Amendment proposed: 8, page 1, line 12, leave out subsection (2) and insert—

“(2) The Commission may issue a warning to a charity trustee, a trustee for a charity or a charity in any way it considers appropriate but may not publish a warning to a wider audience.” —(Anna Turley.)

Question put, That the amendment be made.

The House divided:

Ayes 196, Noes 280.

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendment made: 2, page 2, line 18, at end insert—

“( ) The Commission may vary or withdraw a warning under this section.

( ) Subsection (2) applies to the variation or withdrawal of a warning as it applies to a warning.

( ) Subsections (3) to (6) apply to the variation of a warning as they apply to a warning, except that—

(a) in subsection (5)(a) references to the warning are to be read as references to the warning as varied, and

(b) the matter to be specified under subsection (5)(b) is any change as a result of the variation in the action previously proposed by the Commission.”—(Mr Rob Wilson.)

The amendment makes provision for the variation or withdrawal of official warnings issued under section 75A inserted by clause 1.