Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 44025

Arms Length Bodies

Tabled: 3 April 2025

Answered: 10 April 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what circumstances new public bodies do not have to meet the last resort test in the Approvals Process guidance for new Arm's Length Bodies.

Answer

Georgia Gould

An ALB needs to pass at least one of three tests: (1) it is a technical function that requires external expertise (2) it needs to be delivered with political impartiality, or (3) it needs to be delivered independently from Ministers to establish facts and...

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