Public Accounts Commission
The Public Accounts Commission (TPAC) is a UK body created under the National Audit Act 1983 to audit and provide oversight of the National Audit Office, the parliamentary body responsible for auditing governmental departments and agencies.[1][2] Its reports are available to the public.[3]
Composition
The Commission comprises nine MPs, including the Leader of the House of Commons and the Chair of the Public Accounts Select Committee, who serve ex officio. The remaining seven, who may not be Ministers of the Crown, are chosen by the House of Commons.[1] The Commission elects its chair from among its numbers. Members continue to serve despite a dissolution of Parliament, but - excepting the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee - are required to resign if they are not standing or are defeated for re-election.[4] A list of current members is available on the UK Parliament website.[5]
As of March 2026, the membership is[6]:
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Efford MP (chair) | Labour | Eltham and Chislehurst | |
| Phil Brickell MP | Labour | Bolton West | |
| Sir Alan Campbell MP (Lord President; Leader of the House of Commons) | Labour | Tynemouth | |
| Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP (PAC chair) | Conservative | North Cotswolds | |
| John Glen MP | Conservative | Salisbury | |
| Tom Hayes MP | Labour | Bournemouth East | |
| Sarah Olney MP | Lib Dems | Richmond Park | |
| Chris Vince MP | Labour | Harlow | |
| Michelle Welsh MP | Labour | Sherwood Forest | |
See also
References
- ^ a b National Audit Act 1983 (c. 44) s 2 and 4.
- ^ UK Government website, Committees section, Public Accounts Commission: Commons Other Committee, retrieved 12 December 2024
- ^ Amazon website, Books: Public Accounts Commission, retrieved 12 December 2024
- ^ National Audit Act 1983 (c. 44), Schedule 1
- ^ "Public Accounts Commission - Membership". UK Parliament.
- ^ UK Government website, Committees section, Public Accounts Commission: Membership, retrieved 12 December 2024