Source · Select Committee · House of Commons
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
124 reports
630 conclusions & recs
41 govt responses
5 overdue
Government Response
Accepted: 93
Accepted in Part: 23
Acknowledged: 74
Deferred: 37
Not Addressed: 19
Rejected: 67
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-appointment Hearing: The Commissioner for Public Appointments Pre-appointment hearing | No report yet | Open | 21 May 2026 | — | — | — |
| The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's investigations into the Charity Commission Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 27 Apr 2026 | — | — | — |
| The work and performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 23 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Non-inquiry session | No report yet | Open | 13 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| Inquiry into the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry (Stage 1) Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 10 Dec 2025 | — | — | — |
| The work of the House of Lords Appointments Commission Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 10 Nov 2025 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Commissioner for Public Appointments Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 5 Nov 2025 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 22 Sep 2025 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment Hearing: Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Open | 2 Sep 2025 | 1 | — | — |
| Ministerial Statements and the Ministerial Code Inquiry | Report findings | Open | 12 Jun 2025 | 1 | 29 | Awaiting |
| Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 3 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 2 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| The work of the UK Statistics Authority Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 7 Apr 2025 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment Hearing: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Open | 19 Mar 2025 | 1 | — | — |
| Mission Government Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 3 Mar 2025 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Civil Service Commission Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 22 Jan 2025 | — | — | — |
| Public Bodies Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 13 Dec 2024 | — | — | — |
| Review of the 2024 general election Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 3 Dec 2024 | 2 | 69 | Responded |
| The work of the Cabinet Office Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 21 Nov 2024 | — | — | — |
| The Work of the UK Statistics Authority Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 14 May 2024 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment Hearing: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Pre-appointment hearing | Evidence/session | Closed | 6 Feb 2024 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Cabinet Office Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 6 Feb 2024 | — | — | — |
| Devolution Capability in Whitehall Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Nov 2023 | — | — | — |
| Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 14 Nov 2023 | 2 | 36 | Responded |
| Civil Service Leadership and Reform Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 8 Nov 2023 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment Hearing: Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 8 Nov 2023 | 1 | — | — |
| Membership of the House of Lords Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 31 Oct 2023 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment Hearing: Chair of the House of Lords Appointment Commission Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 24 Oct 2023 | 1 | — | — |
| Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2022-23 Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 13 Sep 2023 | 2 | 13 | Responded |
| Government Emergency Alerts Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 11 Jul 2023 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Commissioner for Public Appointments Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 19 Jun 2023 | — | — | — |
| Civil Service Scrutiny Session Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 18 May 2023 | — | — | — |
| The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21st Century Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Apr 2023 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Civil Service Commission Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 14 Mar 2023 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Information Commissioner Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 6 Mar 2023 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 6 Mar 2023 | — | — | — |
| Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and related matters Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 5 Dec 2022 | 1 | 17 | Awaiting |
| Planning for the future of the Government’s estates Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 17 Oct 2022 | 2 | 19 | Responded |
| Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2021-22 Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 29 Sep 2022 | 2 | 35 | Responded |
| Civil Service People Survey Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 1 Jul 2022 | 2 | 17 | Responded |
| The Role of Non-Executive Directors in Government Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 7 Jun 2022 | 2 | 27 | Responded |
| The Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 26 May 2022 | — | — | — |
| The Scrutiny of International Treaties and other international agreements in the 21st century Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 11 May 2022 | 2 | 32 | Responded |
| Propriety of governance in light of Greensill Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 11 May 2022 | 3 | 42 | Responded |
| The House of Lords Appointments Commission Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 Mar 2022 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of UK Statistics Authority Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 21 Feb 2022 | 1 | — | — |
| Common Framework Scrutiny: Public Procurement Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 9 Feb 2022 | — | — | — |
| Common Framework Scrutiny: Motor Insurance Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 13 Jan 2022 | — | — | — |
| Common Framework Scrutiny: Nutrition Labelling Composition and Standards Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 13 Jan 2022 | — | — | — |
| Common Framework Scrutiny: Organs, Tissues and Cells (apart from embryos and gametes) Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 13 Jan 2022 | — | — | — |