Written statement to Parliament

British Council Triennial Review

Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has made a statement to Parliament on the British Council Triennial Review.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Hugo Swire
• Published: 16 July 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Delivered on: 16 July 2013

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will shortly commence a Triennial Review of the British Council.

It is government policy that all Government Departments are required to review all their Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) at least every three years.

The review will be conducted in two stages. The first stage will examine the key functions of the British Council. If the outcome of this stage is that the functions performed by the British Council are still required and that it should be retained an a NDPB, the second stage of the project will ensure that the British Council is operating in line with the recognised principles of good corporate governance.

Copies of the review will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

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Published 16 July 2013