Speeches by Campbell-Savours.

“What does identifying and investigating “apparent misconduct or mismanagement” in the administration of charities mean specifically, as opposed to what the words misconduct or mismanagement might mean in other contexts?”

“The Committee would like to clarify whether, in advance of the PHSO recommendation to have Mr Murray’s case reviewed, there was a discussion about whether that review should be undertaken internally or externally.”

“Mr Banister, on behalf of the PHSO, suggested that there was a distinction to be made where the safeguarding concern related to, effectively, a core function of the charity. Are you clear in that distinction yourself?”

“Where does safeguarding fit into your regulatory function?”

“I want to turn to the role of the Charity Commission. Can you briefly explain the regulatory functions of the commission, particularly its role in identifying and investigating apparent misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of charities, and taking remedial or protective action in connection with that?”

“Would you do it again?”

“Was that the right thing to do?”

“Do you think the PHSO fully understands the regulatory functions of the Charity Commission and what the commission can and cannot do in response to concerns raised about charities?”

“I have one last question for Jamie; he has touched on it, but I think we could be clearer. If the Petitions Committee was provided with Chamber debating time, how would it go about selecting which e-petitions would be suitable for that larger venue?”

“So really, from both your perspectives, the preference would be for the Petitions Committee to be allocated its own time.”

“Bob, in your submission of written evidence, you state that the Petitions Committee can apply to the Backbench Business Committee, which could prioritise that application, to see a petition debated in the Chamber. Could you tell us a bit more about that idea?”

“You have both touched on the next question I had, so I will say what I think I heard and you can let me know if I have interpreted it correctly. You would welcome the Petitions Committee sending petitions in the direction of the Backbench Business Committee. Yes, you could prioritise some Chamber time for them to have …”

“This question is for both of you. What do you see as the benefits of Chamber debates over Westminster Hall debates? What does the Chamber bring to the debate?”

“You mentioned this earlier on, and one of the compelling arguments you have made is around people not being able to get into Westminster Hall for these bigger debates. Is there potential for some sort of Member involvement in terms of which ones are escalated to the Chamber?”

“Sorry—I am a relatively new person here—but at that time, was there a chance of those petitions being debated in the main Chamber?”

“We can look forward to the new CPA updating us on the delays in October?”

“This is a question possibly for the Baroness or Mr Madden. It relates to public appointments. The Commissioner for Public Appointments has highlighted that timeliness is an issue with public appointments, and the Government have set an expectation that the appointments process will be completed within three or four mon…”

“Lessons learnt. At what point does this Committee ask the question, “Where are we with these improvements?” At what point do you anticipate that we will see a change? The concern previously raised to this Committee was that the process was taking so long that good candidates were walking away from the process because w…”

“It is an interesting day for us to hear about No. 10 slowing down appointments, Chair.”

“You anticipated before that there might be a question about a particular candidate. Perhaps you could update us on that process and explain what the problems have been?”