Daily Express

Charities in cash scandal

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TWO top charities have been fined for misusing data to milk donors.

They secretly used “wealth screening” to single out those they believed might give more, the Informatio­n Commission­er ruled.

The RSPCA admitted screening all seven million of its supporters without consent and was fined £25,000.

The British Heart Foundation was fined £18,000 for screening its donors since 2009.

Both also traced new or lapsed donors using personal informatio­n from other sources and traded personal details with other charities. Abrini received cash

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