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The work and performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Inquiry

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee scrutinises the work and performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

New Ombudsman Paula Sussex CBE has been in post since August 2025 and the Committee plans to hold an oral evidence session with her and other senior leaders in due course. The Committee is keen to examine the organisation’s priorities under new leadership, with the new corporate strategy due to be published soon, as well as its performance in handling individual complaints and utilising data to identify wider potential concerns in public sector administration.

Read the call for evidence for more information.

The Committee is keen to find out more about people's views of the PHSO's complaint handling process. 

If you have made a complaint to the PHSO in the last five years, please fill in the Committee's survey to share your experiences. 

The survey closed on Friday 27 February at 5pm. 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 5:00pm on 27 February 2026.

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We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: pacac@parliament.uk
  • Address: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA