Government publishes full list of reforms to quangos
| Department | Public Body | Proposed Reforms |
| Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) | ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) | Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| BIS | Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions |
| BIS | British Hallmarking Council | Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should be independent of Government. Functions to be modified to enable more efficient operation of the hallmarking system |
| BIS | British Nuclear Fuels Limited | No longer a Public Corporation - Abolish body, subject to transferring remaining assets and liabilities |
| BIS | British Shipbuilders | No longer a Public Corporation - Abolish body. Remaining functions are already carried out by the department |
| BIS | Capital for Enterprise Limited | Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should be independent of Government |
| BIS | Central Arbitration Committee | Merge - Merge with Certification Office |
| BIS | Certification Office | Merge - Merge with Central Arbitration Committee |
| BIS | Competition Appeals Tribunal | Retain - Retain and consider, by July 2011, the case for transferring the sponsorship of the CAT to the MoJ tribunal service |
| BIS | Competition Commission | Merge - Government will consult in the new year on a merger with the competition functions of the Office of Fair Trading |
| BIS | Competition Service | No longer an NDPB - By April 2011, consider the case for abolition and transfer of functions to MoJs tribunal service |
| BIS | Construction Industry Training Board | Under consideration - Complete consideration by November 2010 of transferring body and functions to private sector status |
| BIS | Consumer Focus | No longer an NDPB - Government will consider the outcome of ongoing sectoral reviews and consult early next year on proposals to abolish Consumer Focus and transfer its function to Citizens Advice |
| BIS | Copyright Tribunal | No longer an NDPB - Subject to final agreement, transfer jurisdiction of this tribunal into MoJ’s tribunal service |
| BIS | Design Council | No longer an NDPB - Seek to establish as an independent charity, subject to Privy Council agreement |
| BIS | Export Credit Guarantee Department *1 | Retain - Retain on the grounds of performing a technical function |
| BIS | Export Guarantees Advisory Council *2 | Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a technical function |
| BIS | Engineering Construction Industry Training Board | Under consideration - Complete consideration by November 2010 of transferring body and functions to private sector status |
| BIS | Film Industry Training Board | Under consideration - Complete consideration by November 2010 of transferring body and functions to private sector status |
| BIS | Financial Reporting Council | Retain and substantially reform - Remove reliance on Government funding |
| BIS | Hearing Aid Council | No longer an NDPB - Abolished in July 2010 and reformed functions transferred to Health Professions Council |
| BIS | HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) | Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| BIS | Industrial Development Advisory Board | Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| BIS | Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal | Under consideration - As part of Insolvency Service consultation on licensing of insolvency practitioners to be issued November 2010 |
| BIS | Local Better Regulation Office | Under consideration - Primary Authority and other deregulatory functions will be maintained and an appropriate delivery mechanism to provide independent technical expertise will be announced by December |
| BIS | Low Pay Commission | Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| BIS | NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) | No longer an NDPB - Seek to establish as an independent charity. Endowment to be held in a separate trust |
| BIS | Ofcom | Merge - The postal services regulator, Postcomm, will be merged into Ofcom. Several Ofcom duties will be removed or modified |
| BIS | Office for Fair Access | Under consideration - Proposals on the future of the Office for Fair Access will be made in the White Paper on the future strategy for higher education to be published by the end of the year |
| BIS | Office of Fair Trading | Merge - Government will consult in the New Year on a merger of OFT’s competition functions with the Competition Commission and transfer of consumer and enforcement functions |
| BIS | Office of Manpower Economics | Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| BIS | Postcomm | Merge - Postcomm will be merged with the communications industry regulator - Ofcom |
| BIS | Regional Development Agencies (x 8) | No longer an NDPB - RDAs will be abolished and functions which are to be retained will be transferred to central or local government and others, as previously announced |
| BIS | Research Councils (x 7) | Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| BIS | Royal Mail Holdings Plc | Retain - Transfer Royal Mail to private sector over time |
| BIS | SITPRO Ltd | No longer an NDPB - Abolished at the end of September and remaining functions transferred to department |
| BIS | Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property | No longer an NDPB - Body and some functions abolished, remainder transferred to UK Intellectual Property Office |
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| Department | Public Body | Proposed Reforms |
| BIS | Student Loans Company | Under consideration - Proposals on the future of the Student Loan Company will be made in the White Paper on the future strategy for higher education to be published by the end of the year |
| BIS | Technology Strategy Board | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| BIS | UK Atomic Energy Authority | Under consideration - Complete by October 2010 consideration of whether functions could be carried out more effectively elsewhere |
| BIS | UK Commission for Employment and Skills | Under consideration - Complete review by end of year of core functions and the most appropriate organisational model to deliver a simplified skills landscape across the UK |
