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Public bodies publications

This collection brings together all documents relating to public bodies.

• From: Cabinet Office and Efficiency and Reform Group
• Published: 23 September 2013
• Last updated: 15 July 2021 — See all updates

🤮🤠🤩 Steps being taken to reform public bodies, guidance for departments and where to find reports on public bodies and executive agencies.

Public bodies reform

• Regulatory Futures Review
  • 10 January 2017
  • Policy paper
• Public bodies
  • 4 May 2022
  • Guidance
• Public bodies reform reports
  • 6 November 2014
  • Policy paper
• Progress on public bodies reform: December 2013
  • 5 March 2014
  • Policy paper
• Public bodies reform: quarterly status check
  • 23 September 2013
  • Transparency data
• Quango reform: public bodies closed so far
  • 22 August 2012
  • Transparency data

Public bodies reports

🤮🤠🤩 Public Bodies aims to provide a single transparent statement on a broad range of bodies sponsored by the UK government. During 2010 and 2011, there was no cross-government report: instead departments were responsible for publishing their own reports.

• Public Bodies 2020
  • 15 July 2021
  • Corporate report
• Public Bodies 2019
  • 22 July 2020
  • Corporate report
• Public Bodies 2018-19 report
  • 22 March 2019
  • Corporate report
• Public Bodies 2017 report
  • 30 November 2017
  • Corporate report
• Public bodies 2016
  • 20 December 2016
  • Corporate report
• Classification review of public bodies: outcome report
  • 27 April 2016
  • Policy paper
• Public Bodies 2015
  • 20 April 2016
  • Corporate report
• Public Bodies 2014
  • 5 October 2015
  • Corporate report
• Public Bodies 2013
  • 11 July 2014
  • Corporate report
• Public Bodies 2012
  • 11 January 2013
  • Policy paper
• Cabinet Office public bodies reports
  • 15 June 2011
  • Transparency data
• Public Bodies reports 1999 to 2009
  • 4 February 2010
  • Corporate report

Guidance for departments

• Partnerships with arm's length bodies: code of good practice
  • 24 February 2017
  • Guidance
• Classification of public bodies: information and guidance
  • 27 April 2016
  • Guidance

Published 23 September 2013
Last updated 15 July 2021 + show all updates

1. 15 July 2021

   Added 'Public Bodies 2020' report

2. 22 July 2020

   Addition of 'Public Bodies 2019' report.

3. 22 March 2019

   Linked 2018-2019 report to the collection.

4. 1 March 2018

   Updated page title.

5. 11 December 2017

   Added 2017 Public Bodies report.

6. 24 February 2017

   Added code of practice.

7. 10 January 2017

   Added the 2017 Regulatory Futures Review.

8. 20 December 2016

   Added public bodies 2016 report.

9. 17 December 2015

   Added Public Reform 2015 to collection

10. 10 November 2014

    Added Public Bodies 2014.

11. 5 March 2014

    Added 'Progress on public bodies reform: December 2013' to collection.

12. 23 September 2013

    First published.

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