Commons Select Committee
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Chair: Simon Hoare
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) is appointed by the House of Commons to examine: constitutional issues; the quality and standards of administration provided by Civil Service departments; and the reports of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO).
Current Members (11)
Active Inquiries (16)
The work and performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
The work of the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards
Inquiry into the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry (Stage 1)
The work of the House of Lords Appointments Commission
The work of the Commissioner for Public Appointments
The work of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists
Pre-appointment Hearing: Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists
Ministerial Statements and the Ministerial Code
Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK
The work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
The work of the UK Statistics Authority
Pre-appointment Hearing: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Mission Government
The work of the Civil Service Commission
Public Bodies
The work of the Cabinet Office
Recent Publications (20)
Letter from Paula Sussex, Ombudsman and Chair, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on the Government’s decision in response to PHSO's Women’s State Pension Age Investigation report, dated 13.2.26
Completed Inquiries (1)
Review of the 2024 general election
Contact
pacac@parliament.uk
020 7219 3268 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8335 (media enquiries)