BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Charity reforms pass first hurdle

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Charity reforms pass first hurdle: "Charity reforms pass first hurdle

There are more than 25,000 charities in Scotland
A committee of MSPs has backed the government's planned charity reforms.
Holyrood's Community Committee welcomed the new Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Bill in a report it published on Wednesday.
However, the politicians also urged ministers to make some changes to ease its impact across the sector.
The legislation was unveiled last year and will bring in stricter controls for charities in the wake of a spate of scandals across the industry. "