Law passed to boost trust in Red Cross
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CHINA’S top legislature yesterday passed a revised law to boost the transparency and credibility of the country’s Red Cross societies.
The legislation was adopted after a third reading at the bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, which ran from Wednesday to yesterday.
Red Cross societies in China are now required to give feedback to donors on the use of their donations, and staff who fail to do so could face civil and criminal charges.
“The revision primarily focuses on strengthening supervision on Red Cross societies and standardizing their activities,” Guo Linmao, an official with the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee, said yesterday.
A previous clause giving Red Cross societies power to “rectify” illegal activities by their subordinate societies and staff was deleted from the new draft.
After several scandals, China’s Red Cross has grappled with trust issues in recent years. Revision work for the law began last year.
The first reading of the draft suggested that independent third-party agencies should audit donations and that an information disclosure system should be put into place.
The draft stated that societies should also establish a system for financial management, internal control, public auditing as well as supervision of funds and assets.
The second draft expanded Red Cross societies’ duties in stem cell and organ donation.
The third reading specified that Red Cross societies could participate in and promote blood, body and organ donations, and could carry out work related to stem cell donations.
The law will come into force on May 8.
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