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Combating Fraudulent Charity Collections

EDM number 55 in 2002-03, proposed by Adrian Sanders on 13/11/2002.

That this House believes that urgent action is needed to deal with fraudulent charity collections, that the existing law does not prevent the registration of crooked charities, and that the official advice on how to prevent fraudulent collections on private premises is ineffective; notes that the Dundee Report to the Scottish Executive, published in June 2000, contains many essential lessons for the better administration of charitable collections outwith as well as inside Scotland, including its warning to owners of premises against the common reliance on a charity number and headed notepaper when considering whether a proposed collection is in order, its finding that charities commonly refuse to help police with their enquiries, and its suggestions that charities cannot be relied upon to police themselves; further notes that many signs of support for the Charity Check System, including a written statement of opinion in the National Assembly for Wales signed by a majority of backbenchers, a motion passed unanimously by the London Assembly, welcoming the support already shown for the Charity Check system by licensing authorities and retail managers, endorsements from many eminent institutions, including the British Retail Consortium, the Guild of Management Consultants, the London Voluntary Service Council and the continued use of the system by some leading retailers which has prevented many fraudulent collections; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to investigate a non-legislative solution along the lines of the Charity Check System to reduce fraudulent charity collections.

This motion has been signed by a total of 55 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Adrian Sanders13/11/2002TorbayLiberal DemocratProposed
Simon Hughes13/11/2002North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable14/11/2002TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George14/11/2002St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Tyler14/11/2002North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed14/11/2002South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
David Chidgey15/11/2002EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
David Rendel18/11/2002NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey18/11/2002North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Annette Brooke19/11/2002Mid Dorset & North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock19/11/2002Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Patsy Calton19/11/2002CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell19/11/2002Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Paul Marsden19/11/2002Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Spink19/11/2002Castle PointConservativeSigned
Martin Smyth19/11/2002Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Bob Russell19/11/2002ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson20/11/2002StrangfordDUPSigned
Brian Cotter20/11/2002Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Win Griffiths20/11/2002BridgendLabourSigned
Harry Barnes20/11/2002North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Roy Beggs20/11/2002East AntrimUUPSigned
Ann Cryer25/11/2002KeighleyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis25/11/2002Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd26/11/2002Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Betty Williams28/11/2002ConwyLabourSigned
Paul Burstow28/11/2002Sutton & CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Colman28/11/2002PutneyLabourSigned
John Barrett02/12/2002Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington05/12/2002Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross10/12/2002TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Piara S Khabra12/12/2002Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Nigel Jones16/12/2002CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeff Ennis17/12/2002Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
David Amess22/01/2003Southend WestConservativeSigned
Lady Hermon27/01/2003North DownUUPSigned
Donald Anderson27/01/2003Swansea EastLabourSigned
Andrew Bennett27/01/2003Denton & ReddishLabourSigned
Archy Kirkwood28/01/2003Roxburgh & BerwickshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Marsha Singh30/01/2003Bradford WestLabourSigned
Phil Sawford30/01/2003KetteringLabourSigned
Alan Simpson03/02/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Julie Kirkbride04/02/2003BromsgroveConservativeSigned
Terry Davis04/02/2003Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Stephen Pound07/02/2003Ealing NorthLabourSigned
John Lyons07/02/2003Strathkelvin & BearsdenLabourSigned
Claire Curtis-Thomas12/02/2003CrosbyLabourSigned
David Lepper24/02/2003Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Kevin McNamara24/02/2003Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Tony McWalter24/02/2003Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Brian Iddon03/03/2003Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Huw Edwards11/03/2003MonmouthLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell12/03/2003Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Casale17/03/2003WimbledonLabourSigned
Lembit 01/07/2003MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned

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