Rejected petition Clamp down on fake forces charities and charity scams

There are many charities being set up and run, using the Armed forces as a means of gaining donations from the public. Most of these charities donate a tiny proportion and the remainder is used for "expenses". These charities are used as means or gaining money not for charity

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The majority of these so called charities eventually get investigated by the charities commission, closed down only to re open as a different name. Most of the charities are named in such a way that they can imply a loose association with genuine charities or forces organisations. (Army, Heroes, Angels, Invicta, Knights etc)
The rules that define a charity need to be tightened up so that loop holes are closed and more of the funds raised need to be ring-fenced for proper charitable use.

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Date submitted 3 November 2016
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