Human Rights Act proposal 'clumsy'

By Paul Jump, Third Sector, 2 July 2008

A proposal to designate charities as public authorities to bring them within the scope of the Human Rights Act has been criticised by sector representative bodies.

The Ministry of Justice has said it will consult the sector on whether charities should be covered by the act. In March, the Government inserted a clause into the Health and Social Care Bill - which had its third reading in the Lords yesterday - that would bring private and...

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