| BIS | UKTI* (UK Trade International)3 | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function |
| BIS | Union Modernisation Fund Supervisory Board | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and function. No further rounds will be held of the Union Modernisation Fund so the work of the Board is complete |
| BIS | Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Advisory Body (WAB) | No longer an NDPB - Abolished at the end of September and remaining functions transferred to department |
| Cabinet Office (CO) | Advisory Committee on Business Appointments | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| CO | Capacitybuilders | No longer an NDPB - Alternative delivery for capacity building activity is under review |
| CO | Central Office of Information | Under consideration - Pending a review of Government advertising to be finalised by the end of November |
| CO | Charity Commission for England and Wales | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| CO | Civil Service Appeal Board | No longer an NDPB - Any residual work will be accommodated elsewhere within the Civil Service. It is likely to take 12 months to wind down the current workload |
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| CO | Commission for the Compact | No longer an NDPB - The functions of the Commission for the Compact (to champion and promote the Compact) will be carried out by Compact Voice and the Cabinet Office respectively |
| CO | Committee on Standards in Public Life | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| CO | Government Strategic Marketing Advisory Board | No longer an NDPB - GSMAB is no longer an Internal Advisory Committee – any remaining function will be passed to the Efficiency and Reform Group |
| CO | House of Lords Appointments Commission | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| CO | Main Honours Advisory Committee | No longer an NDPB - Will remain as an advisory group, administered from within the Cabinet Office |
| CO | National School of Government | Under consideration - The position will be determined by a broader review of civil service learning and development to report by the end of November |
| CO | Office for Civil Society Advisory Body | No longer an NDPB - The Advisory Body will be abolished when the member’s terms of office come to an end on 31/03/11 |
| CO | Security Commission | No longer an NDPB - For any breach of security the Government will consider the need for an inquiry, and how it should be conducted |
| CO | Security Vetting Appeals Panel | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| CO | Senior Salaries Review Body | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| Communities and Local Government (CLG) | Advisory Panel for the Local Innovation Awards Scheme | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and function |
| CLG | Advisory Panel on Standards for the Planning Inspectorate | No longer an NDPB - Abolished body. The Planning Inspectorate has an internal challenge process that offers quality assurance |
| CLG | Architects Registration Board | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| CLG | Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England | No longer a Public Corporation - Disband and transfer audit practice into private ownership, as previously announced |
| CLG | Building Regulations Advisory Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function |
| CLG | Community Development Foundation | No longer an NDPB - Has charitable status. Support to move to adoption of social enterprise model |
| CLG | Firebuy | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and transfer procurement functions to alternative suppliers, and residual functions to department |
| CLG | Homes and Communities Agency | Retain and substantially reform - Smaller enabling and investment body working for local communities. Intend to devolve London functions to Mayor of London. Taking on regulation of social housing |
| CLG | Independent Housing Ombudsman Ltd | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| CLG | Infrastructure Planning Commission | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and create a Major Infrastructure Planning Unit within the Planning Inspectorate, as previously announced |
| CLG | The Leasehold Advisory Service | Under consideration - Will work towards a future merger with a specialist advice service. Decision by April 2011 |
| CLG | Commission for Administration (also known as Local Government Ombudsman) | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| CLG | London Thames Gateway Development Corporation | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and devolve functions to local government or other London bodies |
| CLG | National Housing and Planning Advice Unit | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and function |
| CLG | National Tenant Voice | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and function |
| CLG | Olympic Park Legacy Company Ltd | No longer an NDPB - Devolve functions to Mayor of London. Reconstituted as a Mayoral Development Corporation |
| CLG | Ordnance Survey | Retain- On grounds of performing a technical function |
| CLG | Rent Assessment Panels / Residential Property Tribunal Service | No longer an NDPB - Abolish and transfer jurisdiction of these tribunals into MoJs tribunal service |
| CLG | Standards Board for England | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions, as previously announced |
| CLG | The Office for Tenants and Social Landlords (also known as Tenant Services Authority) | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body. Regulatory functions passed to Homes and Communities Agency. Independent economic regulation safeguarded. Consumer regulation slimmed down |
| CLG | Thurrock Development Corporation | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and devolve functions to local government |
| CLG | Valuation Tribunal for England | No longer an NDPB - Abolish and transfer jurisdiction of this tribunal into MoJs tribunal service |
| CLG | Valuation Tribunal Service | No longer an NDPB - Abolish and transfer functions of this body into MoJs tribunal service |
| CLG | West Northamptonshire Development Corporation | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and devolve functions to local government (local authority led delivery body) |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) | Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites | No Longer an NDPB - Abolish body and transfer functions in relation to England to English Heritage, as previously announced |
| DCMS | Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships | No Longer an NDPB - Declassify and transfer functions, as previously announced |
| DCMS | Advisory Committee on the Government Art Collection | No Longer an NDPB - Declassify and reconstitute as a committee of experts. |
| DCMS | Advisory Council on Libraries | No Longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions, as previously announced |
| DCMS | Arts Council England | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| DCMS | BBC | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | Big Lottery Fund | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality. Move policy responsibility to Cabinet Office |
| DCMS | British Library | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | Channel 4 | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | Churches Conservation Trust | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment | Under Consideration - Still considering the options for reform |
| DCMS | English Heritage | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | Football Licensing Authority | No longer an NDPB - Abolish the current NDPB and transfer expertise and functions to another body |
| DCMS | Gambling Commission | Merge- Merge with National Lottery Commission, as previously announced |
| DCMS | Historic Royal Palaces | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | Horserace Betting Levy Board | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government. Modify functions to remove Secretary State’s role in determining the levy |
| DCMS | Horserace Totalisator Board | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and sell |
| DCMS | Legal Deposit Advisory Panel | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions, as previously announced |
| DCMS | Museums and Galleries (British Museum, Horniman Museum, Geffrye Museum, Imperial War Museum, Museum of Science and Industry Manchester, National Gallery, National Maritime Museum, National Museum of Science and Industry, National Museums Liverpool, National Portrait Gallery, Natural History Museum, Royal Armouries, Sir John Sloane’s Museum, Tate Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum, Wallace Collection) | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | Museums, Libraries and Archives Council | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and transfer functions, as previously announced |
| DCMS | National Heritage Memorial Fund/Heritage Lottery Fund | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | National Lottery Commission | Merge- Merge with Gambling Commission, as previously announced |
| DCMS | Olympic Delivery Authority | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government. To be wound up as planned by March 2014, as previously announced |
| DCMS | Olympic Lottery Distributor | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality. To be wound up as planned by March 2013, as previously announced |
| DCMS | Public Lending Right | No longer an NDPB - Abolish the current NDPB and transfer functions |
| DCMS | Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | S4C | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government. Amend current RPI/funding link |
| DCMS | Sport England | Merge- Merge with UK Sport, as previously announced |
| DCMS | The Theatres Trust | No longer an NDPB - Continue as a charity, as previously announced |
| DCMS | Treasure Valuation Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | UK Anti Doping | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which requires impartiality |
| DCMS | UK Film Council | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and transfer functions, as previously announced |
| DCMS | UK Sport | Merge- Merge with Sport England, as previously announced |
| DCMS | Visit Britain | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DCMS | Visit England | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government. Modify constitution to increase representation of destinations on Visit England Board |
| Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) | Advisory Committee on Carbon Abatement Technologies | No longer an NDPB - This body was abolished (body and function) in July 2010 |
| DECC | Civil Nuclear Police Authority | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| DECC | Coal Authority | Retain- A decision has been made to retain this body because it needs to act independently. This body is under longer term review by DECC as announced in the 2010 Annual Energy Statement |
| DECC | Committee on Climate Change | Retain- Retain on the grounds of the need to act independently |
| DECC | Committee on Radioactive Waste Management | Retain- Retain on the grounds of the need to act independently |
| DECC | Fuel Poverty Advisory Group | Retain- Retain on the grounds of the need to act independently |
| DECC | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | Retain- Retain on the grounds of performing a technical function |
| DECC | Nuclear Liabilities Fund | Retain- Retain on the grounds of performing a technical function |
| DECC | Nuclear Liability Financing Assurance Board | Retain- Retain on the grounds of performing a technical function |
| DECC | Ofgem | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality. This body is under review by DECC as announced in the 2010 Annual Energy Statement |
| DECC | Renewables Advisory Board | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and function |
| DECC | UK Chemical Weapons Convention National Authority Advisory Committee | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and function. Options for retaining stakeholder input in this area are being considered |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) | Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a committee of experts |
| Defra | Advisory Committee on Organic Standards | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions |
| Defra | Advisory Committee on Packaging | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a committee of experts |
| Defra | Advisory Committee on Pesticides | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a committee of experts |
| Defra | Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| Defra | Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board | Under consideration - Initiate debate with industry about future of body, including non-public sector options |
| Defra | Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees (x16) | No longer an NDPB - Abolish bodies and functions, as previously announced |
| Defra | Agricultural Land Tribunal | Under consideration - Currently considering, by the end of 2010, scope to transfer jurisdiction of this tribunal into MoJ’s tribunal service |
| Defra | Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales | No longer an NDPB - Abolish and bring agricultural workers under national minimum wages legislation, as previously announced |
| Defra | Agricultural Wages Committees (x15) | No longer an NDPB - Abolish bodies and functions, as previously announced |
| Defra | Air Quality Expert Group | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a committee of experts |
| Defra | Animal Health and Welfare Strategy England Implementation Group | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions |
| Defra | British Waterways | No longer a Public Corporation - Abolish as a public corporation in England and Wales and create a new waterways charity – similar to a National Trust for the waterways |
| Defra | British Wool Marketing Board | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| Defra | Broads Authority | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government; but review governance and increase accountability |
| Defra | Commission for Rural Communities | No longer an NDPB - Abolish and reinforce Government’s capacity to reflect rural interests in policies and programmes, as previously announced |
| Defra | Committee on Agricultural Valuation | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions, as previously announced |
| Defra | Commons Commissioners | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions, as previously announced |
| Defra | Consumer Council for Water | Under consideration - Decision to be taken as part of OFWAT review launched on 26 August. Outcome of the review will be set out in the Water White Paper, due for publication in June 2011 |
| Defra | Covent Garden Market Authority | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| Defra | Darwin Advisory Committee | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a committee of experts |
| Defra | Environment Agency | Retain and substantially reform - Reform through structural, process and cultural change to become a more efficient and customer focused organisation; and clarify accountabilities. Further announcements after the spending review. The Environment Agency in Wales may move to form part of a WAG Environmental Body. |
| Defra | Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions |
| Defra | Farm Animal Welfare Council | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a committee of experts |
| Defra | Food from Britain | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions |
| Defra | Forestry Commission | Retain and substantially reform - Details of reform will be set out by Defra later in the autumn as part of the Government’s strategic approach to forestry in England. The Forestry Commission in Wales may move to form part of a WAG Environmental Body. |
| Defra | Gangmasters Licensing Authority | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| Defra | Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| Defra | Inland Waterways Advisory Council | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions, as previously announced |
| Defra | Internal Drainage Boards (x 160) | Retain and substantially reform - Improve efficiency and accountability, amend functions, and increase the involvement of local communities |
| Defra | Joint Nature Conservation Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| Defra | Marine Management Organisation | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of government |
| Defra | National Forest Company | Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of government |
| Defra | National Parks Authorities (x9) | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of government; but review governance and increase accountability |
| Defra | National Standing Committee on Farm Animal Genetic Resources | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a committee of experts |
| Defra | Natural England | Retain and substantially reform - Reform through structural, process and cultural change to become a more efficient and customer focused organisation; and clarify accountabilities. Further announcements after the spending review |
| Defra | OFWAT | Retain - Review launched 26 August to ensure it is fit for future challenges. The outcome of the review will be set out in the Water White Paper, due for publication in June 2011 |
| Defra | Pesticide Residues Committee | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a committee of experts |
| Defra | Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal | Under consideration - Currently considering, by the end of 2010, scope to transfer jurisdiction of this tribunal into MoJ’s tribunal service |
| Defra | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| Defra | Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions as previously announced |
| Defra | Science Advisory Council | Retain- Retain on grounds of independence, and broaden remit to strengthen co-ordination of all Defra science advice |
| Defra | Sea Fish Industry Authority | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| Defra | Sea Fish Licence Tribunal | Under consideration - Currently considering, by the end of 2010, scope to transfer jurisdiction of this tribunal into MoJ’s tribunal service |
