, ▁B ury , ▁Lanc ash ire ) ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁M enc ap ▁until ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Care ▁Qu ality ▁Commission ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Williams ▁was ▁appointed ▁D ame ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( DB E ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁for ▁" services ▁to ▁people ▁with ▁learning ▁dis abilities ". ▁ ▁An ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁Independent ▁acc uses ▁Williams ▁of ▁using ▁her ▁authority ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁C Q C ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁sm ear ▁fellow ▁board ▁member ▁and ▁wh ist le - b lower ▁Kay ▁Sh eld on , ▁including ▁commission ing ▁a ▁tax p ayer ▁fund ed ▁psych iat ric ▁evaluation ▁of ▁Sh eld on . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁D ame ▁Jo ▁Williams ▁announced ▁her ▁res ignation ▁as ▁Chair ▁of ▁C Q C . ▁ ▁The ▁C Q C ▁chair ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁apolog ise ▁to ▁MP s ▁after ▁she ▁re iter ated ▁her ▁alleg ations ▁about ▁Sh eld on ▁before ▁a ▁Health ▁Select ▁Committee ▁review ing ▁C Q C ▁account ability . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁D ame ▁Jo ▁Williams ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁Independent ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Ch esh ire ▁Car ing ▁T ogether ▁Executive ▁Board . ▁However , ▁the ▁move ▁was