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[[William Shawcross]] is a British journalist. He was named by the [[Cabinet Office]] as the proposed chair of the [[Charity Commission]] in August 2012.<ref>Stephen Cook, [http://thirdsector.thirdsector.co.uk/2012/08/30/is-william-shawcross-the-right-person-for-the-commission-job/ Is William Shawcross the right person for the commission job?], ''Third Sector'', 30 August 2012, accessed 31 August 2012</ref> | [[William Shawcross]] is a British journalist. He was named by the [[Cabinet Office]] as the proposed chair of the [[Charity Commission]] in August 2012.<ref>Stephen Cook, [http://thirdsector.thirdsector.co.uk/2012/08/30/is-william-shawcross-the-right-person-for-the-commission-job/ Is William Shawcross the right person for the commission job?], ''Third Sector'', 30 August 2012, accessed 31 August 2012</ref> | ||
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| + | At a hearing of the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee to examine his appointment, the chair [[Bernard Jenkin]] noted: | ||
| + | ::One or two of us have to put some interests on the record, however peripheral they may be. You are a Director and Trustee of the [[Henry Jackson Society]]The Henry Jackson Society provides the Secretariat for the [[All- Party Parliamentary Group on Homeland Security]], of which I am Chairman. I also published a pamphlet in co-operation with the Henry Jackson Society a couple of years ago.<ref name="AppointmentHearing">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmpubadm/c315-ii/c31501.htm CORRECTED TRANSCRIPT OF ORAL EVIDENCE], Public Administration Committee, House of Commons, 5 September 2012.</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Robert Halfon]] stated: "I should declare that I was a founding patron of the Henry Jackson Society when it was first set up and I am fairly involved with the organisation."<ref name="AppointmentHearing">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmpubadm/c315-ii/c31501.htm CORRECTED TRANSCRIPT OF ORAL EVIDENCE], Public Administration Committee, House of Commons, 5 September 2012.</ref> | ||
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| + | A third committee member, [[Paul Flynn]] added: I think perhaps I had better say that the Henry Jackson Society organised a meeting at which I was a prime speaker, to my astonishment.<ref name="AppointmentHearing">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmpubadm/c315-ii/c31501.htm CORRECTED TRANSCRIPT OF ORAL EVIDENCE], Public Administration Committee, House of Commons, 5 September 2012.</ref> | ||
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| + | Shawcross stated during proceedings: | ||
| + | ::Obviously I would wish to resign all my memberships of the Henry Jackson Society and other charities with which I am involved. I think the Henry Jackson Society is a great society and I am very pleased that they had you come to speak, Mr Flynn. Henry Jackson himself was a great American senator who stood not just for right‑wing views but for freedom and liberty everywhere. That is what the society stands for now. I would do everything necessary and speak to the chief executive of the Charity Commission to make sure I was seen to be always acting in an independent manner.<ref name="AppointmentHearing">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmpubadm/c315-ii/c31501.htm CORRECTED TRANSCRIPT OF ORAL EVIDENCE], Public Administration Committee, House of Commons, 5 September 2012.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 07:26, 14 November 2012
William Shawcross is a British journalist. He was named by the Cabinet Office as the proposed chair of the Charity Commission in August 2012.[1]
At a hearing of the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee to examine his appointment, the chair Bernard Jenkin noted:
- One or two of us have to put some interests on the record, however peripheral they may be. You are a Director and Trustee of the Henry Jackson SocietyThe Henry Jackson Society provides the Secretariat for the All- Party Parliamentary Group on Homeland Security, of which I am Chairman. I also published a pamphlet in co-operation with the Henry Jackson Society a couple of years ago.[2]
Robert Halfon stated: "I should declare that I was a founding patron of the Henry Jackson Society when it was first set up and I am fairly involved with the organisation."[2]
A third committee member, Paul Flynn added: I think perhaps I had better say that the Henry Jackson Society organised a meeting at which I was a prime speaker, to my astonishment.[2]
Shawcross stated during proceedings:
- Obviously I would wish to resign all my memberships of the Henry Jackson Society and other charities with which I am involved. I think the Henry Jackson Society is a great society and I am very pleased that they had you come to speak, Mr Flynn. Henry Jackson himself was a great American senator who stood not just for right‑wing views but for freedom and liberty everywhere. That is what the society stands for now. I would do everything necessary and speak to the chief executive of the Charity Commission to make sure I was seen to be always acting in an independent manner.[2]
External resources
William Shawcross Curriculum vitae
Affiliations
- Article 19 - Chairman
- RESPONSE - Chairman
- International Crisis Group - Board member since 1995, and member of Executive Committee since 2000.
- High Commissioner for Refugees - Member of the Informal Advisory Group, 1995-2000.
- Disasters Emergency Committee - Member of Council since 1997.
Notes
- ↑ Stephen Cook, Is William Shawcross the right person for the commission job?, Third Sector, 30 August 2012, accessed 31 August 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 CORRECTED TRANSCRIPT OF ORAL EVIDENCE, Public Administration Committee, House of Commons, 5 September 2012.
