Charities Bill [Lords]
10:30 am
Andrew Turner (Shadow Minister (Charities), Home Affairs; Isle of Wight, Conservative)
How nice it is to see you once again this morning, Mr. Gale. The hon. Member for Cheltenham (Martin Horwood) must be optimistic because he is still wearing his summer suit. I understand why he wishes to expunge the subsection. I have looked on GuideStar and believe that the subsection covers charities such as women’s aid charities that might have registered addresses or even names of trustees who might be subject to pressure were they to become widely known. Amendment No. 20 is designed to allow only part of the details that are recorded by the commission to be withheld from public inspection. It is not necessary to do either all or nothing; the Government should have the opportunity to go part-way on such matters.