Written Question·Home Office·UIN 38853

Home Office: Non-departmental Public Bodies

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid 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 Johnson
We keep all bodies sponsored and funded by the Home Office under review, to ensure they are delivering public outcomes efficiently and effectively.