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Select committee: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Charity Commission

Closed Opened 8 Sep 2025 Closed 9 Mar 2026

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 8 September 2025.

The committee has published 1 report, most recently 3rd Report – Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Charity Commission on 27 November 2025.

The government's response

Published 3 December 2025. The deadline was 27 January 2026.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The Secretary of State, having considered the Committee's report, has confirmed the appointment of Dame Julia Unwin as Chair of the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

  • The Secretary of State is "delighted to see that the Committee has endorsed Dame Julia's appointment".
  • The letter thanks the Committee for holding the pre-appointment hearing and for "advance sight" of its report.
  • The Secretary of State thanks the Committee for "the valuable role it has played in scrutinising this appointment".

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Reports

All reports

Evidence

  • 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 25 November 2025
  • 1 witness
All evidence

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Reports

1 report

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

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Date Session and witnesses Source
25 Nov 2025
Oral evidence session
Dame Julia Unwin · Charity Commission 		View ↗

Who gave evidence

1 witness

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Dame Julia Unwin Charity Commission 1