The Charity Commission suspends independent school charity trustees
The bank accounts of two independent school charities have been frozen by The Charity Commission, a charity regulator for England and Wales. The commission has opened a class statutory inquiry on The Martin Foundation (registered charity number 1110184) and The Collegiate Charitable Foundation (registered charity number 1012924). The charities have been examined by the regulator […]
Unmarried mother wins landmark WPA Supreme Court Ruling
Siobahn McLaughlin, mother of four, and recently widowed, has won her Supreme Court case that allows her to claim a Widowed Parent’s Allowance (WPA). Despite living with her partner, John Adams, for 23 years, Ms McLaughlin was denied this precious relief that would have helped lift the financial burden left in her partner’s absence because […]