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HL HL15711
Charities
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18 March 2026
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Charity Commission has sufficient powers to suspend or remove charitable status where organisations are suspected of promoting the interests of hostile foreign governments.
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18 March 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Charity Commission has sufficient powers to suspend or remove charitable status where organisations are suspected of promoting the interests of hostile foreign governments.
Source: Lords
30 March 2026
Answer
The Charity Commission’s recent Charity Sector Risk Assessment noted that hostile foreign states may seek to gain influence in the UK by using charities as a vehicle for promoting their worldview. The Charity Commission is alive to these threats and works...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-18/HL15711
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1892779
- uk · wq-1892779 · source updated 30 March 2026