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<p>Six candidates were shortlisted for interview for the Chair of the Charity Commission
role. The Advisory Assessment Panel comprised:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Sue Owen Panel Chair
and DCMS Permanent Secretary</li><li>Charles MacKay Senior Independent Panel Member</li><li>Julia
Unwin Independent Panel Member with Sector experience</li><li>Alan Downey Charity
sector representative</li></ul><p> </p><p>Paragraph 3.1 of the Cabinet Office Governance
Code for Public Appointments stipulates that Advisory Assessment Panels must not rank
candidates unless specifically requested by the appointing Minister. The Advisory
Assessment Panel received no such request for this competition and candidates were
therefore assessed as either ‘appointable’ or ‘unappointable.’</p><p> </p><p>Following
the satisfactory completion of the interview process, the Advisory Assessment Panel
presented Ministers with a list of of three individuals and Ministers selected the
candidate who they assessed as most suitable for the role. As a result, Baroness Stowell
has been appointed as Chair of the Charity Commission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
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