There are some organizations in the United States that act as watchdogs, rating the financial health of charities.
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Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland described theCharities Bill as one which "tidies-up" charity regulation in Northern Ireland through amendments to theCharitiesAct (Northern Ireland) 2008.
But changes under the new CharitiesAct mean that from 1 April professional fundraisers must say up front to potential donors how much of each donation will go to charity, and what proportion goes to their own wages.
The Health Committee (at 9.30am) looks at how the 2007 Mental Health Act is working out in practice, with expert witnesses and mental health charities.