Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Simon Hoare elected Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Simon Hoare MP elected Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

11 September 2024

Nominations open for the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Chair

Nominations open for the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Chair

4 September 2024

General Election 2024 - Select Committees

Following the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May 2024, all select committees have ceased to exist.

30 May 2024

MPs caution against abandoning the Census, until Government addresses long-standing failures around data-sharing

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee publish Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base report

24 May 2024

Government still ‘not convinced’ by case for reform of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Government still ‘not convinced’ by case for reform of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

23 May 2024

House of Lords leaders questioned on the role and composition of the Upper House

Committee hears from Leader of the House of Lords, Shadow Leader and the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers

9 May 2024

Dame Jackie Doyle-Price MP has been elected Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

The result of today’s election was announced in the Chamber this afternoon following a ballot of the whole House

8 May 2024

Two candidates progress to election for Chair of Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Ballot for the position of Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee opens

7 May 2024

Use of WhatsApp for lobbying needs greater transparency, say MPs

Use of WhatsApp for lobbying needs greater transparency, say MPs

2 May 2024

Former Permanent Secretary to give evidence on Civil Service leadership and reform

Committee hears from Jonathan Slater, former Permanent Secretary to the Department for Education and head of the Civil Service Policy Profession

26 April 2024

Government rejects Committee’s calls for increased parliamentary scrutiny of treaties

Government rejects Committee’s calls for increased parliamentary scrutiny of treaties

18 April 2024

Nominations open for the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Nominations open for the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

15 April 2024

Does the House of Lords Appointments Commission have the powers it needs to carry out its role effectively?

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee examines Membership of the House of Lords

21 March 2024

Chair writes to PHSO about delay to appointment of new Ombudsman

William Wragg raises the issue of the delay in the appointment of the new Ombudsman

12 March 2024

PACAC evidence session on the Review into the UK Statistics Authority

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee hears from Professor Denise Lievesley CBE, and Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe

7 March 2024

PACAC renews its calls for legislative reform of the PHSO

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has published its report on the performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) from 2022-2023

4 March 2024

Sir Alex Chisholm questioned on the work of the Cabinet Office

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee take evidence on the work of the Cabinet Office

22 February 2024

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee visits Berlin as part of its inquiries into devolution and the civil service

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee visits Berlin as part of its inquiries into devolution and the civil service

8 February 2024

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee calls for all treaties to be approved by a vote in the House of Commons

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee calls for all treaties to be approved by a vote in the House of Commons

29 January 2024

Government accepts calls to publish more information, more quickly, on the experience of civil servants

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) today publishes the Government’s response to its report on the Civil Service People Survey

18 January 2024