Public authorities
Found 108 public authorities in the category ‘Executive agencies’
Active Travel England manages the national active travel budget, awarding funding for projects. It inspects finished schemes and asks for funds to be r...
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The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was formerly known as The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA). The name change occurred...
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On 1st April 2011, Animal Health became part of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency.
Defunct.
Defunct.
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On 1st October 2011, Buying Solutions became the Government Procurement Service.
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called COI
The Central Office of Information closed on 31st March 2012.
Defunct.
Defunct.
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On 1 April 2009 Central Science Laboratory merged with Defra's Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate, Plant Varieties and Seeds, Defra Plant Health Divis...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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The Child Maintenance Service is for when parents can’t agree to a family-based arrangement regarding financial support towards your child’s everyday l...
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Also called CRB
On 1st December 2012, the CRB was replaced by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Defunct.
Defunct.
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The Crown Commercial Service brings together, as one organisation, Government Procurement Service (GPS), the commercial function of the Cabinet Office,...
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Also called DECA
The Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA) was launched as a Ministry of Defence Trading Agency on 1 April
2015.
The organisation was pr...
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Also called Dstl
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is a trading fund of the Ministry of Defence.
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Also called DSG
Defence Support Group closed in March 2015. Part of the Defence Support Group (DSG) was sold to Babcock on 31 March 2015 while the remainder became the...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called DVA
The Defence Vetting Agency has closed. Vetting activities are now mainly carried out by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV).
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called DCYP
Previously known as Service Children's Education.
The Directorate of Children and Young People (DCYP) was established in 2010 to provide a single Mini...
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Also called DVANI
Formed following a merger of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency on 1 April 2007.
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Also called DVLA
The DVLA is an executive agency of the Department for Transport, responsible for licensing drivers within Great Britain (the Driver and Vehicle Agency...
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Also called DVSA
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency was formed on the 2nd of April 2014 from the merger of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) and the...
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Also called DSA
This body merged with the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) to form the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency as of the 2nd of April 2014.
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called ESFA
The Education and Skills Funding Agency was established on 1 April 2017, and is an executive agency of the Department for Education.
It takes on funct...
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The functions of this former public authority have been taken on by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to which all requests should now be directe...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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The Environment Agency is an Executive Non-departmental Public Body. Its principal aims are to protect and improve the environment, and to promote sus...
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This body was known as FCO Services until 2 September 2020, when it rebranded[1] to FCDO Services. It is a trading fund of the Foreign, Commonwealth an...
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Also called fera
The National Bee Unit was part of FERA.
Some functions of the Food and Environment Research Agency including the Bee Inspectorate, the Plants Health...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Forest Research is Great Britain’s principal organisation for forestry and tree related research.
Forest Research is an Executive Agency of the Fore...
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Known as Forest Enterprise (England) until a rebranding as of 1 April 2019.
This body manages 250,000 hectares of publicly owned woodland and ot...
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This agency ceased to exist as of 1 October 2012 (Parliamentary answer).
The agency's activities appear to have been taken over by the Department fo...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called GOE
part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Before 1st October 2011, the Government Procurement Service was called Buying Solutions.
The Government Procurement Service is now part of the Cro...
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Also called GPA
The Government Property Agency (GPA) delivers property and workplace solutions across government by managing central government property as a strategic...
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Also called HMCTS
Please note that Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) is separate from the Judiciary. HMCTS deals purely with administration. They are not...
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Also called HMPPS
Formerly known as National Offender Management Service (NOMS)
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After April 2015, the Highways Agency was replaced by Highways England.
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called HMPO
HM Passport Office, an agency of the Home Office, is the sole issuer of UK passports and responsible for civil registration services in England and Wal...
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This website makes all correspondence public. Do not use this public service to request other's personal information such as location of prisoners, or...
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This is the UK Intellectual Property Office; though the "UK" is no longer part of their name. Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the...
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Also called Land and Property Services
Between May 2015 and July 2021 we prevented requests being made to Land and Property Services (LPS) via WhatDoTheyKnow as LPS had ceased to be a public...
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The Legal Aid Agency is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice.
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Also known as the Marine and Coastguard Agency.
The post of Receiver of Wreck currently sits within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
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Also called mhs
The Meat Hygiene Service was merged with the Food Standards Agency>in 2010.
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called MHRA
The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) is part of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
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Also called Met Office
The Met Office is the UK's national weather service, and a trading fund of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), operatin...
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Also called MDP
The Ministry of Defence Police is a specialised national civilian police service. MDP provides civil policing and armed security for Defence and Criti...
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Requests to the National Archives can be made for:
information in the archives that was transferred to the National Archives from other government dep...
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Also called NCTL
NCTL is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Education.
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Also called NFSA
The National Fraud Authority (NFA) is an executive agency of the Home Office[1], previously called "National Fraud Strategic Authority".
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Also called NMRO
Previously known as the National Weights and Measurements Laboratory and the National Measurement Office.
This body became defunct in April 2016, when...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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The Office for Product Safety and Standards covers general (non-food) consumer product safety, excluding vehicles, medicines and medical devices, or wo...
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The Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government responsible for administering the process of personal bankruptcy a...
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Also called North Sea Transition Authority
The Oil and Gas Authority is being established in response to the Wood Review into oil and gas recovery from the UK Continental Shelf.
This body assum...
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On 1st April 2015, Ordnance Survey’s business passed to Ordnance Survey Limited, a Government-owned company.
Defunct.
Defunct.
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The National Infrastructure Planning Inspectorate is part of the Planning Inspectorate
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Also called PHE
Public Health England has been replaced by UK Health Security Agency and the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (part of the Department of Hea...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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The Rent Service was responsible for providing rental valuation services for the private rented housing sector for housing benefit services. Its functi...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called SPS
The Scottish Prison Service directly manages 13 prisons in Scotland, and, additionally, contracts with Serco to run HMP Kilmarnock, and, Sodexo Justice...
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The Service Personnel Veterans Agency (SPVA) was merged with Defence Business Services on 1 April 2014 the become part of Veterans UK. Requests for inf...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called SFA
The functions of this former public authority have been taken on by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to which all requests should now be directe...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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The Standards and Testing Agency was established on 1 October 2011, and is an executive agency of the Department for Education. From 1 April 2012, it t...
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Also called SAAS
The Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) is an agency of The Scottish Government that provides funding to eligible students in the UK.
SAAS works...
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The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) was formed on 29 March 2013 by merging the activities of the National College for School Leader...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called National College
On 1 April 2012, the National College became an executive agency of the Department for Education
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Although the Royal Parks became a charitable company in March 2017, they remain a public authority for FOI purposes.
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From 1 April 2011, Her Majesty's Courts Service and the Tribunals Service integrated to form Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service.[1]
Defunct.
Defunct.
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The Training and Development Agency for Schools was abolished on 1st April 2012.
Defunct.
Defunct.
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On 1 April 2015 the Treasury Solicitor's Department became the Government Legal Department.
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called UKBA
As of the 1st of April 2013 what was the UK Border Agency has now become two units within the Home Office.
Freedom of Information Requests should t...
Defunct.
Defunct.
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Also called UKHSA
This body works on public health threats. It was formed by combining elements of Public Health England with NHS Test and Trace and the Joint Biosecurit...
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Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office is part of the UK Hydrographic Office.
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