisions in Sections 18(12), 21(1) & 45(1), of Charities Act 1960 to area of benefit described in Section 45(1).
Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
17 July 1990
Reference
521 c857
House
House of Lords
Further to last sentence of answer at 520 c1607, whether jurisdiction of Charity Commissioners under Section 18 of Charities Act 1960 to make schemes in respect of a local charity was limited to the area of benefit prescribed in trust deed & did not extend to whole diocese; & whether there were many schools sold without any such schemes at all
Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
10 July 1990
Reference
521 c256
House
House of Lords
Whether many of schemes framed in the 1950s under Endowed Schools Acts 1869 to 1948 were invalid in that they purported to repeal every Act of Parlt of trust affecting the foundations, including Section 11 of the Endowed Schools Act 1869; & purported to repeal the area of benefit of every trust & to substitute for it the benefit of any voluntary aided school in the diocese; & whether the schemes now have effect by reason of Section 114 of the Education Reform Act 1988.
Asked by
Lord Denning (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
4 July 1990
Reference
520 c2253-4
House
House of Lords