Committees

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Commons Select Committee

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). You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) @CommonsPACAC

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report - Appointment of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
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Fifth Report - Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base
Inquiry Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base
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HC 197
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Response to this report
1st Special Report - Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base: Government, UKSA, ONS and OSR responses
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HC 757
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1st Special Report - Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base: Government, UKSA, ONS and OSR responses
Inquiry Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base
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Correspondence

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Letter from Tom Hawthorn, Director of Policy and Research, The Electoral Commission on publication of 2024 electoral fraud data, dated 31.3.25
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Letter from Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on the Spending Review 2025 and the outstanding Government responses, dated 31.3.25
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Correspondence
Letter from Sir Chris Wormald KCB, Cabinet Secretary on Mission Boards, dated 3.4.25
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Oral evidence transcripts

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7 May 2025
Inquiry Public Bodies
Witnesses Matthew Gill (Programme Director at Institute for Government)
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Oral Evidence
29 April 2025
Work The work of the Cabinet Office (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Catherine Little CB (Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office), Sarah Harrison (Chief Operating Officer at Cabinet Office), Caroline Patterson (Chief Financial Officer at Cabinet Office), and Mark Bourgeois (Chief Executive at Government Property Agency)
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Oral Evidence
23 April 2025
Work Pre-appointment Hearing: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Pre-appointment hearing)
Witnesses Paula Sussex CBE (The preferred candidate for the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman)
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Written evidence

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (RGE0032)
Inquiry Review of the 2024 general election
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Dr Henry Midgley (Associate Professor at Durham University), Professor Laurence Ferry (Professor at Durham University), and Ms Aileen Murphie (Honorary Professor at Durham University) (PBI0006)
Inquiry Public Bodies
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Institute for Government (PBI0007)
Inquiry Public Bodies
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
5 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
10 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
6 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
9 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
79 published

Contact us

  • Email: pacac@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3268 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8335 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA