Charities Commission strips Family First of charitable status

Monday, August 21st, 2017

Controversial group Family First has been stripped of its charitable status “because it does not advance exclusively charitable purposes”.

But the group is not going down without a fight, saying it will argue the decision in the High Court.

The decision by the Charities Registration Board was made public on Monday. It is the second time the board has tried to deregister the group. Continue reading

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