Government responds to Commons Committee queries on charities and coronavirus (COVID-19)

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The House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has published its Second Special Report of Session 2019-2021 on the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and charities, which contains the government response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2019–21. The government has highlighted the flexibility given to charities to ensure they can benefit from coronavirus support schemes. It also stated that the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is continuing to monitor the ‘health’ of the charity sector, and it is also undertaking analysis to direct policy responses.