Tag Archives: William Shawcross

The Conservative Party does not understand Independence

Posted on February 23, 2021 by ianchisnall

Two weeks ago on the 9th February there was an announcement that the Government had appointed James Wharton who is a Conservative Peer as the new Chair of The Office for Students which is supposed to be an Independent organisation … Continue reading →

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Charity Commission ignores best practice

Posted on January 5, 2018 by ianchisnall

The way in which the Charity Commission operates should act as an exemplar for the charities it regulates. This means that its board members should reflect the agencies that the Commission serves. Over many years I have written blogs about … Continue reading →

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The need for politics to step back

Posted on December 1, 2017 by ianchisnall

After 5 years of the chairmanship of the Charity Commission by Tory supporting William Shawcross, a man whose knowledge of social and overseas need based charities was clearly non existent when he took office we need a new broom to … Continue reading →

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A warm but cautious welcome

Posted on May 20, 2017 by ianchisnall

In warmly welcoming the appointment of Helen Stephenson to the role of Chief Executive of the Charity Commission it is vital to ensure that what looks like a small but significant step forward is not the only Swallow of the … Continue reading →

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The truth will out

Posted on March 25, 2017 by ianchisnall

“First, let me pay tribute to the extraordinary work charities do in Britain. We have 165,000 charities in England and Wales working to: improve our health, education and the environment; care for animals; support the arts or provide international aid. … Continue reading →

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Lets see a real change

Posted on February 16, 2017 by ianchisnall

It seems hard to consider medium term planning at a national level when there is still no clarity on the Brexit arrangements, even though Article 50 is due to be enacted in the next 6 weeks and with the constant … Continue reading →

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A speech that has not changed society

Posted on February 11, 2017 by ianchisnall

Inviting a powerful and influential person to be guest speaker at an Annual General Meeting or to open a Spring Fair or Harvest Supper is a well tried template for improving the profile of your organisation. People on the fringes … Continue reading →

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Good news for Shawcross and Patel

Posted on January 25, 2017 by ianchisnall

  Its not too difficult when trawling through newspapers and online magazines to find comments by (mostly Conservative) MPs and (Conservative Party supporter) William Shawcross, the Chairman of the Charity Commission which criticise the level of pay which charities award … Continue reading →

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Commission needs an experienced CEO

Posted on January 19, 2017 by ianchisnall

The Chief Executive of the Charity Commission will have completed her three year contract this Summer and is not intending to stay on according to the press releases and articles such as this one. The fact is that that the … Continue reading →

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A predictable end to a sad tale

Posted on December 9, 2016 by ianchisnall

A few months ago I wrote about the abject failure by William Shawcross, Chair of the Charity Commission and Rob Wilson, Minister for Civil Society to offer Claire Dove, at that time a board member of the Charity Commission a … Continue reading →

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