ALB Sponsorship

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ALB, Arm’s Length Bodies, Public Bodies, Quangos, Public Servants, Civil Servants

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ALBs were sponsored by

Ministerial and Non-Ministerial Departments

Ministry of Justice

ALB sponsorship by department

The 306 ALBs in 2023/24 were sponsored by 22 Ministerial and Non-Ministerial Departments within the UK government. Some ALBs, such as Non-Ministerial Departments operate with greater degree of independence from their sponsoring Ministerial Department, and may have their own relationship with HM Treasury when negotiating their budgets. Some Non-Ministerial Departments, such as HM Revenue and Customs, Food Standards Agency and the Forestry Commission, also sponsor other ALBs, and have direct sponsorship oversight for their ALBs.

The three departments who sponsored the most Arms Length Bodies were:

Ministry of Justice (66)
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (35)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (30)

Ministry of Justice’s ALB portfolio

Whilst Ministry of Justice sponsors the the largest number of ALBs, it is important to note that the majority (44) of these ALBs are Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace, which have no dedicated budget, spending or staff. These ALBs operate in an advisory capacity and any resources they do use are typically consolidated within the wider Ministry of Justice budget.

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Data

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Summaries for each ALB by sponsoring department

Funding

The way that ALBs receive money can vary depending on their purpose and operational remit. Some ALBs are funded only by direct government funding, some ALBs are funded by levies and fees that are raised from their service users, and other ALBs are funded by a mix of government funding and levies. Below is a breakdown of the funding for each ALB sponsored by each Ministerial and Non-Ministerial Department during 2023/24.

Staffing

Breakdowns are also provided for the workforce composition of each ALB, showing the proportion of staff within each ALB represented by core/permanent staff (FTE) and temporary contingent labour (FTE) on the 31st March 2024.

Spending

Spending for most ALBs can be broken down into RDEL (Running Costs), CDEL (Investment Costs), and AME (Volatile, inflation-sensitive costs). Breakdowns below show cash-based spending for each ALB within each of these categories.

Spending breakdowns reflect cash-based spending

When we commissioned departments for data on their ALBs, we asked for data on RDEL, CDEL, and AME spending to only reflect cash-based spending during 2023/24.

Non-cash spending includes movements in provisions, depreciation, and adjustments for liabilities, which are often represented as negative values.

Where we have received non-cash spending for these values, we have represented this as 0 below, to allow for better comparability of ALBs day-to-day spending.

Certain ALBs, such as the Met Office, have Trading Fund status, which means they do not report their spending as captured under AME, CDEL, or RDEL categories. Likewise, ALBs with particular classifications, such as Advisory NDPBs, often operate without a delegated budget from their sponsor, meaning their spending comes out of their sponsor department’s budget. For each of these types of bodies, their spending is reported as £0 for each category.

ALBs sponsored by Attorney Generals Office in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Cabinet Office in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Department for Business and Trade in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Department for Culture, Media and Sport in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Department for Education in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Department for Transport in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Department for Work and Pensions in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Food Standards Agency in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by HM Revenue and Customs in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by HM Treasury in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Home Office in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Ministry of Defence in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Ministry of Justice in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Northern Ireland Office in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

ALBs sponsored by UK Supreme Court in 2023/24:

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Excludes data where adjustments related to provisions or depreciation was provided. This may explain why some ALBs may appear to only spend within one category.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

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ALB sponsorship by department

Summaries for each ALB by sponsoring department

Funding

Staffing

Spending

ALBs sponsored by Attorney Generals Office in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Cabinet Office in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Department for Business and Trade in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Department for Culture, Media and Sport in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Department for Education in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Department for Transport in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Department for Work and Pensions in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Department of Health and Social Care in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Food Standards Agency in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by HM Revenue and Customs in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by HM Treasury in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Home Office in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Ministry of Defence in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Ministry of Justice in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Northern Ireland Office in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland in 2023/24:

ALBs sponsored by UK Supreme Court in 2023/24: