There is confusion over the identity of the next charities minister after Lord Syed Kamall left the post.
Kamall, a Conservative peer, was appointed as a minister for civil society, heritage, tourism and growth last month by then-Prime Minister Liz Truss. But the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport website says Lord Kamall left the government on Friday. He has also removed the role from his Twitter profile.
Kamall, a former research director of the Institute of Economic Affairs, a think tank and charity, did the job for five weeks.
New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who replaced Truss last week, named Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay as a new junior minister at DCMS on Sunday, but it is not clear whether he will be taking over the charity brief.
Parkinson sits on the House of Lords committee scrutinising the Charities Bill.
A DCMS spokesperson told Third Sector this morning that ministerial responsibilities inside the department were still being decided.
Whoever is confirmed in the role will be the ninth civil society minister in 12 years, following in the footsteps of Nick Hurd, Brooks Newmark, Rob Wilson, Tracey Crouch, Mims Davies, Diana Barran, Nigel Huddleston and Kamall.
Hurd served for four years, while Wilson and Barran both spent two years in the job, but the other five spent less than 12 months in post.