Select Committee · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2022-23

Status: Closed Opened: 13 Sep 2023 Closed: 28 May 2024 6 recommendations 7 conclusions 1 report

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) is launching its annual scrutiny session into the work of the PHSO in the financial year 2022/23. According to the House of Commons Standing Order 146 , PACAC's role in relation to the PHSO is: to examine the reports of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman S… HC 198 4 Mar 2024 13 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
13 Recommendation Third Report - Parliamentary and Health… Accepted in Part

Outline departments adopting PHSO Complaint Standards and present plan for full implementation

We reiterate the recommendation from our previous report that the Cabinet Office should strongly encourage Government departments and public bodies to sign up to the Government Complaint Standards. In its response to this report, the Government should outline how many departments and public bodies have now signed up to the …

Government response. The government agrees to strongly encourage departments to adopt the Complaint Standards, noting early adopters, but rejects mandating their use across all organisations due to their diversity, preferring a flexible approach.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
14 Nov 2023 Rebecca Hilsenrath · Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Rob Behrens CBE · Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman View ↗

Correspondence

9 letters
DateDirectionTitle
14 May 2024 From cttee Letter to the Prime Minister on appointment of the new PHSO Ombudsman, dated 14…
14 May 2024 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Mel Stride MP, Secretary of State for Work and Penisons on t…
14 May 2024 From cttee Letter to Rt Hon Mel Stride MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Depar…
16 Apr 2024 From cttee Letter to Rt Hon Mel Stride MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Depar…
26 Mar 2024 To cttee Letter from Rebecca Hilsenrath, Chief Executive Officer, PHSO on the PHSO repor…
6 Feb 2024 To cttee Letter from Rob Behrens CBE, Ombudsman, PHSO on publication of the PHSO Report …
16 Jan 2024 To cttee Letter from NHS England to PACAC and Health and Social Care Committee on the re…
28 Nov 2023 To cttee Letter from Rob Behrens CBE, Ombudsman and Chair, Parliamentary and Health Serv…
28 Nov 2023 To cttee Letter from Rob Behrens CBE, Ombudsman and Chair, Parliamentary and Health Serv…