| Defra | Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and transfer functions to Department of Health |
| Defra | Sustainable Development Commission | Under consideration - Future of body currently being considered in light of Defra’s decision to withdraw funding at end of 2010/11; as previously announced |
| Defra | Veterinary Products Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| Defra | Veterinary Residues Committee | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a committee of experts |
| Defra | Zoos Forum | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a committee of experts |
| Department for Education (DfE) | British Educational Communications and Technology Agency | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and transfer some functions to the Department for Education, as previously announced |
| DfE | Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service | Under Consideration - Being considered by the Family Justice Review Panel as part of a full review of the family justice system, reporting in 2011 |
| DfE | Children’s Workforce Development Council | Under Consideration - Options being considered with an announcement being made before the end of 2010 |
| DfE | General Teaching Council for England | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body as part of the Government’s wider plans to streamline and improve arrangements for tackling underperforming teachers, as previously announced |
| DfE | Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy | No longer an NDPB - Abolish once the existing remit for the group comes to an end in December 2010. Arrangements to be made for access to expert advice to Government as required |
| DfE | National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services | Under Consideration - Options being considered with an announcement being made before the end of 2010 |
| DfE | Ofqual | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which requires impartiality. Introduce legislation to strengthen governance arrangements |
| DfE | Ofsted | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which requires impartiality. Reform inspection functions to increase proportionality and reduce burdens |
| DfE | Partnerships for Schools | Under Consideration - Subject to the overarching review of Department for Education’s capital expenditure, to be completed in December 2010 |
| DfE | Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and transfer some functions (including key activities such as National Curriculum Tests) to the Department for Education, as previously announced |
| DfE | School Food Trust | No longer an NDPB - Abolish NDPB status, but continue as a charity with the potential to become a community interest company |
| DfE | School Support Staff Negotiating Body | Under Consideration - Subject to further discussions with employer and union representatives |
| DfE | School Teachers’ Review Body | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires political impartiality |
| DfE | Teachers TV Board of Governors | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions |
| DfE | The Office of the Children’s Commissioner | Under Consideration - Subject to a formal review to be finalised by the end of November 2010 |
| DfE | Training and Development Agency for Schools | Under Consideration - Options being considered with an announcement being made before the end of 2010 |
| DfE | Young People’s Learning Agency | Under Consideration - Subject to education structural reforms |
| Department for International Development (DfID) | Commonwealth Development Corporation | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| DfID | Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| Department of Health (DH) | Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| DH | Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) committee of experts |
| DH | Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health / Public Health Service committee of experts |
| DH | Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances | No longer an NDPB - Abolish and reconstitute as a Department of Health / Public Health Service committee of experts |
| DH | Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| DH | Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health / Public Health Service committee of experts |
| DH | Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health / Public Health Service committee of experts |
| DH | Advisory Group on Hepatitis | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health / Public Health Service committee of experts |
| DH | Alcohol Education and Research Council | No longer an NDPB - Abolish as an NDPB and remain as a charity, as previously announced |
| DH | Appointments Commission | No longer an NDPB - Abolish - accountability for remaining public appointments will rest with Ministers, as previously announced |
| DH | British Pharmacopoeia Commission | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| DH | Care Quality Commission | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| DH | Commission on Human Medicines | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| DH | Committee on Carcogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health / Public Health Service committee of experts |
| DH | Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health / Public Health Service committee of experts |
| DH | Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health / Public Health Service committee of experts |
| DH | Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health / Public Health Service committee of experts |
| DH | Committee on the Safety of Devices | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) committee of experts |
| DH | Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence | No longer an NDPB - Abolish as an NDPB and make a self-funding body, as previously announced |
| DH | Expert Advisory Group on AIDS | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health / Public Health Service committee of experts |
| DH | Gene Therapy Advisory Committee | No longer an NDPB - Abolish and transfer some functions to new research regulator |
