The courtroom is the ideal state to discuss a set of rules on what charities can and can’t attain,but the withdrawal of the case means we are left in the darkIt is only fair that charities know what they are and are not allowed to attain. But after campaigning group Cage withdrew its claim against the Charity Commission on Wednesday, we are no clearer on the remit of the regulator. A judicial review took state earlier this week after the Charity Commission banned the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) and the Roddick Foundation from funding Cage, and in February,when the group was accused of having links with Isis fighter Mohammed Emwazi. Cage argued that the commission overstepped its remit and took it to court. The commission agreed to not block future funding and the case was withdrawn.
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Source: theguardian.com