§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has for making appointments to the Charity Commission.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe present chief Charity Commissioner is due to retire in March 1982. In considering the appointment of his successor, I have had regard to the tenth report from the Expenditure Committee "Charity Commissioners and their Accountability" published in 1975, which recommended that there should be a wide field of choice for this post. I have decided to accept its recommendation and I have asked the Civil Service Commission to hold a competition open to all those with the experience and qualities required and make a recommendation to me. The post is being advertised this week.
I do not propose to alter the procedure for appointing the other two Charity Commissioners, whose posts are normally filled from within the Civil Service.