Title and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 27th June 2008.

Designation

2. The bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order are designated in respect of the financial year ending on 31st March 2008 for the purposes of section 10 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.

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SCHEDULE 1 Designated bodies for 2007 – 2008

Central government, Public Corporations etc

• Advantage West Midlands

• Air Travel Trust

• Alcohol Education and Research Council

• Architectural Heritage Fund

• Army Base Repair Organisation

• Arts and Humanities Research Council

• Arts Council of England

• Arts Council of Wales

• Assets Recovery Agency

• Audit Commission

• Big Lottery Fund

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

• British Broadcasting Corporation

• British Council

• British Educational Communications and Technology Agency

• British Energy

• British Film Institute

• British Library

• British Museum

• British Nuclear Fuels plc

• British Potato Council

• British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd

• British Shipbuilders

• British Transport Police

• British Waterways Board

• Cabinet Office

• Capacity Builders

• Care Council for Wales

• Central Office of Information

• Centro (West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive)

• Channel Four Television Corporation

• Charity Commission

• Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

• Churches Conservation Trust

• Civil Aviation Authority

• Civil Nuclear Police Authority and Constabulary

• Coal Authority

• Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment

• Commission for Healthcare & Audit Inspection (The Healthcare Commission)

• Commission for Judicial Appointments

• Commission for Local Administration

• Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health

• Commission for Rural Communities

• Commission for Social Care Inspection for England

• Commission for the Compact Ltd

• Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC)

• Community Development Foundation

• Companies House

• Competition Commission

• Competition Service

• Construction Industry Training Board

• Consumer Council for Water

• Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence

• Countryside Council for Wales

• Covent Garden Market Authority

• Criminal Cases Review Commission

• Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

• Culture East Midlands

• Culture North East

• Culture North West

• Culture South East

• Culture South West

• Defence Aviation Repair Agency

• Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

• Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

• Department for Children, Schools and Families

• Department for Communities and Local Government

• Department for Culture, Media and Sport

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

• Department for International Development

• Department for Transport

• Department for Work and Pensions

• Department of Health

• Deputy Prime Minister’s Office

• Design Council

• Driver and Vehicle Agency Northern Ireland

• Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

• Driving Standards Agency

• East Midlands Regional Development Agency

• East of England Development Agency

• Economic and Social Research Council

• Electoral Commission

• Energy Watch

• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

• Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

• English Heritage

• English Partnerships

• Environment Agency

• Equality and Human Rights Commission

• Estyn: Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education & Training for Wales

• Export Credits Guarantee Department

• Fire Service College

• Firebuy Limited

• Fleet Air Arm Museum

• Food from Britain

• Food Standards Agency

• Football Licensing Authority

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• Forensic Science Service

• Forest Enterprise Agency

• Forestry Commission

• Gambling Commission

• Gangmasters Licensing Authority

• Geffrye Museum

• General Lighthouse Fund

• General Social Care Council

• General Teaching Council

• Government Actuary’s Department

• Government Equalities Office

• Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive

• Greenwich Hospital

• Guaranteed Export Finance Corporation

• Health Protection Agency

• Hearing Aid Council

• Higher Education Funding Council for England

• Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

• HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor

• HM Revenue and Customs

• HM Treasury

• Home Grown Cereals Authority

• Home Office

• Horniman Museum

• Horserace Betting Levy Board

• Horserace Totalisator Board

• Horticultural Development Council

• Housing Corporation

• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

• Human Tissue Authority

• Imperial War Museum

• Independent Police Complaints Commission

• Investors in People UK

• Land Registry

• Learning and Skills Council

• Leasehold Advisory Service

• Legacy Trust UK Limited

• Legal Services Commission

• Living East

• Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales

• London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games Limited

• London Pension Fund Authority

• London Thames Gateway Development Corporation

• Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission

• Meat and Livestock Commission

• Medical Research Council

• Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

• Merseytravel (Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive)

• Meteorological Office

• Metro (West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive)

• Milk Development Council

• Ministry of Defence

• Ministry of Justice

• Monitor - Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts

• Museum of London

• Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester

• National Army Museum

• National Biological Standards Board

• National College for School Leadership

• National Consumer Council

• National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts

• National Forest Company

• National Gallery

• National Heritage Memorial Fund

• National Library of Wales

• National Lottery Commission

• National Maritime Museum

• National Museum of Science and Industry

• National Museums and Galleries of Wales

• National Museums Liverpool

• National Policing Improvement Agency

• National Portrait Gallery

• National Research Development Corporation

• National Savings and Investments

• National School of Government

• Natural England

• Natural Environment Research Council

• Natural History Museum

• Nexus (Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive)

