On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury, the Ministry of Justice and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on central government oversight of ALBs.1

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury, the Ministry of Justice and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on central government oversight of ALBs.1 Type: conclusion | Number: 1 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: Introduction from the Committee Government relies on ALBs to carry out a range of important functions and to deliver departments’ strategic objectives. The Cabinet Office oversees around 295 ALBs in the UK that spend approximately £265 billion a year and employ around 300,000 people. The scale of th