Last Updated on July 3, 2026

The Health and Social Care Secretary has named Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE as his preferred candidate for the next CQC Chair.

Subject to approval by the Health and Social Care Select Committee, Baroness Neuberger will take over from the current Interim Chair, Kay Boycott, once appointed. The Committee hearing is currently expected to take place in September.

Kay Boycott, a serving CQC non-executive director, will continue as Interim Chair until the new Chair is appointed. CQC welcomes this announcement and will issue a full statement following the Committee's pre-appointment hearing.

You can read more details about the announcement on the Department of Health and Social Care's appointment pages on GOV.UK.

In other news, Skills for Care has launched a new Behaviour Change Competencies Framework for the adult social care workforce.