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

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 27 Apr 2026 Parliament page
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. Read more
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 3 events
16 Jun
2026
Correspondence
2 Jun
2026
Oral evidence
30 Apr
2026
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
2 Jun 2026
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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
Correspondence 2 letters
16 Jun 2026 From committee Letter to David Holdsworth, CEO, Charity Commission for England and Wales on PACAC's oral evidence session on 2.6.26 relating to the PHSO's investigations into the Charity Commission, dated 15.6.26
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30 Apr 2026 To committee Letter from Karl Banister, Deputy PHSO Ombudsman on the Special Reports laid by the PHSO in relation to Miss A and Mr U, dated 9.4.26
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