quango
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Origin of quango
First recorded in 1975–80; qu(asi)-a(utonomous) n(on-)g(overnmental) o(rganization) or qu(asi)-a(utonomous) n(ational) g(overnmental) o(rganization)
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Sir Keir Starmer axed the biggest quango, NHS England, last month and Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden is currently reviewing hundreds of quangos in a bid to reduce bureaucratic waste and inefficiency.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
The meeting follows the government abolishing NHS England, the world's biggest quango - short for a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation - last week.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
In 1981, a quango, the London Docklands Development Corporation, was set up to shape its future.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2015
The deal between government and the Canal and River Trust is “astonishingly far sighted,” says Simon Thurley, the head of English Heritage, a quango that is undergoing its own separation from Whitehall.
From Economist ● Dec. 17, 2014
The quango is already responsible for taxpayer holdings in such businesses as Royal Mail, Channel 4, Eurostar and the Royal Mint.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2013
However, in the short term it said the package would be funded by a 7.5% reduction in the budgets of unprotected quangos, which it said would save £2.5bn a year in 2029/30.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Asked last month if the government was planning another "bonfire of the quangos", Downing Street said the PM wanted to see a more "active and agile state", rather than "outsourcing" decisions to other bodies.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
But some quangos that scrutinise the government or protect the rule of law will remain unaffected.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
Some of these organisations, known as quangos, could be closed, merged, or have their responsibilities handed over to departments.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
The source said the review be particularly focused on quangos dealing with policy issues of national importance.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
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