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Arms Length Bodies

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 3 April 2025UIN 41430

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, whether the Cabinet Office Public Bodies Team assessed Skills England against the requireme

Answered by Georgia Gould

The Department for Education is currently working through the approval process to establish Skills England as an Arm’s Length Body. The completion of business cases as part of this process considers viable delivery mechanisms and the three tests.

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