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The UK government's definition in 1997 of a non-departmental public body or quango was: A body which has a role in the processes of national government, but is not a government department or part of one, and which accordingly operates to a greater or lesser extent at arm's length from Ministers. [24]
Following the 2010 United Kingdom general election, the UK Government under the Cameron–Clegg coalition announced plans to curb public spending through the abolition of a large number of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations (quangos).
The Security Commission, sometimes known as the Standing Security Commission, [1] was a UK non-departmental public body or quango established in 1964 to investigate breaches of security in the public sector. It was abolished in 2010, on the basis that government would investigate breaches of security as and when they occurred.
Created on 1 April 2008, registered as a company on 13 November 2007, and subsequently closed in late 2016/ early 2017. UKCES was formed as a key recommendation of the 2006 Leitch Review [4] of Skills, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills was an executive Non-Departmental Public Body which superseded the former Sector Skills Development Agency and the National Employment Panel.
It introduced a quango, the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS). The National Skills Director of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) was to be in charge of the NAS. The LSC at the time had had most of its funding farmed out to local authorities. The NAS was to be part of the LSC, as outlined in the government's 2008 document on apprenticeships.
Quango: Quasi-autonomous NGO — often used derogatorily, these organizations rely on public funding. [12] They are prevalent in the United Kingdom (where there are more than 1,200), Ireland, and the Commonwealth. SBO: Social benefit organization — a goal-oriented designation; SCO: Social change organization; SNGO: Southern (UK) NGO
They picked him up and she was taken aback because Stephen wore a beautiful suit. "And tie," Stephen, 56, piped up. "And my first thought was that he was just beautiful," said Elizabeth.
Dame Deirdre Mary Hutton DBE (born 15 March 1949), [1] is a British public servant, termed by The Daily Telegraph as "Queen of the Quangos" [2] and "The great quango hopper". [3] She was the chair of the UK's Civil Aviation Authority from 2009 to 2020.