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Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Charity Commission 2

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Closed Pre-appointment hearing

Opened: 14 Mar 2022 Closed: 29 Apr 2022 Parliament page

1 Recommendation

1 Report

1 Oral session

1 Event

Activity timeline 4 events

21 Apr
2022

Report published

Letter from Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP, Secretary of State for DCMS, relating to Another pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Charity Com…

31 Mar
2022

Report published

Tenth Report - Another pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Charity Commission

24 Mar
2022

Oral evidence

Oral evidence session

24 Mar
2022

Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Committee event

Oral evidence sessions 1 session

24 Mar 2022

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Orlando Fraser

Reports 1 report · click to expand

Title	HC No.	Published	Items	Response
Tenth Report - Another pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the …	HC 1200	31 Mar 2022	1	Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 result

12 Recommendation Acknowledged

Tenth Report - Another pre-appoint…

We recommend that the Government looks again at the process of pre-appointments to restore some...

We recommend that the Government looks again at the process of pre-appointments to restore some of the trust and respect for process that seem to have been lost. We recommend the restoration of powers to the Appointment Commissioner that were … Read more We recommend that the Government looks again at the process of pre-appointments to restore some of the trust and respect for process that seem to have been lost. We recommend the restoration of powers to the Appointment Commissioner that were removed after the Grimstone Review of 2016 and for greater Ministerial discipline in removing themselves from public speculation about candidates prior to their role in selecting a preferred candidate. 6 Another pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Charity Commission Appendix 1: CV ORLANDO FRASER QC Curriculum Vitae March 2022 Main Professional Work: Barrister – 4 Stone Buildings, Lincolns Inn – 1994–2021 Appointed QC in April 2014. Over 27 years practising at the Chancery and Commercial Bar in England and Wales. Numerous reported cases. Recommended by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, and Who’s Who Legal, trade directories. Professional Bodies – member of the Bar Council, and of the Chancery and Commercial Bar Associations. Prior to 1994, worked for GEC in Coventry factory, and Paris. Public Appointments Queen’s Counsel – April 2014 - Appointed by the Lord Chancellor – see above. Charity Commission of England & Wales – July 2013 – December 2017 Appointed by the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office as one of two Legal Members of the Board of the Charity Commission for England & Wales in July 2013. Appointment renewed in July 2016. Jointly responsible for strategic oversight of the Commission’s legal department, as well as being Chair of the Board’s Policy and Guidance Committee, and its Governance and Remuneration Committee. Civil Justice Council – July 2016 – July 2019 Appointed by the Lord Chancellor as the Barrister representative to the Civil Justice Council (“CJC”) in July 2016. CJC is responsible for overseeing and co-ordinating the modernisation of the civil justice system. It is chaired by the Master of the Rolls. Main voluntary work Bosnia Winter Appeal – 1992 Chairman and founder of charitable appeal assisting Show less

Government Response

The government published revised guidance in 2019 on pre-appointment scrutiny and believes the Governance Code on Public Appointments sets out an appropriate framework, while recognizing Ministers' accountability.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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