Camila Batmanghelidjh and Alan Yentob, chief executive and chair of defunct charity Kids Company, will give evidence about its relationship with government to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee on 15 October.

Pacac scrutinises the regulation of the charity sector, and its inquiry is one of a number of investigations into the the charity.

A statement on the committee website said the purpose of this session is to “examine the governance, financial management and reporting procedures at Kids Company, as well as the charity’s relationship with central government”.

The scope of this inquiry is to establish the extent of the successive governments’ relationship with the charity and whether the level of government funding was appropriate. It will look at process by which Kids Company was awarded funding to see if “the charity benefitted from unfair advantages”.

It will also look the oversight role of the Charity Commission and the financial management of the charity.

The National Audit Office has also opened an inquiry into the failure of Kids Company, which could prompt the Public Accounts Committee to open an inquiry. The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry, the police are investigating allegations of historical sexual abuse on its premises and the Insolvency Service has been appointed to wind it up.

They will appear before MPs at 9.40am. Civil Society News will embed the video live stream of the session on our homepage.