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.

View previous Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee website

Reports and government responses

View all reports and government responses
Sixth Report - The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Inquiry The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Open PDF
453KB
Open HTML
Opens in new window
Government Responses
letter from Chloe Smith MP and Lord True to Chair on the Government response to FtPA Report dated 02.11.20
Open PDF
102KB
Sixth Special Report - The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011: Government’s response to the Committee’s Sixth report of Session 2019–21
Open PDF
174KB
HC 167
Report
Fifth Report - A Public Inquiry into the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Open PDF
392KB
Open HTML
Opens in new window
Government Response
Fourth Special Report - A Public Inquiry into the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic: Government’s response to the Committee’s Fifth report
Open PDF
160KB
HC 541
Report
Fourth Report - Parliamentary Scrutiny of the Government’s handling of Covid-19
Inquiry Responding to Covid-19 and the Coronavirus Act 2020
Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Open PDF
605KB
Open HTML
Opens in new window
Government Response
Fifth Special Report - Parliamentary Scrutiny of the Government’s handling of Covid-19: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2019–21
Open PDF
257KB
HC 377
Report

Oral evidence transcripts

View all oral evidence transcripts
19 January 2021
Inquiry Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19
Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Open PDF
395KB
OralEvidence
12 January 2021
Inquiry The work of the Cabinet Office
Witnesses The Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham
Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Open PDF
266KB
OralEvidence
16 December 2020
Inquiry Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19
Witnesses Emma McClarkin (Chief Executive Officer at British Beer and Pub Association), Julian Bird (Chief Executive Officer at Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre), Bill Sweeney (Chief Executive Officer at Rugby Football Union), and Andrew Goodacre (Chief Executive Officer at British Independent Retailers Association)
Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Open PDF
245KB
OralEvidence

Written evidence

View all written evidence
Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19
Witnesses The Royal Society
Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Open PDF
206KB
Open HTML
73KB
WrittenEvidence
Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19
Witnesses Full Fact, and Full Fact
Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Open PDF
101KB
Open HTML
29KB
WrittenEvidence
Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19
Witnesses The Association of Directors of Public Health
Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Open PDF
185KB
Open HTML
123KB
WrittenEvidence

Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
119 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.
10 published
Special Report
Special Reports are agreed formally by a committee and published by order of the House. They often include a Government Response to an earlier Report by the Committee.
6 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