quango
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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 Cridland's quango Transport for the North is due to publish its first report soon.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2016
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
The 2024 manifesto pledged £50bn a year of savings from government departments and quangos.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden said: "This overhaul will mean there are stronger rules, fewer quangos and clearer lines of accountability."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
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
Asked last month if the government was planning another "bonfire of the quangos", Downing Street said the PM wanted to see a more "active and agile state", rather than "outsourcing" decisions to other bodies.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
But some quangos that scrutinise the government or protect the rule of law will remain unaffected.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
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