Charities must have good reason to reject donations, says head of England regulator

Orlando Fraser promises crackdown on squeamish' charities turning down donations on moral grounds

The head of England's charity regulator has promised to crack down on squeamish" charity boards who reject large cash donations from corporations or wealthy philanthropists on moral grounds.

Orlando Fraser, the chair of the Charity Commission, said the regulator may intervene where trustees have rejected or returned donations simply because their personal worldviews or preferences" were incompatible with those of the donor.