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Quango conundrum / Gash, Tom; Rutter, Jill

Gash, Tom	Journal Article
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2011.

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Quangos (or more accurately, arm's length bodies) are the subject of repeated culls by incoming governments, yet individually are seen as useful devices to reassure the public and give confidence in the performance of public functions. We argue that the confused landscape and poor governance has contributed to the view that, as a class, ALBs are inefficient and unaccountable. The government needs to take the opportunity of its review to rationalise the complex landscape of ALBs, and put governance on a more robust long-term footing based on the degree of freedom an ALB needs to command public confidence.

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Governance ; Accountability ; Quangos ; Arm's Length Bodies

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Quango conundrum revisited: why the government still needs a more coherent approach to arm's-length bodies / Rutter, Jill

Rutter, Jill	Journal Article
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2014.

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There has been substantial reform of public bodies since the Coalition government was formed in 2010. But although numbers have been reduced, there has been no attempt to address the confused landscape-indeed, departments have interpreted criteria for what should be put at arm's length in different ways, introducing further complexity. A clearer link between function and form is needed. This would help address some of the blurred lines over accountability that we have seen in the recent rows over Ofsted and the Environment Agency.

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Reform ; Accountability ; Coalition ; Public Bodies ; Arm's Length ; Coherent Approach ;
Political Criteria ; Environment Agency

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