Select Committee · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's investigations into the Charity Commission

Status: Open Opened: 27 Apr 2026

This inquiry will examine two reports laid by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman in September 2025 which relate to separate investigations into two complaints about the Charity Commission for England and Wales (the Charity Commission). Read the Terms of Reference for more detail about the inquiry.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
2 Jun 2026 Dame Julia Unwin · Charity Commission, David Holdsworth · Animal and Plant Health Agency, Helen Earner · Charity Commission, Karl Banister · Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Nick Baker · Charity Commission, Rebecca Hilsenrath KC (Hon) · Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
30 Apr 2026 To cttee Letter from Karl Banister, Deputy PHSO Ombudsman on the Special Reports laid by…