Public Administration Select Committee (PASC)
Welcome to the Public Administration Committee's website.
We are a committee of eleven Members of Parliament, appointed by the House of Commons and drawn from the three largest political parties. The Committee examines the quality and standards of administration within the Civil Service and scrutinizes the reports of the Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman.
We work principally by undertaking inquiries. We choose our own subjects of inquiry and seek evidence from a wide range of groups and individuals with relevant interests and experience. We produce reports setting out our findings and making recommendations to the Government. This site contains material relating to the inquiries we have conducted since 1997.
More about the Committee | Giving/submitting evidence |
Minutes of meetings
Members of the public are welcome to observe meetings of the committee
Current work of the Committee:
Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall | Outside appointments to the Senior Civil Service | Executive pay in the Public Sector | Official Statistics | Official Language | Ministerial and other appointments from outside Parliament
Earlier inquiries and one-off evidence sessions
What's New:
- 19 November 2009: WATCH - Official Statistics: 2011 Census Questions evidence session
- 17 November 2009: PASC to ask questions about Census questions
- 10 November 2009: WATCH - Ministerial and other appointments from outside Parliament evidence session
- 6 November 2009: PASC to hear views of former Prime Minister on unelected Ministers
- 5 November 2009: WATCH - Work of the Ombudsman in 2008-09 evidence session
- 3 November 2009: PASC to hold annual hearing with Ombudsman
- 29 October 2009: WATCH - Work of the Cabinet Office in 2008-09 evidence session
- 28 October 2009: PASC publishes Government response to Good Government
- 27 October 2009: PASC to hear from Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell
