Committee says Tina Stowell lacks ‘knowledge or vision’ and questions her independenceA committee of MPs has unanimously refused to endorse the appointment of a former Tory minister as chair of the Charity Commission, with a stinging rebuke to the government for selecting her despite “a complete lack of experience”.With the charitable sector reeling from the Oxfam crisis, the digital, culture, media and sport committee said it could not support the appointment of Lady Stowell because she lacked “any real insight, knowledge or vision” for the job. And in a letter to the culture secretary, Matt Hancock, the committee chair, Damian Collins, raised concerns over her independence and dismissed her claims to be “a veteran outsider”. Continue reading…
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