At present there are no consultations in respect of bodies listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act 2011 that have started but not yet concluded.

This Government are undertaking an ambitious programme of reform of public bodies. The reforms will increase accountability, cut duplication of activity and reduce the overall cost of the public bodies landscape.

To date, the total number of public bodies that have been abolished under Section 1 of the Public Bodies Act is 27, along with a number of statutory advisory committees of the Environment Agency. The bodies that have been abolished under Section 1 are listed below, along with the month in which consultation commenced:

All consultations must have been concluded prior to an order being laid as stipulated under the Public Bodies Act 2011.

By the end of the spending review period in March 2015 the Government will have reduced the overall number of public bodies by a third. The Public Bodies Act is already playing a significant role in this programme of reform.

The Government will hold a consultation in relation to the abolition of each and every body listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act. Section 10 of the Act, which was added by government amendment in the House of Lords, stipulates that consultation must have occurred prior to a Minister bringing forward a draft order for scrutiny by Parliament. While the precise dates of future consultations are not available in all cases, Ministers must have started consultation at least 12 weeks prior to them bringing forward a draft order.

This Government are undertaking an ambitious programme of reform of public bodies. The reforms will increase accountability, cut duplication of activity and reduce the overall cost of the public bodies landscape.

To date, the total number of public bodies that have been abolished under Section 1 of the Public Bodies Act is 27, along with a number of statutory advisory committees of the Environment Agency. The bodies that have been abolished under Section 1 are listed below, along with the month in which consultation commenced:

All consultations must have been concluded prior to an order being laid as stipulated under the Public Bodies Act 2011.

By the end of the spending review period in March 2015 the Government will have reduced the overall number of public bodies by a third. The Public Bodies Act is already playing a significant role in this programme of reform.

The Government will hold a consultation in relation to the abolition of each and every body listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act. Section 10 of the Act, which was added by government amendment in the House of Lords, stipulates that consultation must have occurred prior to a Minister bringing forward a draft order for scrutiny by Parliament. While the precise dates of future consultations are not available in all cases, Ministers must have started consultation at least 12 weeks prior to them bringing forward a draft order.