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These newsletters provide information on the UK’s preparations for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) sessions.
The Geospatial Commission is an expert committee responsible for setting the UK’s geospatial strategy and coordinating public sector geospatial activity. Geospatial Commission is part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
The Postal Services Commission (Postcomm) was the regulator of mail industry. Its responsibilities passed to Ofcom in 2011.
Reports on implementation of the Law Commission proposals
Originally established in 2001, it was renamed the Appointments Commission and was abolished in 2012.
Alerts and warnings issued by the commission about particular risks or vulnerabilities which could affect charities and their operations.
The independent Dormant Assets Commission was formed in March 2016. The work of the Commission has now ended.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) monitors human rights, protecting equality across 9 grounds - age, disability, sex, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation and gender reassignment. EHRC is an executive non-departmental...
The Forestry Commission increases the value of woodlands to society and the environment. Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial department, supported by 2 agencies and public bodies .
The Healthcare Commission was a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department of Health of the United Kingdom to promote and drive improvement in the quality of health care and public health in England and Wales.
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) was an independent non-departmental public body, (NDPB) in the United Kingdom, which tackled sex discrimination and promoted gender equality. It was replaced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
The Broadcasting Standards Commission was the statutory body for both standards and fairness in broadcasting. It was replaced by Ofcom in 2003.
The IMC was created by the British and Irish governments to fulfil three responsibilities; to monitor and report on the continuing activities of paramilitary groups; to monitor and report at six-monthly intervals on the security normalisation measures taken by the...
The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) provides information to victims, survivors and their families about Troubles-related deaths and serious injury and promotes reconciliation. ICRIR is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Northern Ireland Office .
The Commission for Social Care Inspection was a non-departmental public body and the single, independent inspectorate for social care in England.
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) ensures government and other public bodies protect the human rights of everyone in Northern Ireland. The commission has an A status accreditation from the UN and operates in full accordance with the UN...
The Secretary of State for Health is seeking to appoint a chair to the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM).
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) licensed and regulated commercial television services in the United Kingdom (except S4C in Wales) between 1 January 1991 and 28 December 2003.
Statements about the opening of an inquiry or a regulatory case into a charity.
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