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Quangos and arm’s-length bodies
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£365.7bn was spent on the UK Government’s arm’s-length bodies in the UK in 2023-24. That is +1.1% on a year earlier after inflation (+6.5% in cash). In 2025-26 prices it has gone from £348.2bn in 2018-19 to £393.7bn. That is the total managed expenditure of 304 bodies, 245 of them non-departmental public bodies, with 397,003 staff. Most of it is passed on: NHS England alone spent £174.2bn, most of the NHS budget.
Figure as of 22 July 2020. Source: Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office.
Key figures
- £365.7bnSpent in 2023-24, cash +6.5% on a year earlier
- +1.1%Real-terms change, 2023-24 on a year earlier £393.7bn in 2025-26 prices
- 304Arm’s-length bodies, 31 March 2024 245 of them NDPBs
- 397,003Staff (FTE), 31 March 2024
Source: Cabinet Office.
What is the short version?
- Fewer quangos than 20 years ago: 245 non-departmental public bodies at 31 March 2024, against 797 at 31 March 2002, though some of the fall is how they are counted.
- A few bodies are most of the money: NHS England (£174.2bn), Education and Skills Funding Agency (£72.2bn), HM Revenue & Customs (£39.6bn).
- Much of it is passed on: the NHS, schools and research grants are paid through these bodies, and are counted again on those services’ pages.
- UK Government bodies only: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own, not listed here.
Over the longest run published: cash, real terms and per head
Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2019-20: No directory was published for 2020-21 or 2021-22 (paused during the pandemic). 2022-23: From 2022-23 the Public Bodies Directory reports each body’s total managed expenditure; 2018-19 and 2019-20 are budget outturn (resource and capital DEL plus AME) from the older editions, the nearest earlier measure. 2023-24: Machinery of government: DLUHC became MHCLG in July 2024, and the Forestry Commission, listed as its own sponsor in 2022-23, is under Defra. Each department’s 2022-23 figure includes the bodies it sponsors now.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
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2018-19Details for 2018-19 | £348.2bn | £265.2bn |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £365.7bn | £285.9bn |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £389.3bn | £343.5bn |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £393.7bn | £365.7bn |
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Figure as of 22 July 2020. Source: Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office.
Source: Cabinet Office, Public Bodies 2019: data directory, published 22 July 2020; Cabinet Office, Public Bodies 2020: data directory, published 15 July 2021; Cabinet Office, Public Bodies Directory 2023/24, published 29 May 2025; Cabinet Office, Public Bodies Directory 2022/23, published 17 December 2024.
How many there are, and how that has changed
At 31 March 2024 the UK Government sponsored 304 arm’s-length bodies, of which 245 were non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs, the bodies usually meant by “quangos”). At 31 March 2002 there were 797 NDPBs. Executive agencies and non-ministerial departments have been counted only since 2013.
No edition was published as at 31 March 2010, 2011, 2021 or 2022. “Other” is the Independent Monitoring Boards of prisons and immigration centres (each counted until 2016, one body in 2017) and, from 2023, Crown NDPBs.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Executive non-departmental public bodies | Advisory non-departmental public bodies | Tribunal non-departmental public bodies | Other NDPBs |
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Mar 2002Details for Mar 2002 | 192 | 428 | 36 | 141 |
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Mar 2003Details for Mar 2003 | 206 | 422 | 33 | 150 |
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Mar 2004Details for Mar 2004 | 210 | 407 | 34 | 152 |
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Mar 2005Details for Mar 2005 | 211 | 458 | 42 | 151 |
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Mar 2006Details for Mar 2006 | 199 | 448 | 40 | 149 |
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Mar 2007Details for Mar 2007 | 203 | 441 | 34 | 149 |
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Mar 2008Details for Mar 2008 | 198 | 410 | 33 | 149 |
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Mar 2009Details for Mar 2009 | 192 | 405 | 19 | 150 |
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Mar 2012Details for Mar 2012 | 185 | 215 | 15 | 145 |
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Mar 2013Details for Mar 2013 | 175 | 170 | 14 | 138 |
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Mar 2014Details for Mar 2014 | 154 | 149 | 14 | 133 |
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Mar 2015Details for Mar 2015 | 111 | 146 | 13 | 133 |
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Mar 2016Details for Mar 2016 | 112 | 141 | 13 | 133 |
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Mar 2017Details for Mar 2017 | 110 | 123 | 11 | 1 |
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Mar 2018Details for Mar 2018 | 115 | 120 | 7 | 0 |
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Mar 2019Details for Mar 2019 | 118 | 111 | 6 | 0 |
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Mar 2020Details for Mar 2020 | 115 | 116 | 6 | 0 |
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Mar 2023Details for Mar 2023 | 118 | 114 | 8 | 4 |
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Mar 2024Details for Mar 2024 | 118 | 115 | 8 | 4 |
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Figure as of unknown date. Source: Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office.
| At | All counted | NDPBs | Executive agencies | Non-ministerial departments | Edition |
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31 March 2024Details for 31 March 2024 | 304 | 245 | 39 | 20 | Public Bodies Directory 2023/24 |
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31 March 2023Details for 31 March 2023 | 302 | 244 | 38 | 20 | Public Bodies Directory 2022/23 |
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31 March 2020Details for 31 March 2020 | 295 | 237 | 38 | 20 | Public Bodies 2020 |
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31 March 2019Details for 31 March 2019 | 295 | 235 | 39 | 20 | Public Bodies 2019 |
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31 March 2018Details for 31 March 2018 | 301 | 242 | 37 | 21 | Public Bodies 2018-19 |
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31 March 2017Details for 31 March 2017 | 305 | 245 | 38 | 22 | Public Bodies 2017 |
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31 March 2016Details for 31 March 2016 | 463 | 399 | 40 | 24 | Public Bodies 2016 |
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31 March 2015Details for 31 March 2015 | 468 | 403 | 42 | 23 | Public Bodies 2015 |
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31 March 2014Details for 31 March 2014 | 514 | 450 | 41 | 23 | Public Bodies 2014 |
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31 March 2013Details for 31 March 2013 | 561 | 497 | 42 | 22 | Public Bodies 2013 |
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31 March 2012Details for 31 March 2012 | 560 | 560 | not counted | not counted | Public Bodies 2012 |
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31 March 2009Details for 31 March 2009 | 766 | 766 | not counted | not counted | Public Bodies 2009 |
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31 March 2008Details for 31 March 2008 | 790 | 790 | not counted | not counted | Public Bodies 2008 |
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31 March 2007Details for 31 March 2007 | 827 | 827 | not counted | not counted | Public Bodies 2007 |
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31 March 2006Details for 31 March 2006 | 836 | 836 | not counted | not counted | Public Bodies 2006 |
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31 March 2005Details for 31 March 2005 | 861 | 861 | not counted | not counted | Public Bodies 2005 Includes 42 Courts Boards and 27 existing bodies newly brought into the classification. |
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31 March 2004Details for 31 March 2004 | 803 | 803 | not counted | not counted | Public Bodies 2004 |
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31 March 2003Details for 31 March 2003 | 811 | 811 | not counted | not counted | Public Bodies 2003 |
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31 March 2002Details for 31 March 2002 | 797 | 797 | not counted | not counted | Public Bodies 2002 |
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The 2010 review (“the bonfire of the quangos”)
The review announced on 14 October 2010 took in 904 bodies. In 2011 the government set a goal of reducing them by 250. The Cabinet Office’s account of the outcome by 2015:
| Outcome | Bodies |
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| Retained | 398 |
| Retained and substantially reformed | 132 |
| Abolished | 195 |
| Removed by merging | 101 |
| Bodies left after the mergers | 68 |
| Reform still pending in 2015 | 10 |
The 2010 review covered over 660 NDPBs and over 240 other bodies, including some non-ministerial departments and public corporations; executive agencies were not included. The government set a goal in 2011 of reducing the 904 by 250. Some bodies left the count by being merged, reclassified or brought into a department rather than closed, and their work continues.
Source: Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Public Bodies 2015 (PDF): Achievements of the Public Bodies Reform Programme 2010-15; Public Bodies 2012 (PDF): 2010 Review, published 17 December 2015.
Where their money comes from and what it is spent on, 2023-24
| Line | Amount |
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| Income from government (grant-in-aid and funding from the department) | £369.8bn |
| Other income (levies, fees, charges, sales, the National Lottery) | £22.2bn |
| Total managed expenditure | £365.7bn |
| of which: day-to-day programme spending (resource DEL) | £282.3bn |
| of which: administration (resource DEL) | £5.5bn |
| of which: capital (capital DEL) | £38.9bn |
| of which: annually managed spending (AME: pensions, provisions, some demand-led spending) | £39.2bn |
| Paid out as grants (included above) | £224.9bn |
| Spent on consultants (included above) | £450m |
| Spent on contractors and agency staff (included above) | £1.4bn |
As each body reported it to the Cabinet Office. Income and spending do not match: some bodies carry money between years, and some spending (depreciation, provisions) is not paid out in cash.
2018-19 and 2019-20 are budget outturn (resource and capital DEL plus AME) from the older editions; later years are total managed expenditure from the Public Bodies Directory. No directory was published for 2020-21 or 2021-22. Advisory and tribunal NDPBs spend a few million pounds between them and barely show.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Executive non-departmental public bodies | Advisory non-departmental public bodies | Tribunal non-departmental public bodies | Other NDPBs | Executive agencies |
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2018-19Details for 2018-19 | £192.1bn | £0.0bn | £0.0bn | £0.0bn | £95.0bn |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £210.7bn | £0.0bn | £0.0bn | £0.0bn | £93.8bn |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £240.6bn | £0.0bn | £0.0bn | £0.3bn | £98.2bn |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £247.2bn | £0.0bn | £0.0bn | £0.4bn | £99.6bn |
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Figure as of 22 July 2020. Source: Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office.
Source: Cabinet Office, Public Bodies Directory 2023/24, published 29 May 2025.
Executive NDPBs over the longest run
Two measures, never joined. The jump in 2013-14 is NHS England (then the NHS Commissioning Board) becoming an executive NDPB and taking over NHS commissioning budgets. Gross expenditure for 2006-07 to 2008-09 is from the PDF editions; the Regional Development Agencies and other bodies abolished after 2010 are in the earlier years.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Total gross expenditure | Total managed expenditure (budget outturn) |
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2006-07Details for 2006-07 | £60.6bn | — |
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2007-08Details for 2007-08 | £69.0bn | — |
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2008-09Details for 2008-09 | £72.0bn | — |
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2011-12Details for 2011-12 | £46.0bn | — |
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2012-13Details for 2012-13 | £39.5bn | — |
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2013-14Details for 2013-14 | £170.3bn | — |
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2014-15Details for 2014-15 | £170.6bn | — |
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2018-19Details for 2018-19 | — | £192.1bn |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | — | £210.7bn |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | — | £240.6bn |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | — | £247.2bn |
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Figure as of unknown date. Source: Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office.
Where the money goes, level by level
- UK total (this level)
- Nation not published
- Department or service body
- Local body not published
- Spending category not published
- Line or transaction not published
United Kingdom
Total managed expenditure of every executive agency, non-departmental public body and non-ministerial department the UK Government sponsors, as each reported it to the Cabinet Office. 2018-19 and 2019-20 are budget outturn (resource and capital DEL plus AME) from the older editions; the directory was paused for 2020-21 and 2021-22. Much of it is money passed on (NHS England to the NHS, the Education and Skills Funding Agency to schools and colleges): it is also counted in the service pages it pays for.
£365.7bn in 2023-24 (cash); £393.7bn in 2025-26 prices; +6.5% on a year earlier in cash, +1.1% in real terms.
| Department or service body | Cash, 2023-24 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
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Department of Health and Social CareDetails for Department of Health and Social Care | £175.1bn | £188.5bn | — | +3.7% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 16 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Department for EducationDetails for Department for Education | £74.8bn | £80.5bn | — | +2.0% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 15 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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HM Revenue and CustomsDetails for HM Revenue and Customs | £39.9bn | £43.0bn | — | −7.8% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 2 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Department for TransportDetails for Department for Transport | £28.6bn | £30.8bn | — | −11.6% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 16 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Ministry of JusticeDetails for Ministry of Justice | £11.3bn | £12.2bn | — | +1.4% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 66 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyDetails for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | £10.4bn | £11.2bn | — | −1.9% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 10 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDetails for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | £6.0bn | £6.4bn | — | +23.2% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 30 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Ministry of DefenceDetails for Ministry of Defence | £3.6bn | £3.9bn | — | +11.2% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 16 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Department for Culture, Media and SportDetails for Department for Culture, Media and Sport | £3.4bn | £3.6bn | — | +45.7% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 35 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDetails for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | £3.2bn | £3.5bn | — | −38.5% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 11 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroDetails for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | £2.9bn | £3.2bn | — | +257.2% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 10 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Home OfficeDetails for Home Office | £1.2bn | £1.3bn | — | +10.2% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 16 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDetails for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £1.1bn | £1.2bn | — | +3.6% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 7 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Attorney Generals OfficeDetails for Attorney Generals Office | £945m | £1.0bn | — | +11.1% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 3 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Department for Business and TradeDetails for Department for Business and Trade | £919m | £990m | — | +28.2% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 14 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Cabinet OfficeDetails for Cabinet Office | £871m | £938m | — | +31.0% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 11 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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HM TreasuryDetails for HM Treasury | £722m | £778m | — | +42.1% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 9 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Department for Work and PensionsDetails for Department for Work and Pensions | £545m | £587m | — | +15.1% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 6 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Food Standards AgencyDetails for Food Standards Agency | £139m | £149m | — | −10.4% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 5 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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UK Supreme CourtDetails for UK Supreme Court | £18m | £19m | — | +25.0% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 1 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Northern Ireland OfficeDetails for Northern Ireland Office | £7m | £8m | — | +96.0% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 4 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Office of the Secretary of State for ScotlandDetails for Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland | £0m | £0m | — | +7.6% | Cabinet Office | Local body not published: The directory gives each of the department’s 1 arm’s-length bodies its own spending, staff and funding: they are in the searchable table of every body on this page, not drawn here, to keep the drill-down short. The directory does not break a body’s spending down further (only into capital, administration, programme and annually managed spending, and grants). |
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Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.
By sponsoring department, 2023-24
| Department | Bodies’ spending | Bodies | Staff (FTE) | Real change on 2022-23 | Income from government |
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Department of Health and Social CareDetails for Department of Health and Social Care | £175.1bn | 16 | 25,876 | +3.7% | £177.9bn |
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Department for EducationDetails for Department for Education | £74.8bn | 15 | 8,444 | +2.0% | £74.7bn |
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HM Revenue and CustomsDetails for HM Revenue and Customs | £39.9bn | 2 | 64,874 | −7.8% | £41.1bn |
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Department for TransportDetails for Department for Transport | £28.6bn | 16 | 66,605 | −11.6% | £30.7bn |
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Ministry of JusticeDetails for Ministry of Justice | £11.3bn | 66 | 85,575 | +1.4% | £10.9bn |
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Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyDetails for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | £10.4bn | 10 | 14,222 | −1.9% | £11.3bn |
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDetails for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | £6.0bn | 30 | 25,146 | +23.2% | £5.3bn |
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Ministry of DefenceDetails for Ministry of Defence | £3.6bn | 16 | 28,594 | +11.2% | £3.7bn |
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Department for Culture, Media and SportDetails for Department for Culture, Media and Sport | £3.4bn | 35 | 13,616 | +45.7% | £1.7bn |
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDetails for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | £3.2bn | 11 | 9,379 | −38.5% | £3.5bn |
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Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroDetails for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | £2.9bn | 10 | 6,373 | +257.2% | £3.5bn |
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Home OfficeDetails for Home Office | £1.2bn | 16 | 9,170 | +10.2% | £851m |
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDetails for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £1.1bn | 7 | 9,105 | +3.6% | £218m |
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Attorney Generals OfficeDetails for Attorney Generals Office | £945m | 3 | 10,491 | +11.1% | £1.0bn |
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Department for Business and TradeDetails for Department for Business and Trade | £919m | 14 | 5,609 | +28.2% | £823m |
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Cabinet OfficeDetails for Cabinet Office | £871m | 11 | 6,385 | +31.0% | £859m |
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HM TreasuryDetails for HM Treasury | £722m | 9 | 1,356 | +42.1% | £1.3bn |
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Department for Work and PensionsDetails for Department for Work and Pensions | £545m | 6 | 4,493 | +15.1% | £517m |
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Food Standards AgencyDetails for Food Standards Agency | £139m | 5 | 1,533 | −10.4% | £144m |
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UK Supreme CourtDetails for UK Supreme Court | £18m | 1 | 63 | +25.0% | £9.8m |
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Northern Ireland OfficeDetails for Northern Ireland Office | £7.1m | 4 | 92 | +96.0% | £3.7m |
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Office of the Secretary of State for ScotlandDetails for Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland | £0.3m | 1 | 3 | +7.6% | £0.4m |
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Spending is total managed expenditure of the bodies, not of the department itself. Changes compare with 2022-23, with each body under the department that sponsors it now.
Source: Cabinet Office, Public Bodies Directory 2023/24, published 29 May 2025; Cabinet Office, Public Bodies Directory 2022/23, published 17 December 2024.
Every body, 2023-24
Search by name, department or kind. Open a row for its income, grants, consultants, chair’s pay, purpose, reach and headquarters, and a link to the service page it belongs to where the site has one.
| Body | Sponsor | Spending | Staff (FTE) | Income from government | Kind | Spending, 2022-23 | Other income | Grants given | Consultants | Chair’s pay for the year | Main purpose | Covers | Headquarters | Established |
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NHS EnglandDetails for NHS England | DHSC | £174.2bn | 14,599 | £175.0bn | Executive NDPB | £157.9bn | £5.9bn | £134.0bn | £17m | £63,000 | Grant and subsidy issuing body | England | London - England | 2012 |
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Education and Skills Funding AgencyDetails for Education and Skills Funding Agency | DFE | £72.2bn | 715 | £72.4bn | Executive agency | £67.3bn | £0.0m | £72.1bn | £1.6m | £12,500 | Grant and subsidy issuing body; has regulatory powers | England | West Midlands - England | 2017-04 |
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HM Revenue & CustomsDetails for HM Revenue & Customs | HMRC | £39.6bn | 61,185 | £40.8bn | Non-ministerial department | £40.8bn | £534m | £1.9m | £7.5m | £27,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation; has regulatory powers | UK | London - England | 2005 |
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Network Rail (2 bodies)Details for Network Rail (2 bodies) | DFT | £13.6bn | 40,026 | £17.6bn | Executive NDPB | £17.7bn | £4.0bn | £0.0m | £67m | £314,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England - Wales - Scotland | London - England | 2014-09 |
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UK Research and InnovationDetails for UK Research and Innovation | DSIT | £9.3bn | 8,063 | £10.3bn | Executive NDPB | £9.2bn | £31m | £8.5bn | £0.1m | £29,500 | Grant and subsidy issuing body | UK and Overseas | South West - England | 2018-04 |
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High Speed Two (HS2) LimitedDetails for High Speed Two (HS2) Limited | DFT | £8.6bn | 1,933 | £7.3bn | Executive NDPB | £7.0bn | £0.0m | £4.7m | £17m | £280,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England | West Midlands - England | 2009-January |
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HM Prison and Probation ServiceDetails for HM Prison and Probation Service | MOJ | £6.3bn | 64,920 | £5.6bn | Executive agency | £5.5bn | £280m | £0.0m | £4.1m | £17,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England and Wales | London - England | 2008 |
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National HighwaysDetails for National Highways | DFT | £4.8bn | 6,865 | £5.0bn | Executive NDPB | £4.5bn | £59m | £30m | £2.5m | £108,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England | South East - England | 2015-04 |
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Rural Payments AgencyDetails for Rural Payments Agency | DEFRA | £2.9bn | 2,621 | £2.7bn | Executive agency | £1.9bn | £2.5m | £2.7bn | £1.1m | £9,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England | South East - England | 2001/10 |
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Homes EnglandDetails for Homes England | MHCLG | £2.6bn | 1,367 | £2.9bn | Executive NDPB | £4.4bn | £825m | £2.6bn | £9.3m | £95,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England | West Midlands - England | 2008-12 |
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Nuclear Decommissioning AuthorityDetails for Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | DESNZ | £2.5bn | 356 | £3.0bn | Executive NDPB | £3.8bn | £992m | £4.7m | £1.6m | £204,167 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England - Wales - Scotland | North West - England | 2004 |
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Legal Aid AgencyDetails for Legal Aid Agency | MOJ | £2.3bn | 1,170 | £2.2bn | Executive agency | £2.0bn | £38m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £8,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England and Wales | No Designated Headquarters | 2013/04 |
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HM Courts and Tribunals ServiceDetails for HM Courts and Tribunals Service | MOJ | £2.2bn | 14,728 | £2.7bn | Executive agency | £2.6bn | £778m | £0.0m | £0.9m | £25,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England and Wales | London - England | 2011-04 |
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Environment AgencyDetails for Environment Agency | DEFRA | £2.1bn | 12,093 | £1.7bn | Executive NDPB | £1.7bn | £549m | £182m | £104m | £100,000 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England | South West - England | 1996 |
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AWE PLCDetails for AWE PLC | MOD | £1.8bn | 7,507 | £1.9bn | Executive NDPB | £1.5bn | £0.0m | £0.0m | £1.4m | £150,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England and Scotland | South East - England | 2021-07 |
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Office for StudentsDetails for Office for Students | DFE | £1.6bn | 462 | £1.6bn | Executive NDPB | £1.5bn | £32m | £1.6bn | £0.0m | £59,000 | Economic or sectoral regulator | England | South West - England | 2018-04 |
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Defence Equipment and SupportDetails for Defence Equipment and Support | MOD | £1.4bn | 12,018 | £1.4bn | Executive agency | £1.2bn | £0.1m | £0.0m | £3.5m | £150,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | South West - England | 2014-04 |
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British CouncilDetails for British Council | FCDO | £1.1bn | 8,839 | £173m | Executive NDPB | £981m | £779m | £25m | £22m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | UK and Overseas | London - England | 1934-01 |
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Crown Prosecution ServiceDetails for Crown Prosecution Service | AGO | £852m | 7,215 | £894m | Non-ministerial department | £725m | £49m | £0.0m | £0.1m | £20,000 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement; has regulatory powers | England and Wales | London - England | 1986-01 |
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National Crime AgencyDetails for National Crime Agency | HO | £836m | 5,690 | £725m | Non-ministerial department | £745m | £146m | £0.0m | £36m | unpaid | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | London - England | 2013-10 |
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The National Lottery Community FundDetails for The National Lottery Community Fund | DCMS | £773m | 791 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | — | £182m | £891m | £0.2m | £36,411 | Grant and subsidy issuing body | UK | West Midlands - England | 2004 |
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The Arts Council of EnglandDetails for The Arts Council of England | DCMS | £756m | 629 | £495m | Executive NDPB | £543m | £2.8m | £708m | £0.5m | £40,000 | Grant and subsidy issuing body | England | North West - England | 1946 |
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UK Infrastructure Bank LimitedDetails for UK Infrastructure Bank Limited | HMT | £692m | 214 | £1.0bn | Executive NDPB | £260m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £3.7m | £117,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | Yorkshire and The Humber - England | 2021-06 |
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UK Space AgencyDetails for UK Space Agency | DSIT | £689m | 305 | £633m | Executive agency | £637m | £0.0m | £106m | £13m | £24,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation; has regulatory powers | UK | South West - England | 2011-01 |
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The Insolvency ServiceDetails for The Insolvency Service | DBT | £557m | 1,640 | £546m | Executive agency | £403m | £121m | £0.0m | £0.6m | £18,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation; has regulatory powers | UK | London - England | 1990-01 |
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Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyDetails for Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | DFT | £517m | 5,690 | £126m | Executive agency | £505m | £393m | £0.0m | £0.2m | £82,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation; has regulatory powers | UK | Wales | 1990-01 |
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HM Land RegistryDetails for HM Land Registry | MHCLG | £481m | 6,330 | £504m | Non-ministerial department | £435m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.4m | £57,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England and Wales | London - England | 1862-10 |
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Government Property AgencyDetails for Government Property Agency | CO | £478m | 385 | £450m | Executive agency | £0.3m | £562m | £0.0m | £1.8m | £60,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | West Midlands - England | 2018-04 |
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UK Health Security AgencyDetails for UK Health Security Agency | DHSC | £473m | 5,659 | £2.7bn | Executive agency | £2.3bn | £298m | −£0.2m | £9.3m | £63,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England | London - England | 2021-10 |
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National Heritage Memorial FundDetails for National Heritage Memorial Fund | DCMS | £418m | 23 | £18m | Executive NDPB | £18m | £0.1m | £403m | £2.2m | £42,500 | Grant and subsidy issuing body | UK | London - England | 1980 |
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Maritime and Coastguard AgencyDetails for Maritime and Coastguard Agency | DFT | £392m | 1,227 | £370m | Executive agency | £401m | £20m | £0.0m | £1.9m | £9,864 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | UK | South East - England | 1998 |
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British Transport Police AuthorityDetails for British Transport Police Authority | DFT | £374m | 4,863 | £6.4m | Executive NDPB | £353m | £364m | £0.0m | £1.0m | £47,500 | Safety, licensing and regulation body | England - Wales - Scotland | London - England | 2004-07 |
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UK Statistics AuthorityDetails for UK Statistics Authority | CO | £369m | 5,049 | £384m | Non-ministerial department | £609m | £35m | £0.0m | £10m | £72,500 | Research, innovation and development body; has regulatory powers | UK | Wales | 2008 |
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Sport EnglandDetails for Sport England | DCMS | £352m | 314 | £192m | Executive NDPB | £160m | £3.0m | £305m | £0.6m | £42,500 | Grant and subsidy issuing body | England | East Midlands - England | 1997-01 |
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Student Loans CompanyDetails for Student Loans Company | DFE | £322m | 3,176 | £350m | Executive NDPB | £323m | £2.5m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £50,350 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | Scotland | 1989-01 |
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Animal and Plant Health AgencyDetails for Animal and Plant Health Agency | DEFRA | £307m | 2,935 | £202m | Executive agency | £318m | £83m | £0.0m | £4.2m | £12,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation; has regulatory powers | England - Wales - Scotland | South East - England | 2014-10 |
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Valuation Office AgencyDetails for Valuation Office Agency | HMRC | £292m | 3,689 | £313m | Executive agency | £324m | £58m | £0.0m | £6.5m | £15,000 | Other | England and Wales | London - England | 1910 |
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Care Quality CommissionDetails for Care Quality Commission | DHSC | £284m | 3,148 | £34m | Executive NDPB | £47m | £226m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £63,000 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England | London - England | 2009 |
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Submarine Delivery AgencyDetails for Submarine Delivery Agency | MOD | £276m | 2,490 | £282m | Executive agency | £233m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.3m | £100,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | South West - England | 2018-04 |
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UK Atomic Energy AuthorityDetails for UK Atomic Energy Authority | DESNZ | £274m | 1,921 | £309m | Executive NDPB | £307m | £73m | £0.0m | £3.1m | £25,000 | Research, innovation and development body | UK | South East - England | 1954-06 |
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Construction Industry Training BoardDetails for Construction Industry Training Board | DFE | £268m | 790 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £196m | £258m | £129m | £0.1m | £21,673 | Safety, licensing and regulation body | England - Wales - Scotland | East of England - England | 1964-07 |
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Health and Safety ExecutiveDetails for Health and Safety Executive | DWP | £253m | 2,872 | £207m | Other NDPB | £171m | £105m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £82,500 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England - Wales - Scotland | North West - England | 2008-04 |
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Natural EnglandDetails for Natural England | DEFRA | £251m | 3,057 | £234m | Executive NDPB | £251m | £24m | £21m | £0.2m | £85,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation; has regulatory powers | England | Yorkshire and The Humber - England | 2006 October |
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NS&IDetails for NS&I | HMT | £212m | 230 | £261m | Non-ministerial department | £178m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £3.3m | £25,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | London - England | 1996-06 |
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Disclosure and Barring ServiceDetails for Disclosure and Barring Service | HO | £211m | 1,174 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £192m | £216m | £0.0m | £4.1m | £42,500 | Safety, licensing and regulation body | England and Wales | North West - England | 2012-01 |
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Criminal Injuries Compensation AuthorityDetails for Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority | MOJ | £193m | 295 | £161m | Executive agency | £164m | £21m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England - Wales - Scotland | Scotland | 1996-01 |
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Money and Pensions ServiceDetails for Money and Pensions Service | DWP | £169m | 472 | £171m | Executive NDPB | £168m | £0.0m | £44m | £0.0m | £80,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | London - England | 2018-10 |
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Patent OfficeDetails for Patent Office | DSIT | £167m | 1,637 | £0.0m | Executive agency | £172m | £155m | £1.4m | £0.1m | £16,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | Wales | 1852-01 |
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Forestry CommissionDetails for Forestry Commission | DEFRA | £163m | 536 | £172m | Non-ministerial department | £104m | £18m | £16m | £0.3m | £49,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation; has regulatory powers | England | South West - England | 1919 |
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British LibraryDetails for British Library | DCMS | £157m | 1,460 | £128m | Executive NDPB | £136m | £24m | £2.5m | £0.5m | £35,200 | Cultural Institution | UK | London - England | 1973-07 |
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Children and Family Court Advisory and Support ServiceDetails for Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service | MOJ | £156m | 2,083 | £153m | Executive NDPB | £170m | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £32,000 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | England | South East - England | 2001 04 |
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OfstedDetails for Ofsted | DFE | £152m | 1,925 | £161m | Non-ministerial department | £193m | £49m | £0.0m | £0.1m | £47,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation; has regulatory powers | England | London - England | 1992-09 |
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UK SportDetails for UK Sport | DCMS | £151m | 168 | £82m | Executive NDPB | £103m | £11m | £111m | £0.5m | £60,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | London - England | 1997-01 |
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Competition and Markets AuthorityDetails for Competition and Markets Authority | DBT | £147m | 1,045 | £145m | Non-ministerial department | £113m | £5.8m | £0.0m | £1.8m | £106,666 | Economic and sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | UK | London - England | 2014-04 |
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Active Travel EnglandDetails for Active Travel England | DFT | £146m | 85 | £142m | Executive agency | — | £0.0m | £137m | £0.1m | £84,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England | Yorkshire and The Humber - England | 2022-08 |
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Companies HouseDetails for Companies House | DBT | £139m | 1,310 | £50m | Executive agency | £89m | £81m | £0.0m | £0.5m | £27,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | Wales | 1988 |
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Food Standards AgencyDetails for Food Standards Agency | FSA | £138m | 1,533 | £144m | Non-ministerial department | £147m | £45m | £1.0m | £0.3m | £70,000 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | London - England | 1999-01 |
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Building Digital UKDetails for Building Digital UK | DSIT | £132m | 255 | £90m | Executive agency | £78m | £0.0m | £65m | £6.7m | £80,000 | Grant and subsidy issuing body | UK | North West - England | 2022-04 |
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The Pensions RegulatorDetails for The Pensions Regulator | DWP | £106m | 991 | £122m | Executive NDPB | £101m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £73,840 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | England - Wales - Scotland | South East - England | 2005-01 |
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National Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (known as Historic England)Details for National Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (known as Historic England) | DCMS | £105m | 955 | £103m | Executive NDPB | — | £15m | £34m | £0.0m | £40,000 | Advisory body; has regulatory powers | England | South West - England | 1984-01 |
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Youth Justice Board for England and WalesDetails for Youth Justice Board for England and Wales | MOJ | £103m | 93 | £102m | Executive NDPB | £102m | £0.1m | £92m | £0.0m | £46,086 | Advisory body | England and Wales | London - England | 1998-01 |
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East West Railway Company LimitedDetails for East West Railway Company Limited | DFT | £96m | 229 | £98m | Executive NDPB | £66m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £9.2m | £75,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England | South East - England | 2017-12 |
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Driver and Vehicle Standards AgencyDetails for Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | DFT | £95m | 4,595 | £24m | Executive agency | £66m | £422m | £0.0m | £0.7m | £30,000 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England - Wales - Scotland | South West - England | 2014 |
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Office of the Public GuardianDetails for Office of the Public Guardian | MOJ | £89m | 1,685 | £0.0m | Executive agency | £73m | £115m | £0.0m | £0.6m | £112,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England and Wales | West Midlands - England | 2007-01 |
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Serious Fraud OfficeDetails for Serious Fraud Office | AGO | £88m | 501 | £96m | Non-ministerial department | £82m | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.1m | £22,500 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | London - England | 1988 |
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British MuseumDetails for British Museum | DCMS | £83m | 802 | £70m | Executive NDPB | £145m | £163m | £2.5m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | UK and Overseas | London - England | 1753 |
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Natural History MuseumDetails for Natural History Museum | DCMS | £80m | 1,000 | £69m | Executive NDPB | £75m | £52m | £0.2m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | England | London - England | 1753 |
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Independent Office for Police ConductDetails for Independent Office for Police Conduct | HO | £75m | 949 | £71m | Executive NDPB | £71m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.2m | not given | Major programmes and delivery organisation; has regulatory powers | England and Wales | London - England | 2018-01 |
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Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceDetails for Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | DEFRA | £73m | 610 | £58m | Executive agency | £64m | £24m | £0.0m | £0.1m | £10,000 | Research, innovation and development body | UK | East of England - England | 1997 |
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Planning InspectorateDetails for Planning Inspectorate | MHCLG | £67m | 872 | £58m | Executive agency | £74m | £16m | £0.0m | £0.9m | £22,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England | South West - England | 1992-01 |
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UK Shared Business Services LtdDetails for UK Shared Business Services Ltd | DSIT | £66m | 640 | £8.4m | Executive NDPB | £11m | £56m | £0.0m | £1.9m | £20,700 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | South East - England | 2012-JAN |
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Coal AuthorityDetails for Coal Authority | DESNZ | £66m | 314 | £67m | Executive NDPB | −£3.3bn | £18m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £27,050 | Safety, licensing and regulation body | England - Wales - Scotland | East Midlands - England | 1994 |
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Science Museum GroupDetails for Science Museum Group | DCMS | £64m | 983 | £60m | Executive NDPB | £84m | £47m | £3.7m | £0.5m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | England | London - England | 1983 |
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National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceDetails for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence | DHSC | £60m | 780 | £61m | Executive NDPB | £56m | £23m | £0.0m | £0.3m | £74,000 | Advisory body | England | North West - England | 2013-04 |
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The National ArchivesDetails for The National Archives | DCMS | £60m | 560 | £53m | Non-ministerial department | £52m | £15m | £1.1m | £0.1m | £17,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | London - England | 2003-01 |
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Victoria and Albert MuseumDetails for Victoria and Albert Museum | DCMS | £59m | 824 | £57m | Executive NDPB | £93m | £109m | £0.8m | £0.1m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | UK and Overseas | London - England | 1857 |
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TateDetails for Tate | DCMS | £57m | 1,194 | £51m | Executive NDPB | £96m | £89m | £0.0m | £0.4m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | England | London - England | 1897 |
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Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens KewDetails for Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | DEFRA | £56m | 1,151 | £56m | Executive NDPB | £49m | £75m | £4.1m | £1.1m | unpaid | Research, innovation and development body | England | London - England | 1983-01 |
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Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration ServiceDetails for Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service | DBT | £54m | 955 | £58m | Other NDPB | £52m | £4.7m | £0.0m | £0.3m | £57,500 | Advisory body | England - Wales - Scotland | London - England | 1975-01 |
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Marine Management OrganisationDetails for Marine Management Organisation | DEFRA | £54m | 523 | £30m | Executive NDPB | £35m | £5.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £40,459 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England | North East - England | 2009-01 |
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British Film InstituteDetails for British Film Institute | DCMS | £53m | 512 | £25m | Executive NDPB | £28m | £40m | £24m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | UK | London - England | 2011-01 |
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Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryDetails for Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | MOD | £52m | 5,097 | £59m | Executive agency | £53m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.6m | £27,500 | Research, innovation and development body | UK | South West - England | 2001-01 |
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British Tourist Authority (2 bodies)Details for British Tourist Authority (2 bodies) | DCMS | £51m | 259 | £52m | Executive NDPB | — | £13m | £1.2m | £0.2m | £40,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK and Overseas | West Midlands - England | 1969 |
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Government Internal Audit AgencyDetails for Government Internal Audit Agency | HMT | £50m | 479 | £6.1m | Executive agency | £44m | £45m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £22,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | London - England | 2015 |
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Standards and Testing AgencyDetails for Standards and Testing Agency | DFE | £47m | 130 | £47m | Executive agency | £48m | £0.0m | £3.3m | £0.0m | unpaid | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England | West Midlands - England | 2011-10 |
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Northern Lighthouse BoardDetails for Northern Lighthouse Board | DFT | £43m | 179 | £17m | Executive NDPB | £25m | £26m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £23,406 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | Scotland | Scotland | 1786 |
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College of PolicingDetails for College of Policing | HO | £43m | 830 | £44m | Executive NDPB | — | £25m | £2.2m | £0.0m | £54,000 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement; has regulatory powers | England and Wales | West Midlands - England | 2012-10 |
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Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory AgencyDetails for Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency | DHSC | £39m | 1,260 | £50m | Executive agency | £57m | £150m | £0.0m | £0.3m | £62,500 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | UK | London - England | 2003 |
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North Sea Transition AuthorityDetails for North Sea Transition Authority | DESNZ | £39m | 218 | £2.7m | Executive NDPB | £36m | £36m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £80,000 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | UK | Scotland | 2016-10 |
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Armed Forces Covenant Fund TrustDetails for Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust | MOD | £35m | 24 | £36m | Executive NDPB | £16m | £0.0m | £33m | £0.0m | unpaid | Grant and subsidy issuing body | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 2018-04 |
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Housing OmbudsmanDetails for Housing Ombudsman | MHCLG | £34m | 394 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £20m | £27m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England | London - England | 1996 |
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OfqualDetails for Ofqual | DFE | £32m | 342 | £32m | Non-ministerial department | £29m | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £57,500 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | England | West Midlands - England | 2010-04 |
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The Charity Commission for England and WalesDetails for The Charity Commission for England and Wales | DCMS | £31m | 450 | £32m | Non-ministerial department | £35m | £1.5m | £0.0m | £0.2m | £62,500 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England and Wales | North West - England | 1853-10 |
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Vehicle Certification AgencyDetails for Vehicle Certification Agency | DFT | £30m | 211 | £0.0m | Executive agency | £7.9m | £22m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £16,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | South West - England | 1990-01 |
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Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical EducationDetails for Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education | DFE | £30m | 326 | £33m | Other NDPB | £29m | £0.3m | £0.0m | £0.1m | £32,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England | No Designated Headquarters | 2017-01 |
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Forest ResearchDetails for Forest Research | DEFRA | £29m | 272 | £27m | Executive agency | £22m | £18m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £7,500 | Research, innovation and development body | England - Wales - Scotland | Scotland | 1997 |
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Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UKDetails for Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK | FCDO | £28m | 0 | £28m | Executive NDPB | £25m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.3m | £12,000 | Grant and subsidy issuing body | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 1959-01 |
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Parole BoardDetails for Parole Board | MOJ | £28m | 220 | £28m | Executive NDPB | £24m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £52,000 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | England and Wales | London - England | 1968 |
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Imperial War MuseumDetails for Imperial War Museum | DCMS | £28m | 398 | £34m | Executive NDPB | £33m | £31m | £2.7m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | England | London - England | 1917 |
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Salix Finance LtdDetails for Salix Finance Ltd | DESNZ | £28m | 191 | £26m | Executive NDPB | £11m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.7m | £42,900 | Grant and subsidy issuing body | England - Wales - Scotland | London - England | 2020-10 |
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National Museums & Galleries on MerseysideDetails for National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside | DCMS | £26m | 355 | £30m | Executive NDPB | £34m | £12m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | England | North East - England | 1986 |
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Joint Nature Conservation CommitteeDetails for Joint Nature Conservation Committee | DEFRA | £25m | 288 | £21m | Executive NDPB | £23m | £3.3m | £0.0m | £0.1m | £24,000 | Advisory body | UK and Overseas | East of England - England | 1991-04 |
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Social Work EnglandDetails for Social Work England | DFE | £23m | 225 | £16m | Executive NDPB | £26m | £10m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £64,800 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England | Yorkshire and The Humber - England | 2019-12 |
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Royal Museums GreenwichDetails for Royal Museums Greenwich | DCMS | £22m | 501 | £21m | Executive NDPB | — | £16m | £0.0m | £1.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | England | London - England | 1934 |
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UK Debt Management OfficeDetails for UK Debt Management Office | HMT | £19m | 115 | £27m | Executive agency | £27m | £6.5m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £25,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | London - England | 1998-04 |
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Health Research AuthorityDetails for Health Research Authority | DHSC | £19m | 249 | £24m | Executive NDPB | £22m | £0.5m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £45,000 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England | London - England | 2015-01 |
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Royal Air Force MuseumDetails for Royal Air Force Museum | MOD | £19m | 177 | £13m | Executive NDPB | £18m | £8.2m | £0.0m | £0.1m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | UK | London - England | 1968-01 |
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Equality and Human Rights CommissionDetails for Equality and Human Rights Commission | CO | £18m | 204 | £19m | Executive NDPB | £18m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £55,645 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England - Wales - Scotland | North West - England | 2007 |
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British Technology Investments LimitedDetails for British Technology Investments Limited | DSIT | £18m | 0 | £21m | Executive NDPB | £6.2m | £2.6m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK and Overseas | London - England | 2019-09 |
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UK Supreme CourtDetails for UK Supreme Court | UKSC | £18m | 63 | £9.8m | Non-ministerial department | £14m | £8.3m | £0.0m | £3.6m | unpaid | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | UK and Overseas | London - England | 2009-01 |
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The Pensions OmbudsmanDetails for The Pensions Ombudsman | DWP | £18m | 157 | £18m | Tribunal NDPB | £11m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £24,000 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | UK | London - England | 1991-04 |
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National GalleryDetails for National Gallery | DCMS | £16m | 257 | £29m | Executive NDPB | £36m | £75m | £0.0m | £0.4m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | UK | London - England | 1824 |
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Westminster Foundation for DemocracyDetails for Westminster Foundation for Democracy | FCDO | £16m | 179 | £6.5m | Executive NDPB | £0.0m | £8.8m | £0.0m | £0.1m | unpaid | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK and Overseas | London - England | 1992-01 |
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Oak National AcademyDetails for Oak National Academy | DFE | £15m | 82 | £15m | Executive NDPB | £5.4m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £17,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England | No Designated Headquarters | 2022-09 |
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Teaching Regulation AgencyDetails for Teaching Regulation Agency | DFE | £14m | 96 | £14m | Executive agency | £10m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | England | West Midlands - England | 2018-04 |
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UK Trade Remedies AuthorityDetails for UK Trade Remedies Authority | DBT | £14m | 130 | £16m | Advisory NDPB | £17m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.6m | £29,000 | Advisory body | UK | South East - England | 2021-06 |
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Gambling CommissionDetails for Gambling Commission | DCMS | £13m | 335 | £14m | Executive NDPB | £17m | £31m | £0.0m | £2.6m | £55,000 | Economic and sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | England - Wales - Scotland | West Midlands - England | 2007 |
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Office of the Immigration Services CommissionerDetails for Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner | HO | £13m | 53 | £4.2m | Executive NDPB | £5.5m | £1.4m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 2000-05 |
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National Portrait GalleryDetails for National Portrait Gallery | DCMS | £13m | 238 | £11m | Executive NDPB | £30m | £36m | £0.0m | £0.3m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | England | London - England | 1856 |
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Regulator of Social HousingDetails for Regulator of Social Housing | MHCLG | £12m | 268 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £9.4m | £15m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £65,000 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England | North West - England | 2018-10 |
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SeafishDetails for Seafish | DEFRA | £11m | 87 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £10m | £11m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £18,000 | Other | UK | East of England - England | 1981-01 |
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Office for Environmental ProtectionDetails for Office for Environmental Protection | DEFRA | £11m | 80 | £11m | Executive NDPB | £8.2m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £1.1m | £57,500 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | England and Northern Ireland | West Midlands - England | 2021-11 |
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UK Hydrographic OfficeDetails for UK Hydrographic Office | MOD | £9.9m | 955 | £0.0m | Executive agency | £8.8m | £202m | £0.0m | £1.4m | £28,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK and Overseas | South West - England | 1996-04 |
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Judicial Appointments CommissionDetails for Judicial Appointments Commission | MOJ | £9.3m | 102 | £9.4m | Executive NDPB | £8.8m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.1m | £57,500 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | UK | London - England | 2006-04 |
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Wilton ParkDetails for Wilton Park | FCDO | £8.9m | 80 | £1.9m | Executive agency | £8.0m | £6.4m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £25,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK and Overseas | South East - England | 1946-01 |
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Criminal Cases Review CommissionDetails for Criminal Cases Review Commission | MOJ | £8.8m | 105 | £8.6m | Executive NDPB | £7.8m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £60,000 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | West Midlands - England | 1997 |
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Advanced Research and Invention AgencyDetails for Advanced Research and Invention Agency | DSIT | £8.6m | 36 | £9.0m | Executive NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £27,420 | Research, innovation and development body | UK | London - England | 2023-01 |
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Gangmasters and Labour Abuse AuthorityDetails for Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority | HO | £8.6m | 105 | £1.3m | Executive NDPB | £7.7m | £1.3m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £29,700 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | UK | East Midlands - England | 2005-04 |
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LocatED Property LimitedDetails for LocatED Property Limited | DFE | £8.1m | 55 | £9.1m | Executive NDPB | £7.3m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £25,000 | Advisory body | England | London - England | 2016-11 |
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UK Anti-DopingDetails for UK Anti-Doping | DCMS | £7.7m | 76 | £9.1m | Executive NDPB | £9.6m | £2.3m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £36,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | East Midlands - England | 2009-01 |
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Office of Gas and Electricity MarketsDetails for Office of Gas and Electricity Markets | DESNZ | £7.5m | 1,721 | £51m | Non-ministerial department | −£56m | £156m | £0.0m | £19m | £170,000 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | England - Wales - Scotland | London - England | 2000-11 |
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National Army MuseumDetails for National Army Museum | MOD | £7.5m | 86 | £7.2m | Executive NDPB | £7.0m | £1.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | UK | London - England | 1960-04 |
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Consumer Council for WaterDetails for Consumer Council for Water | DEFRA | £7.4m | 80 | £7.1m | Executive NDPB | £7.2m | £0.2m | £0.0m | £0.1m | £37,500 | Advisory body | England and Wales | West Midlands - England | 2005-10 |
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Transport FocusDetails for Transport Focus | DFT | £7.1m | 41 | £7.0m | Executive NDPB | £6.4m | £1.7m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £37,000 | Other | England - Wales - Scotland | London - England | 2005 |
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Single Source Regulations OfficeDetails for Single Source Regulations Office | MOD | £6.4m | 35 | £6.5m | Executive NDPB | £6.4m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £42,000 | Safety, licensing and regulation body | UK | London - England | 2014-05 |
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National Museum of the Royal NavyDetails for National Museum of the Royal Navy | MOD | £6.3m | 205 | £6.3m | Executive NDPB | £7.2m | £13m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | UK and Overseas | South East - England | 2008-09 |
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Climate Change CommitteeDetails for Climate Change Committee | DESNZ | £6.0m | 65 | £6.0m | Executive NDPB | £5.8m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £55,000 | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 2008-12 |
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Health Services Safety Investigations BodyDetails for Health Services Safety Investigations Body | DHSC | £6.0m | 48 | £5.7m | Executive NDPB | £0.0m | £0.3m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £63,000 | Safety, licensing and regulation body | England | South West - England | 2023-10 |
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Government Legal DepartmentDetails for Government Legal Department | AGO | £5.5m | 2,775 | £11m | Non-ministerial department | £1.0m | £349m | £0.0m | £0.5m | £177,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | England and Wales | London - England | 2015 |
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National Infrastructure CommissionDetails for National Infrastructure Commission | HMT | £5.4m | 42 | £6.0m | Executive agency | £5.7m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £87,500 | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 2017-01 |
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Office for Budget ResponsibilityDetails for Office for Budget Responsibility | HMT | £5.4m | 52 | £5.4m | Other NDPB | £4.9m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £174,866 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | London - England | 2010-01 |
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Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens Rights AgreementsDetails for Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens Rights Agreements | MOJ | £5.4m | 53 | £5.2m | Executive NDPB | £5.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £42,000 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement; has regulatory powers | UK and Overseas | Wales | 2020-12 |
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Competition ServiceDetails for Competition Service | DBT | £5.2m | 22 | £5.5m | Executive NDPB | £5.7m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.1m | £72,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | London - England | 2003-04 |
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Royal Armouries MuseumDetails for Royal Armouries Museum | DCMS | £5.2m | 204 | £8.6m | Executive NDPB | £8.8m | £3.5m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | England | Yorkshire and The Humber - England | 1660 |
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Human Tissue AuthorityDetails for Human Tissue Authority | DHSC | £4.8m | 54 | £0.7m | Executive NDPB | £4.8m | £4.4m | £0.0m | £0.3m | £42,000 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | UK | London - England | 2005 |
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Wallace CollectionDetails for Wallace Collection | DCMS | £4.6m | 89 | £4.4m | Executive NDPB | £4.5m | £4.4m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | England | London - England | 1900 |
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Valuation Tribunal ServiceDetails for Valuation Tribunal Service | MHCLG | £4.6m | 61 | £7.0m | Executive NDPB | £6.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £8,839 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | England | London - England | 2004-04 |
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Legal Services BoardDetails for Legal Services Board | MOJ | £4.6m | 40 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £4.1m | £4.9m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £75,000 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | England and Wales | London - England | 2009 |
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Information Commissioners OfficeDetails for Information Commissioners Office | DSIT | £4.4m | 1,036 | £6.8m | Executive NDPB | £12m | £71m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £222,400 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | UK and Overseas | North West - England | 1984-09 |
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Horniman Public Museum and Public Park TrustDetails for Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust | DCMS | £4.2m | 123 | £5.0m | Executive NDPB | £7.7m | £3.5m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | England | London - England | 1901 |
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Veterinary Medicines DirectorateDetails for Veterinary Medicines Directorate | DEFRA | £3.7m | 160 | £15m | Executive agency | £25m | £14m | £0.0m | £3.0m | £5,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation; has regulatory powers | UK | South East - England | 1990-01 |
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Civil Nuclear Police AuthorityDetails for Civil Nuclear Police Authority | DESNZ | £3.7m | 1,586 | £5.2m | Executive NDPB | £5.2m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.1m | £67,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | East Midlands - England | 2004-01 |
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Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information RecoveryDetails for Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery | NIO | £3.6m | 47 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | — | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.2m | £145,078 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | UK | Northern Ireland | 2023-12 |
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Law CommissionDetails for Law Commission | MOJ | £3.4m | 62 | £4.7m | Advisory NDPB | £2.7m | £1.8m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England and Wales | London - England | 1965-01 |
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Marshall Aid Commemoration CommissionDetails for Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission | FCDO | £3.1m | 0 | £2.8m | Executive NDPB | £2.7m | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Grant and subsidy issuing body | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 1953-01 |
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Independent Commission for Aid ImpactDetails for Independent Commission for Aid Impact | FCDO | £3.0m | 0 | £3.9m | Advisory NDPB | £3.6m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £100,000 | Advisory body | UK and Overseas | London - England | 2011-01 |
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Government Actuary's DepartmentDetails for Government Actuary's Department | HMT | £3.0m | 209 | £0.0m | Non-ministerial department | −£0.7m | £27m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £12,500 | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 1919-06 |
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Office of the Childrens CommissionerDetails for Office of the Childrens Commissioner | DFE | £2.9m | 31 | £3.0m | Executive NDPB | £3.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £139,893 | Advisory body | England | London - England | 2004-01 |
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Northern Ireland Human Rights CommissionDetails for Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission | NIO | £2.7m | 33 | £2.9m | Executive NDPB | £2.4m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £80,000 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1999-01 |
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Museum of the HomeDetails for Museum of the Home | DCMS | £2.5m | 45 | £1.9m | Executive NDPB | £3.5m | £0.9m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | England | London - England | 1914 |
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Social Mobility CommissionDetails for Social Mobility Commission | CO | £2.4m | 18 | £2.6m | Advisory NDPB | £2.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £22,284 | Advisory body | England | London - England | The ALB became operationally independent in 01/01/2012 |
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Civil Service CommissionDetails for Civil Service Commission | CO | £2.2m | 21 | £2.2m | Executive NDPB | £1.8m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £89,000 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | England - Wales - Scotland | London - England | There has been a Civil Service Commission since 1855. In 2010 the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act of 2010 put the Commission on a statutory basis |
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Great Britain-China CentreDetails for Great Britain-China Centre | FCDO | £1.9m | 7 | £1.0m | Executive NDPB | £2.0m | £0.9m | £0.0m | £0.3m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK and Overseas | London - England | 1974-01 |
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Security Industry AuthorityDetails for Security Industry Authority | HO | £1.8m | 336 | £3.1m | Executive NDPB | £1.8m | £31m | £0.1m | £0.3m | £54,963 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | UK | London - England | 2003 |
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Leasehold Advisory ServiceDetails for Leasehold Advisory Service | MHCLG | £1.8m | 25 | £1.7m | Executive NDPB | £1.9m | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England and Wales | No Designated Headquarters | 1994-01 |
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Sports Grounds Safety AuthorityDetails for Sports Grounds Safety Authority | DCMS | £1.6m | 19 | £1.7m | Executive NDPB | £1.7m | £0.4m | £0.0m | −£0.3m | £36,260 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England and Wales | London - England | 2011 |
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Migration Advisory CommitteeDetails for Migration Advisory Committee | HO | £1.4m | 34 | £1.4m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £40,000 | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 2007-01 |
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology AuthorityDetails for Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority | DHSC | £1.2m | 78 | £1.0m | Executive NDPB | £1.3m | £5.6m | £0.0m | £0.3m | £47,360 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | UK | London - England | 1991-08 |
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Investigatory Powers TribunalDetails for Investigatory Powers Tribunal | HO | £1.2m | 0 | £1.1m | Tribunal NDPB | £2.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 2000-01 |
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Small Business CommissionerDetails for Small Business Commissioner | DBT | £1.1m | 13 | £1.1m | Executive NDPB | £1.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £120,000 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | UK | West Midlands - England | 2017 |
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Office of Rail and RoadDetails for Office of Rail and Road | DFT | £1.1m | 367 | £3.4m | Non-ministerial department | £41m | £37m | £0.0m | £2.0m | £88,825 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | UK | London - England | 1994-01 |
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Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact AwardsDetails for Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards | DHSC | £1.0m | 1 | £1.0m | Advisory NDPB | £1.3m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £52,540 | Advisory body | England and Wales | No Designated Headquarters | 2003-01 |
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Low Pay CommissionDetails for Low Pay Commission | DBT | £0.9m | 8 | £0.9m | Advisory NDPB | £0.9m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £8,761 | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 1997 |
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Parades Commission for Northern IrelandDetails for Parades Commission for Northern Ireland | NIO | £0.7m | 12 | £0.7m | Executive NDPB | £0.7m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £35,000 | Economic or sectoral regulator | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1998-01 |
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Central Arbitration CommitteeDetails for Central Arbitration Committee | DBT | £0.6m | 9 | £0.6m | Tribunal NDPB | £0.6m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £27,601 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | England - Wales - Scotland | London - England | 1975-00 |
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Financial Reporting CouncilDetails for Financial Reporting Council | DBT | £0.6m | 477 | £0.2m | Executive NDPB | — | £58m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £125,000 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | UK | London - England | 2022-12 |
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Advisory Committee on Business AppointmentsDetails for Advisory Committee on Business Appointments | CO | £0.5m | 5 | £0.5m | Advisory NDPB | £0.3m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £16,000 | Advisory body | England - Wales - Scotland | London - England | 1975 |
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Committee on Standards in Public LifeDetails for Committee on Standards in Public Life | CO | £0.4m | 5 | £0.4m | Advisory NDPB | £0.4m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £36,000 | Advisory body | England | London - England | 1994 |
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National Crime Agency Remuneration Review BodyDetails for National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body | HO | £0.4m | 0 | £0.4m | Advisory NDPB | £0.3m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £16,500 | Advisory body | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 2013-10 |
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Boundary Commission for EnglandDetails for Boundary Commission for England | MHCLG | £0.4m | 1 | £1.1m | Advisory NDPB | £1.7m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England | London - England | 1944 |
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Boundary Commission for WalesDetails for Boundary Commission for Wales | MHCLG | £0.3m | 13 | £0.3m | Advisory NDPB | £0.5m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | Wales | Wales | 1944 |
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Boundary Commission for ScotlandDetails for Boundary Commission for Scotland | OSSS | £0.3m | 3 | £0.4m | Advisory NDPB | £0.3m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | Scotland | Scotland | 1944 |
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Sir John Soane's MuseumDetails for Sir John Soane's Museum | DCMS | £0.2m | 25 | £1.5m | Executive NDPB | £1.5m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Cultural Institution | UK | London - England | 1937 |
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Committee on Radioactive Waste ManagementDetails for Committee on Radioactive Waste Management | DESNZ | £0.2m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.2m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £35,100 | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 2003-01 |
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Police Remuneration Review BodyDetails for Police Remuneration Review Body | HO | £0.2m | 0 | £0.2m | Advisory NDPB | £0.3m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £10,500 | Advisory body | England and Wales | No Designated Headquarters | 2014 |
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Sentencing Council for England and WalesDetails for Sentencing Council for England and Wales | MOJ | £0.2m | 19 | £1.9m | Advisory NDPB | £1.7m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England and Wales | London - England | 2010 01 |
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House of Lords Appointments CommissionDetails for House of Lords Appointments Commission | CO | £0.1m | 1 | £0.1m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £8,000 | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 2000 |
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Agriculture and Horticulture Development BoardDetails for Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board | DEFRA | £0.1m | 333 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £51m | £46m | £0.7m | £0.1m | £58,000 | Research, innovation and development body | UK | West Midlands - England | 2008-04 |
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Engineering Construction Industry Training BoardDetails for Engineering Construction Industry Training Board | DFE | £0.1m | 90 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £2.0m | £33m | £21m | £0.0m | £30,000 | Safety, licensing and regulation body | England - Wales - Scotland | East of England - England | 1991-07 |
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Independent Reconfiguration PanelDetails for Independent Reconfiguration Panel | DHSC | £0.1m | 0 | £0.5m | Advisory NDPB | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £36,780 | Advisory body | England | London - England | 2003-04 |
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Industrial Injuries Advisory CouncilDetails for Industrial Injuries Advisory Council | DWP | £0.1m | 0 | £0.1m | Advisory NDPB | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £15,000 | Advisory body | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | No Designated Headquarters | 1948-07 |
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Social Security Advisory CommitteeDetails for Social Security Advisory Committee | DWP | £0.1m | 0 | £0.1m | Advisory NDPB | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £22,000 | Advisory body | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | London - England | 1980/01 |
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Advisory Committee on Animal FeedingstuffsDetails for Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs | FSA | £0.1m | 0 | £0.1m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £7,342 | Advisory body | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | London - England | 1999-01 |
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Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of FoodDetails for Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food | FSA | £0.1m | 0 | £0.1m | Advisory NDPB | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £6,284 | Advisory body | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | London - England | 1990-01 |
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Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and ProcessesDetails for Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes | FSA | £0.1m | 0 | £0.1m | Advisory NDPB | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £8,406 | Advisory body | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | London - England | 1988-01 |
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Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the EnvironmentDetails for Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment | FSA | £0.1m | 0 | £0.1m | Advisory NDPB | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £6,591 | Advisory body | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | London - England | 1978-01 |
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Boundary Commission for Northern IrelandDetails for Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland | NIO | £0.1m | 0 | £0.1m | Advisory NDPB | £0.2m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1986-01 |
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Crown Commercial ServiceDetails for Crown Commercial Service | CO | £0.0m | 697 | £0.0m | Executive agency | £0.0m | £214m | £0.0m | £3.7m | £17,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | North West - England | 2014-04 |
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Senior Salaries Review BodyDetails for Senior Salaries Review Body | CO | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £7,000 | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 1971-05 |
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Security Vetting Appeals PanelDetails for Security Vetting Appeals Panel | CO | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 1997-07 |
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British Hallmarking CouncilDetails for British Hallmarking Council | DBT | £0.0m | 1 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £0.0m | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £20,000 | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement; has regulatory powers | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 1974-01 |
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Competition Appeal TribunalDetails for Competition Appeal Tribunal | DBT | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | UK | London - England | 2003-04 |
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Insolvency Rules committeeDetails for Insolvency Rules committee | DBT | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England and Wales | London - England | 1976 |
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Regulatory Policy CommitteeDetails for Regulatory Policy Committee | DBT | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £65,000 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | London - England | 2009-11 |
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The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural InterestDetails for The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest | DCMS | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 1952 |
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The Advisory Council on National Records and ArchivesDetails for The Advisory Council on National Records and Archives | DCMS | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 2003-01 |
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Treasure Valuation CommitteeDetails for Treasure Valuation Committee | DCMS | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | No Designated Headquarters | 1997 |
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The Theatres TrustDetails for The Theatres Trust | DCMS | £0.0m | 12 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.6m | £0.3m | — | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 1976 |
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Advisory Committee on Releases to the EnvironmentDetails for Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment | DEFRA | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 1993- January |
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Independent Agricultural Appeals PanelDetails for Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel | DEFRA | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England | No Designated Headquarters | 2002 |
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Plant Varieties and Seeds TribunalDetails for Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal | DEFRA | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Tribunal NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 1964-01 |
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Regional Advisory Committees Forestry and Woodlands Advisory Committees (9 bodies)Details for Regional Advisory Committees Forestry and Woodlands Advisory Committees (9 bodies) | DEFRA | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £24,309 | Advisory body | England | South West - England | 1967-01 |
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DEFRAs Science Advisory CouncilDetails for DEFRAs Science Advisory Council | DEFRA | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £3,735 | Advisory body | England | London - England | 2004-01 |
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Veterinary Products CommitteeDetails for Veterinary Products Committee | DEFRA | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £1,000 | Advisory body | UK | South East - England | 1970-01 |
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Committee on Fuel PovertyDetails for Committee on Fuel Poverty | DESNZ | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £14,000 | Advisory body | England | No Designated Headquarters | 2014-01 |
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School Teachers Review BodyDetails for School Teachers Review Body | DFE | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £9,800 | Advisory body; has regulatory powers | England | London - England | 1991-01 |
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Traffic Commissioners for Great BritainDetails for Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain | DFT | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Tribunal NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £144,592 | Safety, licensing and regulation body; has regulatory powers | England - Wales - Scotland | Yorkshire and The Humber - England | 1931-01 |
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British Pharmacopoeia CommissionDetails for British Pharmacopoeia Commission | DHSC | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £4,000 | Advisory body | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 1970-01 |
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Commission on Human MedicinesDetails for Commission on Human Medicines | DHSC | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £15,000 | Advisory body; has regulatory powers | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 2005-01 |
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Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM)Details for Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) | DHSC | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 1978 |
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Review Body on Doctors and Dentists RemunerationDetails for Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration | DHSC | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £12,950 | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 1970-11 |
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NHS Pay Review BodyDetails for NHS Pay Review Body | DHSC | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £14,350 | Advisory body | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | London - England | 1983 |
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Copyright TribunalDetails for Copyright Tribunal | DSIT | £0.0m | 0 | £0.1m | Tribunal NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | UK | Wales | 1988-01 |
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Met OfficeDetails for Met Office | DSIT | £0.0m | 2,250 | £234m | Executive agency | £0.0m | £36m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £35,000 | Research, innovation and development body | UK | South West - England | 1854 |
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Royal Mint Advisory CommitteeDetails for Royal Mint Advisory Committee | HMT | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 1922-01 |
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Advisory Council on the Misuse of DrugsDetails for Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs | HO | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 1971 |
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Animals in Science CommitteeDetails for Animals in Science Committee | HO | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 2013 -01 |
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Biometrics and Forensics Ethics GroupDetails for Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group | HO | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 2007 |
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Police Appeals TribunalDetails for Police Appeals Tribunal | HO | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Tribunal NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | England and Wales | No Designated Headquarters | 1996 |
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Technical Advisory BoardDetails for Technical Advisory Board | HO | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 2002-05 |
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Valuation Tribunal for EnglandDetails for Valuation Tribunal for England | MHCLG | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Tribunal NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | England | No Designated Headquarters | 2009-01 |
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Advisory Committee on Conscientious ObjectorsDetails for Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors | MOD | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK and Overseas | London - England | 1970-01 |
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Armed Forces Pay Review BodyDetails for Armed Forces Pay Review Body | MOD | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £12,250 | Advisory body | UK and Overseas | London - England | 1971-01 |
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Independent Medical Expert GroupDetails for Independent Medical Expert Group | MOD | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | London - England | 2012-01 |
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Nuclear Research Advisory CouncilDetails for Nuclear Research Advisory Council | MOD | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £15,420 | Advisory body | UK | South East - England | 1996-01 |
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Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal WeaponsDetails for Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons | MOD | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £2,800 | Advisory body | UK | West Midlands - England | 2009-01 |
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Veterans Advisory and Pensions CommitteesDetails for Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees | MOD | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | UK | No Designated Headquarters | 1921-01 |
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Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace (44 bodies)Details for Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace (44 bodies) | MOJ | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England and Wales | No Designated Headquarters | 1979 01 |
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Civil Justice CouncilDetails for Civil Justice Council | MOJ | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England and Wales | London - England | 1997 01 |
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Civil Procedure Rule CommitteeDetails for Civil Procedure Rule Committee | MOJ | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England and Wales | London - England | 1998 |
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Criminal Procedure Rule CommitteeDetails for Criminal Procedure Rule Committee | MOJ | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | England and Wales | London - England | 2004 - 06 |
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Family Justice CouncilDetails for Family Justice Council | MOJ | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.1m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Advisory body | England and Wales | London - England | 2004 |
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Family Procedure Rule CommitteeDetails for Family Procedure Rule Committee | MOJ | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | England and Wales | London - England | 2004- |
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Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in CustodyDetails for Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody | MOJ | £0.0m | 0 | £0.1m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £30,000 | Advisory body | England and Wales | London - England | 2009 01 |
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Prison Service Pay Review BodyDetails for Prison Service Pay Review Body | MOJ | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £8,050 | Advisory body | England - Wales - Northern Ireland | No Designated Headquarters | 2001-01 |
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Tribunal Procedure CommitteeDetails for Tribunal Procedure Committee | MOJ | £0.0m | 0 | £0.0m | Advisory NDPB | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement; has regulatory powers | UK | London - England | 2008 01 |
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The Water Services Regulation AuthorityDetails for The Water Services Regulation Authority | DEFRA | −£4.0m | 320 | £0.2m | Non-ministerial department | £3.2m | £52m | £0.0m | £15m | £122,500 | Economic or sectoral regulator; has regulatory powers | England and Wales | West Midlands - England | 1989-04 |
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Horserace Betting Levy BoardDetails for Horserace Betting Levy Board | DCMS | −£14m | 16 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £0.0m | £105m | £93m | £0.4m | £39,600 | Grant and subsidy issuing body | England - Wales - Scotland | London - England | 1961 |
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Queen Elizabeth II Conference CentreDetails for Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre | MHCLG | −£15m | 47 | £0.0m | Executive agency | £14m | £18m | £0.0m | £0.0m | unpaid | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK and Overseas | London - England | 1986-01 |
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Reclaim Fund LtdDetails for Reclaim Fund Ltd | HMT | −£264m | 15 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | −£36m | £271m | £0.0m | £0.5m | £47,500 | Major programmes and delivery organisation | UK | North West - England | 2021-03 |
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Trinity HouseDetails for Trinity House | DFT | — | 294 | £0.0m | Executive NDPB | £42m | £49m | £0.0m | £0.0m | not given | Major programmes and delivery organisation; has regulatory powers | England and Wales | London - England | 1514 |
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Staff are full-time equivalents on 31 March, excluding contractors and agency staff. A dash means the body gave no figure. The culture page uses the same directory for DCMS’s bodies, beside their grant-in-aid and visitor numbers.
Source: Cabinet Office, Public Bodies Directory 2023/24, published 29 May 2025; Cabinet Office, Public Bodies Directory 2022/23, published 17 December 2024.
Staff, and where the bodies are based
397,003 full-time equivalent staff worked in the bodies on 31 March 2024, with 17,074 more contractors and agency staff.
As each body reported its staff; from 2023 full-time equivalents in post on 31 March. Before 2023 bodies counted in their own ways, so the series has a break there. No edition for 2021 or 2022.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Staff |
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| Mar 2016 | 268.4k |
| Mar 2017 | 273.1k |
| Mar 2018 | 278.1k |
| Mar 2019 | 299.2k |
| Mar 2020 | 317.4k |
| Mar 2023 | 390.4k |
| Mar 2024 | 397.0k |
Figure as of 20 December 2016. Source: Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office.
| Headquarters | Bodies | Staff (FTE) |
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LondonDetails for London | 124 | 271,333 |
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South WestDetails for South West | 24 | 50,950 |
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South EastDetails for South East | 16 | 27,594 |
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WalesDetails for Wales | 7 | 13,752 |
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West MidlandsDetails for West Midlands | 20 | 9,799 |
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North WestDetails for North West | 12 | 8,736 |
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ScotlandDetails for Scotland | 6 | 4,144 |
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Yorkshire and The HumberDetails for Yorkshire and The Humber | 6 | 3,785 |
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East MidlandsDetails for East Midlands | 5 | 2,395 |
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East of EnglandDetails for East of England | 5 | 1,865 |
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No single headquarters givenDetails for No single headquarters given | 73 | 1,681 |
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North EastDetails for North East | 2 | 878 |
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Northern IrelandDetails for Northern Ireland | 4 | 92 |
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Staff are counted where their body has its head office, not where they work. Bodies with no head office given are mostly advisory committees staffed by their department.
Source: Cabinet Office, Public Bodies Directory 2023/24, published 29 May 2025.
What they are for
| Main purpose | Bodies | Spending | Staff (FTE) |
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Grant and subsidy issuing bodyDetails for Grant and subsidy issuing body | 13 | £258.3bn | 25,620 |
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Major programmes and delivery organisationDetails for Major programmes and delivery organisation | 64 | £96.4bn | 272,578 |
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Safety, licensing and regulation bodyDetails for Safety, licensing and regulation body | 27 | £4.4bn | 36,604 |
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Economic or sectoral regulatorDetails for Economic or sectoral regulator | 17 | £2.0bn | 7,576 |
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Cultural InstitutionDetails for Cultural Institution | 21 | £1.8bn | 18,317 |
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Justice, prosecutorial and enforcementDetails for Justice, prosecutorial and enforcement | 24 | £1.2bn | 11,480 |
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Research, innovation and development bodyDetails for Research, innovation and development body | 9 | £861m | 16,719 |
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Advisory bodyDetails for Advisory body | 126 | £447m | 4,291 |
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OtherDetails for Other | 3 | £310m | 3,817 |
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| Covers | Bodies | Spending |
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UKDetails for UK | 99 | £49.4bn |
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England and WalesDetails for England and Wales | 76 | £12.9bn |
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EnglandDetails for England | 65 | £272.8bn |
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England - Wales - ScotlandDetails for England - Wales - Scotland | 24 | £17.9bn |
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UK and OverseasDetails for UK and Overseas | 20 | £10.7bn |
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England - Wales - Northern IrelandDetails for England - Wales - Northern Ireland | 12 | £235m |
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Northern IrelandDetails for Northern Ireland | 3 | £3.6m |
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ScotlandDetails for Scotland | 2 | £44m |
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England and Northern IrelandDetails for England and Northern Ireland | 1 | £11m |
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WalesDetails for Wales | 1 | £0.3m |
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England and ScotlandDetails for England and Scotland | 1 | £1.8bn |
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Chairs: 178 bodies reported paying their chair (the middle figure £38,550 a year), 71 an unpaid chair, and 2 gave no figure. Board members’ and chief executives’ pay is in each body’s annual report, not the directory.
What each measure counts
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Executive NDPBs
NDPBs that carry out administrative, commercial, executive or regulatory work, with their own staff and budget.
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Advisory NDPBs
Committees that advise ministers, usually supported by civil servants of the sponsoring department.
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Tribunal NDPBs
NDPBs with jurisdiction in a specialised field of law (counted as tribunal systems, not individual panels).
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Executive agencies
Parts of a department with their own management and budget (the DVLA, the Rural Payments Agency); counted from the 2013 edition.
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Non-ministerial departments
Government departments without their own minister (HMRC, Ofsted, the Food Standards Agency); counted from the 2013 edition.
Source: Cabinet Office, Public Bodies Directory 2023/24, published 29 May 2025.
What is not published here, and why
Not in this dataset
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Each body’s spending in the tree
The directory gives one line per body, so the drill-down stops at the sponsoring department and every body is in the searchable table instead.
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Public corporations (the BBC, Channel 4, the Post Office), NHS trusts and the devolved governments’ own bodies
Not in the Cabinet Office directory, which covers bodies sponsored by UK Government departments. The Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive each keep their own list.
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Spending by body before 2022-23 and in 2020-21 and 2021-22
The directory was paused for 2020-21 and 2021-22. The older editions published spending in a different layout each year; the 2016 to 2018 finance tables count NHS trusts inside NHS England and leave some bodies blank, so they are not read.
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Board members’ pay and chief executives’ pay
The directory gives the chair’s pay only; each body’s annual report and accounts gives the rest.
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Spending or staff by nation or area
Not published. The directory gives each body’s headquarters region and the parts of the UK it covers, shown here; staff are counted at the headquarters, not where they work.
What these figures do and don't show
- The same money is counted elsewhere. Most of what these bodies spend is passed on: NHS England’s to the NHS, the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s to schools and colleges. It is also counted on those services’ pages, and the two are never added.
- The total mixes bodies with different reach. Some serve the whole UK, some Great Britain, some England and Wales, some only England; the table says which. That is why no per-resident figure is given.
- Counts depend on how bodies are counted. Executive agencies and non-ministerial departments were first counted in 2013; the Independent Monitoring Boards of prisons were 133 bodies until 2016 and one from 2017; a group of committees listed together counts as its number of committees. Each break is marked.
- Spending measures change between editions. Executive NDPBs’ gross expenditure (to 2014-15) and total managed expenditure (from 2018-19) are different measures and are shown as separate lines, never joined. Nothing is read for 2015-16 to 2017-18, when the finance tables were published in a form that double counts, or for 2020-21 and 2021-22, when the directory was paused.
- Staff are counted at headquarters. The region table shows where each body’s head office is, not where its staff work: HM Prison and Probation Service’s staff work across England and Wales.
- Public corporations and devolved bodies are not here. The BBC, Channel 4 and the Post Office, NHS trusts, and the bodies of the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive are outside the Cabinet Office directory.
- Figures are as each body reported them. The Cabinet Office collects them from departments and checks them, and revises the file when bodies correct them; blank cells mean nothing was given.
- Cash and real terms are both shown. Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator; the price base is given on each chart. Machinery-of-government changes (DLUHC to MHCLG, the Forestry Commission under Defra) are marked on the departments.
Figures from data/services/public-bodies.json, generated 29 September 2026.
Common questions
- What is a quango?
- An informal name for a public body that works at arm’s length from ministers. The government’s own term is non-departmental public body (NDPB): executive NDPBs such as the Environment Agency, advisory NDPBs (committees that advise ministers) and tribunal NDPBs. Executive agencies and non-ministerial departments are also arm’s-length bodies but are part of government departments.
- Are the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish bodies included?
- No. This is the Cabinet Office’s directory of bodies sponsored by UK Government departments. The devolved governments keep their own lists.
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