OSCR also announced members had been reappointed to its board. 

Scotland’s charity regulator has announced it has appointed an interim CEO to cover an extended period of absence. 

Quentin Fisher will take on the role for an initial three-month period, joining OSCR from the Scottish Government. 

He will cover the role of Katriona Carmichael, CEO, during an extended period of absence.

Since joining the Scottish Executive in 1999, Quentin has spent most of his civil service career in the Justice Directorate, working in a number of roles across a range of policy areas. 

He joins OSCR from the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission where he was the head of the Secretariat. Prior to that he was the deputy director for Community Justice.

Quentin has previously worked at OSCR. He was the deputy bill team leader for the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Bill and later headed the team which set up OSCR following the passing of the Act. 

Between 2006 and 2012, he worked at OSCR as a senior legal advisor and later the head of policy and development.

Marieke Dwarshuis, OSCR chair said: “The Board is delighted that Quentin will join OSCR to lead the organisation through both an exciting and challenging period as we develop and articulate our future priorities and Corporate Strategy, aligning these with the Public Service Reform Agenda and wider funding pressures.”

Secretary of State for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, also announced the reappointment of Lynn Bradley, Neil Mackay, and Robin Strang as members of OSCR’s board. 

The reappointments will be for 4 years and will run from April 1, 2026, until March 31, 2030, and are regulated by the Ethical Standards Commissioner.