Question follow-through · 46959
Non-departmental Public Bodies
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Treasury approval processes are that decide on whether an Arm’s-Length Body can become a non-departmental public body.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 30 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Treasury approval processes are that decide on whether an Arm’s-Length Body can become a non-departmental public body.
24 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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30 Apr 2025
Answer published
The approvals process for new arm’s-length bodies (ALBs), including non-departmental public bodies, is outlined in the Public Bodies Handbook - Part 2. This is a jointly led process between the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury.The government is additionally...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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