The government has named experienced sector leader Julia Unwin as its preferred candidate to be the next chair of the Charity Commission. Unwin, who previously led the Joseph Rowntree Foundation for nine years and chaired the Civil Society Futures inquiry in 2018, will now appear before MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport select committee for pre-appointment scrutiny on 25 November. Mark Simms, who has been interim chair of the commission since Orlando Fraser stepped down earlier this year, has had his term extended until 24 January 2026 to allow for the appointments process to complete. 

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