• NHS Blood and Transplant

• NHS Direct

• NHS Professionals

• North West Regional Development Agency

• Northern Ireland Court Service

• Northern Ireland Housing Executive

• Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission

• Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission

• Northern Ireland Office

• Northern Ireland Policing Board

• Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company

• Northern Ireland Water Ltd

• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

• Nuclear Liabilities Fund

• OFCOM

• Office for Fair Access

• Office for National Statistics

• Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills

• Office for the Children’s Commissioner

• Office of Fair Trading

• Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

• Office of Rail Regulation

• Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner

• Office of the Information Commissioner

• Office of the PPP Arbiter

• OGC Buying Solutions

• Olympic Delivery Authority

• Olympic Lottery Distributor

• One North East

• Ordnance Survey

• Parole Board

• Partnerships for Schools

• Passenger Focus

• Patent Office

• Pension Protection Fund

• Pensions Advisory Service

• Pensions Ombudsman

• Personal Accounts Delivery Authority

• Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

• Police Service of Northern Ireland

• Postal Services Commission

• Postwatch

• Privy Council Office

• Probation Board for Northern Ireland

• Public Health Laboratory Service

• Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

• Quality Improvement Agency

• Railway Heritage Committee

• Registrar of the Public Lending Right

• Remploy Ltd

• Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office

• Royal Air Force Museum

• Royal Armouries Museum

• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

• Royal Hospital, Chelsea

• Royal Mail Holdings plc

• Royal Marines Museum

• Royal Mint

• Royal Naval Museum

• Royal Navy Submarine Museum

• School Food Trust

• Science and Technology Facilities Council

• SeaFish Industry Authority

• Sector Skills Development Agency

• Security and Intelligence Agencies

• Security Industry Authority

• Serious Fraud Office

• Serious Organised Crime Agency

• Simpler Trade Procedures Board

• Sir John Soane’s Museum

• Social Care Institute for Excellence

• South East England Development Agency

• South West England Development Agency

• South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive

• Sport England

• Sports Council for Wales

• Standards Board for England

• Statistics Commission

• Student Loans Company Ltd

• Tate Gallery

• Technology Strategy Board

• The Crown Prosecution Service

• The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

• The National Archives

• The Pensions Regulator

• The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

• The Valuation Tribunal Service

• Thurrock Urban Development Corporation

• Training and Development Agency for Schools

• UK Film Council

• UK Hydrographic Office

• UK Sport

• UK Trade & Investment

• United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

• University for Industry

• Vehicle and Operator Services Agency - VOSA

• Victoria and Albert Museum

• Visit Britain

• Wales Centre for Health

• Wallace Collection

• Water Services Regulation Authority

• Welsh Assembly Government

• Welsh Fourth Channel Authority

• Welsh Language Board

• West Midlands Life

• West Northants UDC

• Westminster Foundation for Democracy

• Yorkshire Culture

• Yorkshire Forward

• Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Local Government

• Adur District Council

• Allerdale Borough Council

• Alnwick District Council

• Amber Valley Borough Council

• Arun District Council

• Ashfield District Council

• Ashford Borough Council

• Avon and Somerset Police Authority

• Avon Fire Authority

• Aylesbury Vale District Council

• Babergh District Council

• Barking & Dagenham London Borough Council

• Barnet London Borough Council

• Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

• Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council

• Basildon District Council

• Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

• Bassetlaw District Council

• Bath & North East Somerset Council

• Bedford Borough Council

• Bedfordshire and Luton Fire Authority

• Bedfordshire County Council

• Bedfordshire Police Authority

• Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council

• Bexley London Borough Council

• Birmingham City Council

• Blaby District Council

• Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

• Blackpool Borough Council

• Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

• Blyth Valley Borough Council

• Bolsover District Council

• Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

• Boston Borough Council

• Bournemouth Council

• Bracknell Forest Borough Council

• Bradford City Council

• Braintree District Council

• Breckland District Council

• Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

• Brent London Borough Council

• Brentwood Borough Council

• Bridgend County Borough Council

• Bridgnorth District Council

• Brighton & Hove City Council

• Bristol City Council

• Broadland District Council

• Broads Authority (The)

