Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee scrutinises the UK's public governance, ethics and standards frameworks across government and public bodies. Operating as a Commons select committee, it conducts investigations through oral evidence sessions with ministers, officials and external experts. The committee has recently examined the ethics and standards landscape with Cabinet Office panels, investigating how standards are upheld across public administration. It has also scrutinised the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's performance and reform agenda, and overseen implementation of recommendations from the Infected Blood Inquiry into historical NHS failures. The committee's current work includes assessing the reform of Arms Length Bodies under previous government policy, and evaluating whether local government standards codes have adequate enforcement mechanisms through engagement with the Local Government Association and other representative bodies.