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Arms Length Bodies

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 20581

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 10655 on Arms Length Bodies, if she will name the other 13 public bodies.

Answered by Cabinet Office

The following bodies have been established or announced since July 2024:

  1. Ethics and Integrity Commission (EIC): Cabinet Office (CO)

  2. Government Commercial Agency: Cabinet Office (CO)

  3. Building Safety Regulator: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)

  4. Fair Work Agency: Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  5. National Wealth Fund (NWF): HM Treasury (HMT)

  6. Shadow Great British Railways (SGBR): Department for Transport (DfT)

  7. Great British Energy (GBE): Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

  8. Great British Energy - Nuclear: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

  9. Defence Housing: Ministry of Defence (MoD)

  10. Warm Homes Agency: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

  11. Independent Immigration Appeals Authority (IIAA): Home Office

  12. School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB): Department for Education (DfE)

  13. Adult Social Care Negotiating Body (ASCNB): Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)

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