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Public Bodies: Reviews

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 30 April 2025UIN 46863

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 37814 on Public Bodies: Reviews, which reviews have been paused.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The Public Bodies Review Programme closed as planned on 31st March 2025, and we will no longer be tracking reviews proposed as part of this programme.


On the 7th of April 2025, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a process to rapidly review every arms length body across government.

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