Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 September 2024 to Question 4702 on Public Bodies, whether the process in place for considering whether to approve the creation of a new public body is different to Classification Of Public Bodies: Guidance For Department, published on 27 April 2016.

The Classification of Public Bodies: Guidance For Departments sets out the different categories of the UK’s public bodies and provides a high-level introduction to the early decision making process for establishing a public body. There is specific guidance for the new public body approvals process in The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies: Guidance for Departments.