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). It is chaired by William Wragg MP. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @CommonsPACAC

These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Eighth Report - Government transparency and accountability during Covid 19: The data underpinning decisions
Inquiry Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19
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HC 803
Report
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Letter from Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on the Committee's Eighth Report, Data Transparency and Accountability during COVID-19, dated 24.03.21
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Correspondence
Response to this report
Letter from Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the Committee's Eighth Report, Data Transparency and Accountability during COVID-19, dated 24.03.21
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Correspondence
Seventh report: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2019–20
Inquiry Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2019-20
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HC 843
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Sixth Special Report - The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011: Government’s response to the Committee’s Sixth report of Session 2019–21
Inquiry The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
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Oral evidence transcripts

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23 March 2021
Inquiry Covid 19 Vaccine Certification
Witnesses Rt Hon David Davis MP, Professor Jonathan Wolff (Alfred Landecker Professor of Values and Public Policy at the University of Oxford), and Silkie Carlo (Director of Big Brother Watch)
Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
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16 March 2021
Inquiry The Civil Service Commission
Witnesses Ian Watmore (First Civil Service Commissioner)
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9 March 2021
Inquiry The Work of the Electoral Commission
Witnesses Dr Alistair Clark (Reader in Politics, Newcastle University), Dr Kate Dommett (Senior Lecturer in the Public Understanding of Politics, The University of Sheffield), and Professor Toby James (Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia)
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Written evidence

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TEC0039 - The Work of the Electoral Commission
Witnesses Dr Alistair Clark (Reader in Politics at Newcastle University)
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DTA0050 - Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19
Witnesses Election Maps UK
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TEC0038 - The Work of the Electoral Commission
Witnesses Professor Rebecca Boden
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Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
155 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
1 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
5 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
1 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
15 published

Contact us

  • Email: pacac@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3268 (General Enquiries) / 020 7219 8430, 07834 172 099 (Media Enquiries)
  • Address: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA