Public Bodies Act 2011
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Long titleAn Act to confer powers on Ministers of the Crown in relation to certain public bodies and offices; to confer powers on Welsh Ministers in relation to environmental and other public bodies; to make provision about delegation and shared services in relation to persons exercising environmental functions; to abolish regional development agencies; to make provision about the funding of Sianel Pedwar Cymru; to make provision about the powers of bodies established under the National Heritage Act 1983 to form companies; to repeal provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 relating to appeals to the Chief Coroner; to make provision about amendment of Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972; and for connected purposes.
Introduced byFrancis Maude (Commons)
Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Lords)
Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Lords)
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom[b]
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| Long title | An Act to confer powers on Ministers of the Crown in relation to certain public bodies and offices; to confer powers on Welsh Ministers in relation to environmental and other public bodies; to make provision about delegation and shared services in relation to persons exercising environmental functions; to abolish regional development agencies; to make provision about the funding of Sianel Pedwar Cymru; to make provision about the powers of bodies established under the National Heritage Act 1983 to form companies; to repeal provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 relating to appeals to the Chief Coroner; to make provision about amendment of Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2011 c. 24 |
| Introduced by | Francis Maude (Commons) Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 14 December 2011 |
| Commencement | various[c] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | |
| Repeals/revokes | Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Public Bodies Act 2011 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Public Bodies Act 2011 (c. 24) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has 39 sections and six schedules, and is concerned with the management of public bodies within the UK.
From 2010 levels, the number of arm's-length bodies had reduced by 200 in January 2013,[1] by 285 in March 2015[2] and by 378 in March 2018.[3]
Further reading
- Dommett, K and Flinders, M (2014) ‘The Centre Strikes Back: Meta-Governance, Delegation, and the Core Executive in the UK, 2010-2014, Public Administration, 93:1 pp. 1–16
- House of Commons Hansard, http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/
- House of Lords Hansard, http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/lords/
