Corporate report

Public Bodies 2013

Details of the broad range of public bodies, sometimes known as quangos, sponsored by the UK government.

From:
Cabinet Office and Efficiency and Reform Group
Published
19 December 2013
Last updated
11 July 2014 — See all updates
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Public bodies 2013: summary data

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Public Bodies 2013: summary tables

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Public Bodies 2013 data directory (pdf)

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Public Bodies 2013 data directory (xls) update as at 31 March 2014

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Public bodies 2013 data directory (xls) update as at 31 December 2013

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Public Bodies 2013 data directory (csv)

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Details

The 2013 release of Public Bodies aims to provide a single transparent statement on a broad range of bodies sponsored by the UK government. All data is as at 31 March 2013 unless otherwise indicated.

The data contained in this report represents management information that is provided in the interests of improving transparency in the public bodies sector. They are not official statistics. Unless stated otherwise a common reporting date of 31 March 2013 is used. More recently updated information may be available, eg data is published by sponsoring departments and the Office for National Statistics. In addition, related information on public appointments is published by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.

You can also read Progress on public bodies reform: December 2013 for more detail about progress against specific targets.

Data updates

We have published updates to the original Public Bodies 2013 dataset, showing the position as at 31 March 2014 and 31 December 2013. The updates exclude financial and full-time equivalent (FTE) figures, as this data isn’t audited during the year. For ease of reference, changes are shown with a yellow highlight, and bodies that ceased to exist are shown in red.

Published 19 December 2013
Last updated 11 July 2014 + show all updates

  1. Added Public Bodies 2013 data directory update as at 31 March 2014.

  2. Public Bodies data directory correct as at 31 December 2013 has been added.

  3. Added charts showing number of NDPBs for each department as well as expenditure and staffing.

  4. Changes to all attachments to correct a previous error in the expenditure of the Olympic Delivery Authority.

  5. First published.

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