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Public Bodies: Reviews

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 14 January 2025UIN 22191

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the reviews by Departments of public bodies in the financial year 2023/24 as part of the Public Bodies Review Programme (a) have been completed, (b) remain outstanding and (c) have been abandoned.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Of the 50 public body reviews planned for 2023/24, 34 were completed. Nine remain in progress and seven are currently paused as the team progresses other work to deliver value for money.

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