The education select committee's report into the future of the Social Mobility Commission found that the advisory body has proved ineffective due to its lack of clout among ministers, who have consistently failed to act on its recommendations since it launched in 2012.
The committee also expressed concern at the "farcical" failed appointments process for new commissioners.
Currently, the commission can only offer advice to the government at the request of ministers. But the committee wants to see it given greater powers to enable it to publish social justice impact assessments on government policy and "proactively advise" ministers on social justice issues.
It also wants its name to be changed to the Social Justice Commission and be supported by a new delivery body to put in place social justice initiatives across government departments and the country.
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