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Small Charitable Donations Act 2012

To provide for the making of payments to certain charities and clubs in respect of certain gifts made to them by individuals; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Small Charitable Donations Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 21 June 2012 by Mr George Osborne (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Small Charitable Donations Act 2012, receiving Royal Assent on 19 December 2012.

What the bill does

<p>The Bill introduces the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) which was announced in the 2011 Budget. The purpose of the scheme is to enable charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) to claim a Gift Aid-style payment on small cash donations up to &pound;20 where it is often difficult to obtain a Gift Aid declaration. </p><p>In general, eligible charities and CASCs will be able to claim top-up payments on up to &pound;5,000 small donations each year.</p>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 21 Jun 2012
  2. 2nd reading Commons 4 Sep 2012
  3. Programme motion Commons 4 Sep 2012
  4. Money resolution Commons 4 Sep 2012
  5. Committee stage Commons 16 Oct to 30 Oct 2012
  6. Report stage Commons 26 Nov 2012
  7. 3rd reading Commons 26 Nov 2012
  8. 1st reading Lords 27 Nov 2012
  9. 2nd reading Lords 18 Dec 2012
  10. Committee stage Lords 18 Dec 2012
  11. Report stage Lords 18 Dec 2012
  12. 3rd reading Lords 18 Dec 2012
  13. Royal Assent Unassigned 19 Dec 2012

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 18 Jan 2013.