Senior MP dismisses charities' methods to raise money as scandal
The tactics used by some UK charities to raise money have sparked outrage among senior lawmakers.
Bernard Jenkin a senior member of UK parliament dismissed as scandal the reports that vulnerable people had been pressured by some charities for donations and their data sold.
He also accused charities of "instructing all fundraisers that when someone says they're too poor to give at the moment, that's just another excuse".
The Mp made the statements as the heads of four major charities appeared in parliament on charities' performances. They were summoned to appear before the parliament following a series of reports of bad practices by charities. Mark Goldring from Oxfam, Save the Children and RSPCA also attended the parliament session.
The UK charities' performances came under scrutiny earlier this year after the death of an old woman who had been overwhelmed by requests from charities.
According to the Daily Mail, vulnerable people in UK have been repeatedly contacted for donations despite being on an official "opt-out" database, and that one pensioner, Samuel Rae, lost 35 thousand pounds after his personal data was sold by the charities.
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