| DH | General Social Care Council | No longer an NDPB - Abolish as an NDPB and transfer functions to Health Professions Council, as previously announced |
| DH | Genetics and Insurance Committee | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body. Functions have been transferred to other bodies |
| DH | Health Protection Agency | No longer an NDPB - Abolish as an NDPB and transfer functions as part of the new Public Health Service, as previously announced |
| DH | Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) committee of experts |
| DH | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority | No longer an NDPB - Transfer functions to other regulators (body to be abolished by end of current Parliament), as previously announced |
| DH | Human Genetics Commission | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health committee of experts |
| DH | Human Tissue Authority | No longer an NDPB - Transfer functions to other regulators (body to be abolished by end of current Parliament), as previously announced |
| DH | Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV | No longer an NDPB - Abolish and replace with a stakeholder advisory group |
| DH | Independent Reconfiguration Panel | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| DH | Independent Review Panel for the Classification of Borderline Products | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)committee of experts |
| DH | Independent Review panel on the Advertising of Medicines | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) committee of experts |
| DH | Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisations | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health / Public Health Service committee of experts |
| DH | Medical Education England | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| DH | Monitor | Retain- Retain and make an economic regulator |
| DH | National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and transfer statutory functions to the Quality Commission and obtain some advice currently provided by NIGB within the Department of Health or other bodies |
| DH | National Joint Registry Steering Committee | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health committee experts |
| DH | NHS Pay Review Body | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| DH | Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| DH | Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition | No longer an NDPB - Reconstitute as a Department of Health committee experts |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) | BBC World Service | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function and impartiality grounds |
| FCO | British Council | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| FCO | Caribbean Board | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and function |
| FCO | Diplomatic Service Appeals Board | Under consideration - The department is reviewing and exploring options will report in January 2011 |
| FCO | Foreign Compensation Commission | Under consideration - This is currently under consideration |
| FCO | Government Hospitality Advisory Committee on the purchase of Wines | No longer an NDPB - The NDPB will be abolished and the function is under departmental review |
| FCO | Great Britain China Centre | Under consideration - This is currently under consideration by the department |
| FCO | Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| FCO | The Westminster Foundation for Democracy | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| FCO | UK India Round Table | Under consideration - This is currently under consideration by the department |
| HM Treasury | Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the design of coins, medals, seals and decorations | Retain- Retain on the grounds of providing a technical function. The most cost-effective way to provide the specialist knowledge needed to advise the Chancellor and HM the Queen on coin designs |
| Ministry of Justice (MoJ) | Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace (x 101) | Merge- Merge and reduce number to 49 on the grounds of impartiality |
| MoJ | Administrative Justice and Tribunal Council | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and function |
| MoJ | Advisory Committee on Civil Costs | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoJ | Advisory Council on Historical Manuscripts | Merge- Merge with the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives |
| MoJ | Advisory Council on National Records and Archives | Retain- Retain on the grounds of providing a technical function which should be independent of Government |
| MoJ | Advisory Council on Public Records | Merge- Merge with the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives |
| MoJ | Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information | Under consideration - Under consideration, subject to confirming the relationship of this body with the newly-established Transparency Board |
| MoJ | Assessor for Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| MoJ | Chief Coroner of England and Wales/Chief Coroner’s Office (1 body) | No longer a statutory body - Abolish body and function. Certain functions to be transferred, either to the Lord Chancellor or the Lord Chief Justice. |
| MoJ | Civil Justice Council | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoJ | Civil Procedure Rule Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoJ | Courts Boards (x 19) | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and function |
| MoJ | Courts Fund Office | Retain and substantially reform - Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires political impartiality - but outsource investment activity |
| MoJ | Criminal Cases Review Commission | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| MoJ | Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority | Retain- Retain on the grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoJ | Criminal Procedure Rule Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoJ | Crown Court Rule Committee | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and transfer functions to Lord Chief Justice in consultation with other rule committees |
