Question reference: S5W-22544
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 4 April 2019
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 5 April 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its response to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) report on the inquiry into Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds, which was published on 1 February 2019.
Answer
I am pleased to announce that, in response to OSCR’s recommendations, I have appointed Julie Hutchison, an independent specialist in charities governance, to chair a review of the governance of NHS Endowment Funds in Scotland. Ms Hutchison will set up an expert Project Group which will submit a report to me before the end of this year. I have asked that this report makes recommendations on future structures and governance arrangements to ensure that those managing these charitable funds are able to demonstrate at all times that they are acting in the interests of the charity.