This book examines the 'public benefit requirement' under the UK's Charities Act 2006, which provides that a charity's purposes must be for the public benefit, and that 'public benefit' shall be construed in accordance with existing case law and not presumed. It examines guidance published in 2008 and 2013 by the UK Charity Commission and measures its accuracy against principles extrapolated from case law, with a focus on fee-charging charities, and independent schools in particular. It also considers the implementation of the Charity Commission's public benefit assessments of independent...
This book examines the 'public benefit requirement' under the UK's Charities Act 2006, which provides that a charity's purposes must be for the public...