Regulator could strip alternative medicine charities of their status
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#2PXW0)
British Homeopathic Association believes complementary and alternative medicine charities are being unfairly targeted by Charity Commission review
Charities that promote unproven treatments for sick patients could be stripped of their charitable status under proposals being considered by the UK government's regulator.
The Charity Commission is reviewing how it decides which organisations qualify as charities - a status that brings authority as well as tax breaks - after it received complaints that some organisations make unfounded claims about complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies.