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Mayor's Fund for London delayed |
Sector welcomes call for lobbying register |
The launch of Boris Johnson’s Mayor’s Fund for London has been postponed to allow more time for new chief executive Chris Robinson to organise the charity. 
The Public Administration Select Committee's call for a statutory register of lobbying activity is a huge step forward and should be implemented by government as soon as possible, according to the voluntary sector's Alliance for Lobbying Transparency.The munch bunch |
More than one-third of honours go to sector |
More donations to Labour Party by Catz Club revealedCatz Club is the subject of a statutory inquiry after the Charity Commission discovered it has made previously undisclosed payments to the Labour Party. |
More public benefit guidance unveiled |
Northants businessman returns award in protest at Lloyds action on Interpal |
Woolworths charity gets back money |
Anyone who has a pet will know how much they love eating. But it appears some take the principle too far.
Nearly 40 per cent of all New Years' honours were given out to individuals for service to voluntary and community services. 
The Charity Commission has published supplementary public benefit guidance for four more types of charity - those that prevent or relieve poverty; those that advance religion, or education, and those that charge fees.
Lloyds TSB's move to suspend the bank account of UK-based Palestinian charity Interpal has prompted the chairman of Kettering Town FC to return an award bestowed on him by the bank last year.
Woolworths Kids First (WKF), an independent children's charity which has a corporate relationship with Woolworths Plc is to get back all the charity money that was tied up after the collapse of the retail chain. Charity Awards
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