Appendix 1: Letter from the Secretary
of State for Health
LETTER FROM THE RT HON ANDREW LANSLEY
MP, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH, TO THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE,
20 JULY 2010
Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the
Care Quality Commission
Following the resignation of Baroness Barbara Young
as the Chair of the Care Quality Commission in January, the Department
of Health has carried out a recruitment process (managed by the
Appointments Commission) to identify a successor.
A recruitment panel, which met on 3 and 14 June 2010,
recommended three candidates to me who were each considered to
have the qualities and skills required and were therefore suitable
for appointment. I met the three candidates on 19 July 2010 and
am pleased to inform you that I would like to put forward Dame
Jo Williams as the Government's candidate for the Chair of the
Care Quality Commission.
I would be grateful if you would consider holding
a pre-appointment hearing to take evidence from Dame Jo Williams.
My officials will provide the Committee with background information
about Dame Jo and background information on the Commission.
It would be very helpful, in the event of a hearing,
if the Committee could publish its report as soon as possible
after the evidence session. I will then give careful consideration
to your conclusions before deciding whether or not to proceed
with the appointment.
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