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Sarwar blasts SNP over ‘waste of public money’ as £9m quango bill is revealed

Scotland

Sarwar blasts SNP over waste of public money as £9m bill for quangos is revealed

Anas Sarwar has accused the SNP of being “addicted to wasting public money” after figures revealed quango board members are being paid nearly £9 million a year. The Scottish Labour leader said his party’s analysis of Scottish Government data ...

14 Apr 2025 at 15:10

Quangos could be forced to close or merge under Whitehall review

Quangos could be forced to close, merge, or have their functions taken back by Whitehall departments under a new Government review. Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden has written to departments telling them that every arm’s-length body ...

06 Apr 2025 at 20:44

Government must stop ‘outsourcing’ decisions to regulators, PM tells Cabinet

Sir Keir Starmer has told his ministers they must take more responsibility for decisions and stop “outsourcing” them to regulators. The Prime Minister told a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday he wanted to reverse what he described as a “trend” ...

12 Mar 2025 at 12:01

Ex-minister calls for quangos to face MPs’ scrutiny amid Sentencing Council row

Organisations such as NHS England and the Sentencing Council should face direct scrutiny from MPs, a Conservative former minister has urged. Sir Christopher Chope said arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) had gone “rogue”, including National ...

14 Mar 2025 at 16:29

City

Valuation Office Agency to be scrapped in latest quango cull

The government body responsible for calculating council tax and business rates is to be scrapped in the latest move to cull quangos and cut costs. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) will be disbanded as a standalone division and ...

28 Apr 2025 at 16:13

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