The National Trust is among the charities that have been exempted from a ‘loophole’ in new consumer rights legislation that could have caused it to lose out on funding, reports Civil Society.
Civil Society writes:
… the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) 2024 is intended to minimise ‘subscription traps’, where consumers are misled into signing up through a free trial or reduced-price offer… However, the National Trust and other charities warned last year… that the change would pose a threat to their business models… the government has confirmed… that membership schemes operated by charities like the National Trust will be exempt ….
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… Hilary McGrady, director-general of the National Trust, said that the decision ‘comes as a huge relief’,
