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Home Office: Non-departmental Public Bodies

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 March 2025UIN 38853

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of abolishing non-departmental public bodies on (a) her Department's costs and (b) democratic accountability.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

We keep all bodies sponsored and funded by the Home Office under review, to ensure they are delivering public outcomes efficiently and effectively.

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