| MoJ | Crown Prosecution Service | Merge- Merge with Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office. Public Bodies Bill will legislatively complete the reform which was effected in Jan 2010 |
| MoJ | Family Justice Council | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoJ | Family Procedure Rule Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoJ | HM Inspectorate of Court Administration | No longer a statutory body - Abolish body and transfer essential functions to the appropriate inspectorate, as previously announced |
| MoJ | HM Inspectorate of Prisons | Retain- Retain on the grounds of transparency |
| MoJ | HM Inspectorate of Probation | Retain- Retain on the grounds of transparency |
| MoJ | Prisons and Probation Ombudsman | Retain- Retain on the grounds of transparency |
| MoJ | HM Land Registry | Retain and substantially reform - Retain on the grounds of transparency but Government will undertake a feasibility study to scope out the opportunities presented by private sector investment |
| MoJ | Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoJ | Independent Monitoring Boards of Prisons, Immigration Removal Centres and Short-Term Holding Rooms (x 147) | Retain- Retain on the grounds of transparency |
| MoJ | Information Commissioner’s Office | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| MoJ | Insolvency Rules Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| MoJ | Judicial Appointments Commission | Under consideration - Under consideration - but subject to Judicial Appointments Review |
| MoJ | Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman | Under consideration - Under consideration - but subject to Judicial Appointments Review |
| MoJ | Land Registration Rule Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoJ | Law Commission of England and Wales | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoJ | Legal Services Board | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| MoJ | Legal Services Commission | No longer an NDPB - Abolish as NDPB - change to Executive Agency , as previously announced |
| MoJ | Legal Services Ombudsman | No longer a statutory body - Abolish both body and function - decision already taken to abolish by 2011 |
| MoJ | Magistrates’ Courts Rule Committee | No longer a statutory body - Abolish - body will be discontinued and function will transfer to other rule committee |
| MoJ | Office for Legal Complaints (funded by profession) | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires political impartiality |
| MoJ | Official Solicitor | Retain- Retain on the grounds of transparency |
| MoJ | Parole Board of England and Wales | Retain and substantially reform - Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government but consider future status |
| MoJ | Probation Trusts (x 35) | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires political impartiality |
| MoJ | Prison Services Pay Review Body | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| MoJ | Public Guardian Board | No longer a statutory body - Abolish body and function |
| MoJ | Public Trustee | Retain and substantially reform - Retain on the grounds of impartiality, consider the potential for further outsourcing |
| MoJ | Restraint Accreditation Board | Retain- Retain on the grounds of transparency |
| MoJ | Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office | Merge- Merge with Crown Prosecution Office. Public Bodies Bill will legislatively complete the reform which was effected in Jan 2010 |
| MoJ | Sentencing Council for England and Wales | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| MoJ | The National Archives | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| MoJ | Tribunal Procedure Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoJ | Victim’s Advisory Panel | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and function |
| MoJ | Victims Commissioner | Retain- Retain on the grounds of impartiality |
| MoJ | Youth Justice Board for England and Wales | No longer an NDPB - Abolish as part of wider criminal justice reforms |
| Home Office (HO) | Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| HO | Animal Procedures Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function. Subject to consultation in due course when new EU directive is transposed into law |
| HO | Forensic Science Service | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| HO | Independent Police Complaints Commission | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| HO | Independent Safeguarding Authority | Under consideration - Subject to review of the Vetting and Barring Scheme announced by the Home Secretary that will be launched in due course |
| HO | Investigatory Powers Tribunal | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| HO | Migration Advisory Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| HO | National DNA Database Ethics Group | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| HO | National Policing Improvement Agency | No longer an NDPB - Currently considering which functions must be delivered nationally and where they should sit in a rationalised national policing landscape, as previously announced |
| HO | Office of Surveillance Commissioners | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| HO | Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner | Under consideration - Future options, including possible merger, under consideration |
| HO | Police Advisory Board, Police Negotiating Board and Police Arbitration Tribunal | Under consideration - The review of police remuneration and conditions of service has been asked to consider how these are determined, by 2011 |
| HO | Police Discipline Appeals Tribunal | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| HO | Security Industry Authority | No Longer an NDPB - Phased transition to new regulatory regime |
| HO | Serious Organised Crime Agency | Merge- Merge functions into the new National Crime Agency, as previously announced |
| HO | Technical Advisory Board | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| Government Equalities Office (GEO) | Equality and Human Rights Commission | Retain and substantially reform - Retain, with better focus on its core regulatory functions and improved use of taxpayers’ money |
