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

Select Committee

Culture, Media and Sport Committee HC 1200 31 March 2022

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Government response

Letter from Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP, Secretary of State for DCMS, relating to Another pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Charity Commission Report, 5 April 2022 · published 21 Apr 2022

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

Recommendation

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 Summary

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.

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