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

National Highways (NatHwys)

National Highways is a Executive NDPB sponsored by Department for Transport. The company’s purpose and remit is to carry out the functions of a strategic highways authority, through the delivery of Government’s requirements as contained within the Road Investment Strategy. The company operates as the highway authority, traffic authority and street authority for the strategic road network (SRN) to give road users (and the communities that sit along side the SRN) the best possible quality of service, whilst supporting Government’s broader economic, environmental and safety goals.

Regional Remit

NatHwys operates in England. Their headquarters are located in South East England.


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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025

2023/24 Chair's Name

Dipesh Shah/Janette Beinart

Established

2015

Ombudsman

N/A

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Finances

This figure provides an overview of National Highways’s income and expenditure during the 2023/24 financial year.

Some ALBs, such as those with Trading Fund status, do not classify their spending data by RDEL, CDEL, and AME and will report £0 for these values.
For more information regarding RDEL, CDEL and AME, please see our analysis of ALB Spending.

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Staffing

The figure below shows the types of staff employed by National Highways on 31 March 2024.


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Arms Length Bodies

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