Corporate report

Public Bodies 2015

Annual update for 2015 on the broad range of public bodies, sometimes known as quangos, sponsored by the UK government.

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

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Public bodies 2015

Public Bodies 2015 data directory update as at 31 December 2015

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Public Bodies 2015 data directory update as at 30 September 2015

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Public bodies 2015: data directory

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The main report of Public Bodies 2015 sets out an annual update of progress in:

  • rationalising the public bodies landscape
  • increasing levels of transparency in public bodies
  • delivering wider public value
  • increasing accountability

In addition, this year’s report provides a final summary of the achievements of the 2010 public bodies reform programme, including increases in efficiency.

Public Bodies 2015 provides a single transparent source of top-level data on all non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies and non-ministerial departments. The term quango is sometimes used informally to describe bodies such as these. The data directory shows a snapshot of public bodies as of 31 March 2015 unless otherwise stated.

This information is published to make public bodies more transparent which in turn helps taxpayers hold decision-makers to account. Public Bodies 2015 is an online publication and the data will be updated quarterly, where applicable, for continuing transparency.

Updates to this page

Published 17 December 2015
Last updated 20 April 2016 + show all updates
  1. Added data directory updates

  2. First published.

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