| GEO | Women’s National Commission | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and bring core functions into the Government Equalities Office, which will ensure direct Ministerial engagement with women and women’s organisations |
| Ministry of Defence (MoD) | Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| MoD | Advisory Group on Military Medicine | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoD | Animal Welfare Advisory Committee | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and function, as previously announced |
| MoD | Armed Forces Pay Review Body | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| MoD | Central Advisory Committee on Pensions and Compensation | Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| MoD | Defence Nuclear Safety Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoD | Defence Scientific Advisory Council | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoD | Independent Monitoring Board for the Military Corrective Training Centre | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| MoD | National Army Museum | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| MoD | National Employer Advisory Board | Under consideration - Options being considered as to how the functions could be provided by a committee of experts |
| MoD | National Museum of the Royal Navy | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoD | Nuclear Research Advisory Council | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoD | Oil and Pipelines Agency | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoD | Review Board for Government Contracts | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoD | Royal Air Force Museum | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoD | Science Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| MoD | Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees (x 13) | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| Department for Transport (DfT) | BRB (Residuary) Ltd | No longer a Public Corporation - Abolish body and transfer functions to the Secretary of State for Transport. BRBR will be wound up once a programme of asset disposals is complete |
| DfT | British Transport Police Authority | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government |
| DfT | Civil Aviation Authority | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| DfT | Commission for Integrated Transport | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and seek arrangement that delivers external analysis and strategic advice on cross-modal transport policy and realising benefits, at lower cost |
| DfT | Cycling England | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body. We have announced a Local Sustainable Travel Fund and will explore ways of marshalling expert input on cycling issues, including to support the Fund |
| DfT | Disabled Persons’ Transport Advisory Committee | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body. We are exploring options for continuing to gain the disability advice we need through a more flexible, accountable structure |
| DfT | Directly Operated Railways Ltd | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| DfT | London and Continental Railways Ltd | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| DfT | Northern Lighthouse Board | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of Government |
| DfT | Office of Rail Regulation | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| DfT | Passenger Focus/Passengers’ Council | Retain and substantially reform - Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality. Substantially reform to focus on core role of protecting passengers, while reducing cost to taxpayers |
| DfT | Railway Heritage Committee | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and functions. No equivalent protection applies to the heritage items of any other transport sector |
| DfT | Renewable Fuels Agency | No longer an NDPB - Abolish body and transfer functions to the Secretary State for Transport |
| DfT | Traffic Commissioners and Deputies | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality |
| DfT | Trinity House Lighthouse Service | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which remain independent of Government |
| Department of Work and Pensions(DWP) | Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission | No longer an NDPB - Will become an executive agency of DWP who responsibility for its functions |
| DWP | Disability Employment Advisory Committee | No longer an NDPB - Transfer Disability Employment Advice Function Equality 2025 |
| DWP | Disability Living Allowance / Attendance Allowance Advisory Board | No longer an NDPB - Functions can be carried out between the Department for Work and Pensions, with external specialist advice if required, and 2025 |
| DWP | Equality 2025 | Retain- The group will now advise on areas previously covered by bodies on issues affecting disabled people |
| DWP | Health and Safety Executive | Retain- HSE’s functions and expenditure are being scrutinised in the of the Spending Review and Lord Young’s review of health and safety |
| DWP | Independent Living Fund | Under consideration - Options still being considered |
| DWP | Industrial Injuries Advisory Council | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| DWP | National Employment Savings Trust (succeeded the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority on 5 July 2010) | Retain- Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which independent of Government |
| DWP | Pension Protection Fund | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| DWP | Pensions Ombudsman | Merge- Merge with Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman to form a tribunal NDPB |
| DWP | Pensions Protection Fund Ombudsman | Merge- Merge with Pensions Ombudsman to form a single tribunal |
| DWP | Pensions Regulator | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| DWP | Remploy Ltd | Under consideration |
| DWP | Social Security Advisory Committee | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
| DWP | The Pensions Advisory Service | Retain- Retain on grounds of impartiality |
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