The government has accepted in full a former Jewish Care trustee’s report which will bring in a new watchdog to stop charities taking advantage of vulnerable donors.
Baron Howard Leigh, the president of Westminster Synagogue and former Conservative Party treasurer who was made a Lord in 2013, co-authored the report in September, entitled ‘Regulating Fundraising For The Future’.
The government announced the new regulations on Sunday, with Minister for Civil Society Rob Wilson pledging to “protect those people at risk of exploitation.”
New measures in the report promise that donors’ identities and data will be protected, and that supporters who are “inundated” with fundraising material from charities can opt-out to stop the influx.
