Govt''s academy school exemption proposals ''disappointing''
Date posted: 19 Jan 2010
Government proposals concerning the charitable status of the country''s academy schools have been viewed in a negative light by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations'' (NCVO) chief executive.
Stuart Etherington of the body believes that plans contained in the Children, Schools and Families Bill 2009 to class such institutions as being exempt charities are disappointing.
He commented: "It will serve only to muddy the waters and the whole sector could lose out as a result."
Government proposals concerning the charitable status of the country''s academy schools have been viewed in a negative light by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations'' (NCVO) chief executive.
Stuart Etherington of the body believes that plans contained in the Children, Schools and Families Bill 2009 to class such institutions as being exempt charities are disappointing.
He commented: "It will serve only to muddy the waters and the whole sector could lose out as a result."
Mr Etherington went on to say that the accountability and public benefit credentials of charities could be called into question because of the plans set out by ministers.
Meanwhile, the NCVO has also recently aimed to raise awareness of the important role that volunteer workers can play in helping the country to respond to the threats posed by extreme winter weather.
The organisation''s ongoing What Do You Believe In? campaign aims to promote the value of volunteering.
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