Departments do not receive enough support from Cabinet Office in certain aspects of arm’s-length bodies management. When this Committee last reported on ALBs in 2016 we found inconsistencies in the way that departments managed their ALBs. This inconsistency remains, with departments adopting different approaches to ALB sponsorship. Departmental centres of expertise, such as those set up by the Ministry of Justice, are not widespread. Although the introduction of the Code of Good Practice is a...

Departments do not receive enough support from Cabinet Office in certain aspects of arm’s-length bodies management. When this Committee last reported on ALBs in 2016 we found inconsistencies in the way that departments managed their ALBs. This inconsistency remains, with departments adopting different approaches to ALB sponsorship. Departmental centres of expertise, such as those set up by the Ministry of Justice, are not widespread. Although the introduction of the Code of Good Practice is a step forward, the Cabinet Office does not 6 Government’s delivery through arm’s-length bodies seem to think it needs to monitor whether departments foll Type: conclusion | Number: 3 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 3.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: January 2022 3.2 The government committed to a new programme of reviews and enhancing sponsorship through Action 24 in the Declaration on Government Reform. The Cabine