• Bromley London Borough Council

• Bromsgrove District Council

• Broxbourne Borough Council

• Broxtowe Borough Council

• Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority

• Buckinghamshire County Council

• Burnley Borough Council

• Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

• Caerphilly County Borough Council

• Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

• Cambridge City Council

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority

• Cambridgeshire County Council

• Cambridgeshire Police Authority

• Camden London Borough Council

• Cannock Chase District Council

• Canterbury City Council

• Caradon District Council

• Cardiff City and County Council

• Carlisle City Council

• Carmarthenshire County Council

• Carrick District Council

• Castle Morpeth Borough Council

• Castle Point Borough Council

• Ceredigion County Council

• Charnwood Borough Council

• Chelmsford Borough Council

• Cheltenham Borough Council

• Cherwell District Council

• Cheshire County Council

• Cheshire Fire Authority

• Cheshire Police Authority

• Chester City Council

• Chesterfield Borough Council

• Chester-le-Street District Council

• Chichester District Council

• Chiltern District Council

• Chorley Borough Council

• Christchurch Borough Council

• City of York Council

• Cleveland Fire Authority

• Cleveland Police Authority

• Colchester Borough Council

• Common Council of the City of London

• Congleton Borough Council

• Conwy County Borough Council

• Copeland Borough Council

• Corby Borough Council

• Cornwall County Council

• Cotswold District Council

• County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority

• Coventry City Council

• Craven District Council

• Crawley Borough Council

• Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council

• Croydon London Borough Council

• Cumbria County Council

• Cumbria Police Authority

• Dacorum Borough Council

• Darlington Borough Council

• Dartford Borough Council

• Dartmoor National Park Authority

• Daventry District Council

• Denbighshire County Council

• Derby City Council

• Derbyshire County Council

• Derbyshire Dales District Council

• Derbyshire Police Authority

• Derwentside District Council

• Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority

• Devon and Cornwall Police Authority

• Devon County Council

• Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

• Dorset County Council

• Dorset Fire Authority

• Dorset Police Authority

• Dover District Council

• Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

• Durham City Council

• Durham County Council

• Durham Police Authority

• Dyfed Powys Police Authority

• Ealing London Borough Council

• Easington District Council

• East Cambridgeshire District Council

• East Devon District Council

• East Dorset District Council

• East Hampshire District Council

• East Hertfordshire District Council

• East Lindsey District Council

• East London Waste Authority

• East Northamptonshire District Council

• East Riding of Yorkshire Council

• East Staffordshire Borough Council

• East Sussex County Council

• East Sussex Fire Authority

• Eastbourne Borough Council

• Eastleigh Borough Council

• Eden District Council

• Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council

• Elmbridge Borough Council

• Enfield London Borough Council

• Epping Forest District Council

• Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

• Erewash Borough Council

• Essex County Council

• Essex Fire Authority

• Essex Police Authority

• Exeter City Council

• Exmoor National Park Authority

• Fareham Borough Council

• Fenland District Council

• Flintshire County Council

• Forest Heath District Council

• Forest of Dean District Council

• Fylde Borough Council

• Gateshead Council

• Gedling Borough Council

• Gloucester City Council

• Gloucestershire County Council

• Gloucestershire Police Authority

• Gosport Borough Council

• Gravesham Borough Council

• Great Yarmouth Borough Council

• Greater London Authority

• Greater Manchester Fire and Civil Defence Authority

• Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority

• Greater Manchester Police Authority

• Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority

• Greenwich London Borough Council

• Guildford Borough Council

• Gwent Police Authority

• Gwynedd County Council

• Hackney London Borough Council

• Halton Borough Council

• Hambleton District Council

• Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council

• Hampshire County Council

• Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

• Hampshire Police Authority

• Harborough District Council

• Haringey London Borough Council

• Harlow District Council

• Harrogate Borough Council

• Harrow London Borough Council

• Hart District Council

• Hartlepool Borough Council

• Hastings Borough Council

• Havant Borough Council

• Havering London Borough Council

• Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority

• Herefordshire Council

• Hertfordshire County Council

• Hertfordshire Police Authority

• Hertsmere Borough Council

• High Peak Borough Council

• Hillingdon London Borough Council

• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

• Horsham District Council

• Hounslow London Borough Council

• Humberside Fire Authority

• Humberside Police Authority

• Huntingdonshire District Council

• Hyndburn Borough Council

• Ipswich Borough Council

• Isle of Anglesey County Council

• Isle of Wight Council

• Isles of Scilly (Council of the)

• Islington London Borough Council

• Kennet District Council

• Kensington and Chelsea Council (Royal Borough of)

• Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority

• Kent County Council

• Kent Police Authority

• Kerrier District Council

• Kettering Borough Council

• Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council

• Kingston upon Hull City Council

• Kingston upon Thames Council (Royal Borough of)

