Written Question·Home Office·UIN 38853
Home Office: Non-departmental Public Bodies
Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of abolishing non-departmental public bodies on (a) her Department's costs and (b) democratic accountability.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonWe keep all bodies sponsored and funded by the Home Office under review, to ensure they are delivering public outcomes efficiently and effectively.