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The Commission for Countering Extremism supports society to fight all forms of extremism. Commission for Countering Extremism works with the Home Office .
The Airports Commission completed work with the publication of its final report in July 2015.
The Law Commission is a statutory independent body that keeps the law under review and recommends reform where it is needed. The aim of the Commission is to ensure that the law is fair, modern, simple and as cost-effective as...
The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission (MACC) administers the British Marshall Scholarships, which finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree in the UK. MACC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth &...
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) exists to create a United Kingdom where the circumstances of birth do not determine outcomes in life. SMC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Cabinet Office .
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) provides the government with impartial, expert advice on major long-term infrastructure challenges. National Infrastructure Commission is an executive agency, sponsored by HM Treasury .
The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) advises ministers on the safety, efficacy and quality of medicinal products. CHM is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care .
Charity Commission case reports, decisions made, inquiry reports, regulatory alerts and statements on live cases.
The Audit Commission was replaced by Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd , National Audit Office , Financial Reporting Council and Cabinet Office in April 2015. The Audit Commission was an independent public corporation that existed between 1 April 1983 and...
The Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection, also known as the Healthcare Commission was created in 2004. It was responsible for assessing standards of care provided by the NHS. Its responsibilities were taken over by the Care Quality Commission in...
The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities is supported by the Race Disparity Unit in the Cabinet Office.
The Commission was established on 17 July 2015 to review the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and was dissolved on 11 March 2016.
The Civil Service Commission regulates recruitment into the Civil Service, ensuring that appointments are made on merit after fair and open competition. It also hears complaints under the Civil Service Code. CSC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by...
When to exclude and include the buying commission in the customs value and account for import VAT if you’re an importer paying fees to your buying agent.
The UK Commission on Covid Commemoration has been established to secure a broad consensus from across the whole of the United Kingdom on how we commemorate the COVID-19 pandemic and mark this distinctive period in our history at a national...
The Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) was established to promote awareness of rural needs amongst decision makers across and beyond government. It was abolished in 2013.
The Foreign Compensation Commission works out the amount of compensation British claimants are entitled to under international and British law for losses suffered abroad. It also helps in the settlement negotiations of British property losses overseas at the hands of...
The McKay Commission (TMC) was set up to consider how the House of Commons might deal with legislation which affects only part of the UK, following the devolution of certain legislative powers to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. View the...
We scrutinise new free trade agreements (FTAs) once they are signed. We are independent of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and DBT ministers play no part in the TAC’s advice on FTAs. However, we are supported by a...
The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom which aimed to address racial discrimination and promote racial equality. The Commission was replaced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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