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
We also heard him describe NHS England as the "world's largest quango" - a term that stands for Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
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
However, early plans to involve the Shareholder Executive investment quango in a rescue of UK Coal were ultimately ditched.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2013
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
But there has also been talk of cutbacks, with many parties promising to reduce the number of "quangos" and rein in the size of the public sector.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
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
Some of these organisations, known as quangos, could be closed, merged, or have their responsibilities handed over to departments.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
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