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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1044

Small Charitable Donations Act 2012

[As Introduced]
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<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>

Presented by Mr George Osborne
supported by Lord Newby.
✓ Passed into lawPublicCommonsRoyal Assent
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Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading21 Jun 2012
  • 2nd reading4 Sept 2012
  • Committee stage16 Oct 2012
  • Report stage26 Nov 2012
  • 3rd reading26 Nov 2012

Lords

  • 1st reading27 Nov 2012
  • 2nd reading18 Dec 2012
  • Committee stage18 Dec 2012
  • Report stage18 Dec 2012
  • 3rd reading18 Dec 2012
Royal Assent19 Dec 2012