Asked by: Katie Lam (Conservative - Weald of Kent)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many open (a) processes and (b) applications there are for the creation of new (i) arm’s-length bodies, (ii) Government Departments, (iii) agencies and (iv) public bodies.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
On 6 April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a full review of all UK government arm’s length bodies, and proposals for new bodies, in order to return policy decisions to Ministers, reduce duplication and improve efficiency and transparency. The review is ongoing and outcomes will be announced in due course.
Information about the creation of other types of public bodies is not held centrally.
The decision to create or close Government Departments is the responsibility of the Prime Minister. There are no active processes underway to create or close any departments.
Asked by: Katie Lam (Conservative - Weald of Kent)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the published list of (a) arm’s-length bodies, (b) Government departments, (c) agencies, (d) public bodies, and (e) other related entities for which a Minister or Department is responsible is complete and does not omit any relevant bodies.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
Cabinet Office publishes a list of Departments, agencies and public bodies which can be accessed on gov.uk. Individual government departments are responsible for ensuring their portfolio of organisations is accurately listed and kept up-to-date.
The Government also publishes a consolidated dataset on arm’s-length bodies annually. The latest version can be found here and provides landscape data for 2024.
Asked by: Katie Lam (Conservative - Weald of Kent)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many open (a) processes and (b) applications there are for the closure of (i) arm’s-length bodies, (ii) Government Departments, (iii) agencies and (iv) public bodies.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
On 6 April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a full review of all UK government arm’s length bodies, and proposals for new bodies, in order to return policy decisions to Ministers, reduce duplication and improve efficiency and transparency. The review is ongoing and outcomes will be announced in due course.
Information about the closures of other types of public bodies is not held centrally.
The decision to create or close Government Departments is the responsibility of the Prime Minister. There are no active processes underway to create or close any departments.