Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

(asked on 5th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Parliamentary Health and Service Ombudsman.


Answered by
Maria Caulfield Portrait
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This question was answered on 11th January 2024

Ministers do not review any aspect of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) performance. The PHSO reports to Parliament directly as an Officer of the House of Commons and is held to account through the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, who, although it cannot adjudicate on individual cases, does hold an annual scrutiny session to evaluate the PHSO's performance.

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