Select Committee · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Public Bodies

Status: Open Opened: 13 Dec 2024

Governments have created Public Bodies when it is felt that certain functions are best conducted outside the normal departmental structures and at some distance from direct ministerial control. There are currently around 500, though classification can be vague. They vary hugely in terms of their size, governance arrangements, and the types of roles they perform. …

Oral evidence sessions

6 sessions
Date Witnesses
10 Mar 2026 The Rt Hon. the Lord Maude of Horsham View ↗
6 Jan 2026 Joe Hill · University of Birmingham Guild of Students View ↗
4 Nov 2025 Adrian Smith OBE · Association of Chief Executives, Elysia McCaffrey · Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), Keith Fraser · Public Chairs’ Forum, Ruth Glazzard · Public Chairs’ Forum View ↗
21 Oct 2025 Sian Jones · National Audit Office View ↗
3 Jun 2025 Adrian Smith OBE · Association of Chief Executives, Sally Cheshire CBE · CAFCASS View ↗
7 May 2025 Matthew Gill · Institute for Government View ↗