"Britain's first reform of charity law for 400 years was finally included in the Queen's speech in December 2004. Annie Kelly explains how it will benefit and modernise the charity sector"

Tuesday March 1, 2005

Full article at

http://society.guardian.co.uk/charityreform/story/0,11494,1425601,00.html

http://tinyurl.co.uk/ip8i

Here is short extract:

**** The bill has introduced a new list of 12 charitable purposes designed to better reflect public perception of charitable causes including advancement of amateur sports and advancement of human rights.

This means that campaigning groups with a political slant to their work, such as Amnesty International, could now apply for charitable status. ****

It has been noted that we should apply now, and with these changes in mind.