• Kirklees Metropolitan Council

• Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

• Lake District National Park Authority

• Lambeth London Borough Council

• Lancashire County Council

• Lancashire Fire Authority

• Lancashire Police Authority

• Lancaster City Council

• Lee Valley Regional Park Authority

• Leeds City Council

• Leicester City Council

• Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority

• Leicestershire County Council

• Leicestershire Police Authority

• Lewes District Council

• Lewisham London Borough Council

• Lichfield District Council

• Lincoln City Council

• Lincolnshire County Council

• Lincolnshire Police Authority

• Liverpool City Council

• London Development Agency

• London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

• Luton Borough Council

• Macclesfield Borough Council

• Maidstone Borough Council

• Maldon District Council

• Malvern Hills District Council

• Manchester City Council

• Mansfield District Council

• Medway Council

• Melton Borough Council

• Mendip District Council

• Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority

• Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority

• Merseyside Police Authority

• Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority

• Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

• Merton Borough Council

• Metropolitan Police Authority

• Mid and West Wales Fire Authority

• Mid Bedfordshire District Council

• Mid Devon District Council

• Mid Suffolk District Council

• Mid Sussex District Council

• Middlesbrough Council

• Milton Keynes Council

• Mole Valley District Council

• Monmouthshire County Council

• Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

• New Forest District Council

• New Forest National Park Authority

• Newark and Sherwood District Council

• Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

• Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

• Newham London Borough Council

• Newport City Council

• Norfolk County Council

• Norfolk Police Authority

• North Cornwall District Council

• North Devon District Council

• North Dorset District Council

• North East Derbyshire District Council

• North East Lincolnshire Council

• North Hertfordshire District Council

• North Kesteven District Council

• North Lincolnshire Council

• North London Waste Authority

• North Norfolk District Council

• North Shropshire District Council

• North Somerset Council

• North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

• North Wales Fire Authority

• North Wales Police Authority

• North Warwickshire Borough Council

• North West Leicestershire District Council

• North Wiltshire District Council

• North York Moors National Park Authority

• North Yorkshire County Council

• North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

• North Yorkshire Police Authority

• Northampton Borough Council

• Northamptonshire County Council

• Northamptonshire Police Authority

• Northumberland County Council

• Northumberland National Park Authority

• Northumbria Police Authority

• Norwich City Council

• Nottingham City Council

• Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue Authority

• Nottinghamshire County Council

• Nottinghamshire Police Authority

• Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

• Oadby and Wigston Borough Council

• Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

• Oswestry Borough Council

• Oxford City Council

• Oxfordshire County Council

• Peak District National Park Authority

• Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

• Pembrokeshire County Council

• Pendle Borough Council

• Penwith District Council

• Peterborough City Council

• Plymouth City Council

• Poole (Borough of)

• Portsmouth City Council

• Powys County Council

• Preston City Council

• Purbeck District Council

• Reading Borough Council

• Redbridge London Borough Council

• Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

• Redditch Borough Council

• Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

• Restormel Borough Council

• Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council

• Ribble Valley Borough Council

• Richmond upon Thames Borough Council

• Richmondshire District Council

• Rochdale Borough Council

• Rochford District Council

• Rossendale Borough Council

• Rother District Council

• Rotherham Borough Council

• Royal Berkshire Fire Authority

• Rugby Borough Council

• Runnymede Borough Council

• Rushcliffe Borough Council

• Rushmoor Borough Council

• Rutland County Council

• Ryedale District Council

• Salford City Council

• Salisbury District Council

• Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

• Scarborough Borough Council

• Sedgefield Borough Council

• Sedgemoor District Council

• Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

• Selby District Council

• Sevenoaks District Council

• Sheffield City Council

• Shepway District Council

• Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council

• Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority

• Shropshire County Council

• Slough Borough Council

• Snowdonia National Park Authority

• Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

• Somerset County Council

• South Bedfordshire District Council

• South Bucks District Council

• South Cambridgeshire District Council

• South Derbyshire District Council

• South Gloucestershire Council

• South Hams District Council

• South Holland District Council

• South Kesteven District Council

• South Lakeland District Council

• South Norfolk District Council

• South Northamptonshire Council

• South Oxfordshire District Council

• South Ribble Borough Council

• South Shropshire District Council

• South Somerset District Council

• South Staffordshire District Council

• South Tyneside Council

• South Wales Fire Authority

• South Wales Police Authority

• South Yorkshire Fire and Civil Defence Authority

• South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority

• South Yorkshire Police Authority

• Southampton City Council

• Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

• Southwark London Borough Council

• Spelthorne Borough Council

• St Albans City and District Council

• St Edmundsbury Borough Council

• St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

• Stafford Borough Council

• Staffordshire County Council

• Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

• Staffordshire Police Authority

• Stevenage Borough Council

• Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

• Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

• Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Fire Authority

• Stoke-on-Trent City Council

• