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<title><![CDATA[Easier online Gift Aid registration 'could bring in £735m more']]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Jenna Pudelek]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175586/easier-online-gift-aid-registration-could-bring-735m-more/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Richard Harrison of the Charities Aid Foundation says this is a cautious estimate based on a variety of factors]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[County council and police dismiss complaints against Brethren school]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[David Ainsworth]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175581/county-council-police-dismiss-complaints-against-brethren-school/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Anonymous source had claimed that children at Wilton Park School were subjected to abuse for creating Facebook pages]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A third of registrations in Scotland are charitable incorporated organisations, OSCR says]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Abi Rimmer]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175579/a-third-registrations-scotland-charitable-incorporated-organisations-oscr-says/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Scottish regulator recently registered the 500th SCIO since the form became available in April 2011]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[YMCA Scotland to publish template of rules for social impact bonds]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[David Ainsworth]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175553/ymca-scotland-publish-template-rules-social-impact-bonds/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The charity, which developed its own bond to help unemployed young people in Perth, says it wants to make the process easier for others]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Newark locals condemn regulator's decision to back lease of listed building]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Abi Rimmer]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175530/newark-locals-condemn-regulators-decision-back-lease-listed-building/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Charity Commission approved lease of grade II Gilstrap Centre to Nottinghamshire County Council for use as a registry office]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Charity Commission closed Liverpool contact centre because of strike]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Abi Rimmer]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175510/charity-commission-closed-liverpool-contact-centre-strike/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Half of all the regulator's staff went on strike yesterday in action organised by the Public and Commercial Services Union]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Budget 'could increase pension bills by 10 per cent']]></title>
<author><![CDATA[David Ainsworth]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175490/budget-could-increase-pension-bills-10-per-cent/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pension expert David Davision says abolition of an NI concession could cost charities up to £30m in total]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consultation on tax relief for social investment promised by Treasury]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[David Ainsworth]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175481/consultation-tax-relief-social-investment-promised-treasury/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Proposal announced in today's Budget could happen by April or May, according to sector sources]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Charities gain from allowance on national insurance contributions from 2014]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Sophie Hudson]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175464/charities-gain-allowance-national-insurance-contributions-2014/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Treasury says the Budget measure will be worth about £45m to 35,000 charities]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Guidance for volunteers will be overhauled]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Abi Rimmer]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175468/guidance-volunteers-will-overhauled/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Budget promises to improve advice for volunteers who run events and publish it in a single document]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government promises consultation on changes to Gift Aid for digital giving]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Jenna Pudelek]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175473/government-promises-consultation-changes-gift-aid-digital-giving/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Jane Tully of the Charity Finance Group says the Budget announcement is more positive than she expected]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consultation on single digital Gift Aid declaration is among Budget announcements]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Andy Ricketts]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175452/consultation-single-digital-gift-aid-declaration-among-budget-announcements/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chancellor George Osborne also plans consultation on tax relief for investment in social enterprises and reiterates commitment to overseas aid]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Royal Opera House appoints Alex Beard as chief executive]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Sophie Hudson]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175405/royal-opera-house-appoints-alex-beard-chief-executive/</link>
<description><![CDATA[He replaces Tony Hall, named as director general of the BBC last year, and will take up the post later this year]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Troubled Royal Institution receives £4.4m donation from unnamed foundation]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Jenna Pudelek]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175400/troubled-royal-institution-receives-44m-donation-unnamed-foundation/</link>
<description><![CDATA[But Sir Richard Sykes, chair of the institution, tells members that its financial troubles are far from over]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Charity Commission chair says it will work with HMRC to prevent more Cup Trusts]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Abi Rimmer]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175394/charity-commission-chair-says-will-work-hmrc-prevent-cup-trusts/</link>
<description><![CDATA[William Shawcross says that he wants access to a list of people deemed unfit by HMRC to hold responsible positions]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Companies now look for partnerships related to their business, conference hears]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Jenna Pudelek]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175380/companies-look-partnerships-related-business-conference-hears/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Panel discussion at event organised by Three Hands hears how Lloyds Banking Group, for example, has developed initiatives that relate to the roles of its staff]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[National media briefing: Comic Relief, the Education Endowment Foundation, the NSPCC and Mencap]]></title>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175308/national-media-briefing-comic-relief-education-endowment-foundation-nspcc-mencap/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Charities in today's national news]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Minister urged not to increase minimum 'good cause' percentage from lotteries]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Sophie Hudson]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175247/minister-urged-not-increase-minimum-good-cause-percentage-lotteries/</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a letter to Maria Miller, Peter Lewis (pictured) of the IoF and Clive Mollett of the Lotteries Council say the effect will be less money going to good causes]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Welsh government should urge more local authorities to set up Compacts, says report]]></title>
<author><![CDATA[Sophie Hudson]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175235/welsh-government-urge-local-authorities-set-compacts-says-report/</link>
<description><![CDATA[But the study stops short of recommending statutory force behind local Compacts in the only part of the UK with a statutory national Compact]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector's contribution to economy 'could be four times larger than thought']]></title>
<author><![CDATA[David Ainsworth]]></author>
<link>http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1175239/sectors-contribution-economy-could-four-times-larger-thought/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Navca's Joe Irvin tells charity sector leaders the figure has emerged from research by the NCVO]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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