quango

The government has already announced plans to fold another quango, the Payments Systems Regulator, into the Financial Conduct Authority.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025

In Northstowe, the housing quango Homes England is partnering with the private sector.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024

In 1981, a quango, the London Docklands Development Corporation, was set up to shape its future.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2015

The deal between government and the Canal and River Trust is “astonishingly far sighted,” says Simon Thurley, the head of English Heritage, a quango that is undergoing its own separation from Whitehall.

From Economist ● Dec. 17, 2014

The quango is already responsible for taxpayer holdings in such businesses as Royal Mail, Channel 4, Eurostar and the Royal Mint.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2013

Reform Wales leader has previously claimed that 200 quangos are costing Wales over £135m.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer axed the biggest quango, NHS England, last month and Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden is currently reviewing hundreds of quangos in a bid to reduce bureaucratic waste and inefficiency.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

Mr O'Connell said the TPA backed the Labour government's review of quangos, and urged more focus on scrapping unnecessary functions and bringing delivery of significant services back under political control.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

The BBC has been told ministers are considering passing a new law that would make it easier to scrap multiple quangos at once.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025

But some quangos that scrutinise the government or protect the rule of law will remain unaffected.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025