§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many registered charities are working in(a) animal welfare, (b) child welfare, (c) youth services, (d) adult health, (e) child health, (f) education, (g) the Church of England and (h) other religions.
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe classification on the Charity Commission's present computerised register does not match the categories in my hon. Friend's question precisely. The information available is as follows:
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Field Number of registered charities (a) animal welfare 886 (b) child welfare and (c) youth services 112,866 (d) adult health and (e) child health 2218,834 (f) education 35,347 (g) the Church of England 5,791 (h) other religions 4,514 1 NoteThe Charity Commission's classification system is not as broad as the areas listed in the question. It is difficult to distinguish between child welfare and youth services as many charities operate for the benefit of both children and young people.
2 NoteThe Charity Commission's classification systems does not distinguish between adult and child health: most of the charities in this field make no distinction as to the age of their beneficiaries.
An improved computerised register which will give a more detailed analysis is planned for next year.