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Arms Length Bodies

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 27 May 2025UIN 53196

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question HL6032 on Arms Length Bodies, what the target date is for each of the proposed public bodies to be operational.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Individual departments are responsible for completion of the approval process and any necessary legislation for proposed arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) to become operational. The Cabinet Office does not collect projected launch dates for new bodies.

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