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Provider made illegal gift

One of the UK's largest out-of-school charities has had to take back a 7,500 donation it made to the Labour party because it was illegal.

Out-of-school club provider Catz Club, under its working name ofSchoolfriend etc, recovered 15,000 from Labour under thesupervision of the Charity Commission on 3 September.

The Commission had received a complaint from Greg Clark, theConservative Party's charities minister, on 28 August about a cashdonation of 7,500 accepted by the Labour Party on 27 June.

Schoolfriend etc said the 7,500 donation was an 'administrativeerror' made at the same time as another 7,500 payment to attendthe Labour Party Sports Dinner. Paying for places at the dinner eventwas fully legal, but the charity decided to ask for return of the whole15,000.

The matter was the subject of a regulatory case report published by theCharity Commission.

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