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The Stage Online :: News :: Threat to charitable status of arts groups: "Threat to charitable status of arts groups
Ruth Gillespie
The Royal Opera House
Arts organisations such as the Royal Opera House and Glyndebourne could have their charitable status removed under proposed legislation that will monitor the public benefit provided by companies charging high ticket prices.
Speaking at a recent National Campaign for the Arts seminar on the draft charities bill, published in May, Home Office official Richard Weatherill told delegates that in future, applicants will be asked to prove how their organisation provides a public service before being granted charitable status. In addition, existing charities will be subject to regular checks on their fee-charging practices to ensure that they continue to operate for the public good and not for private advantage. "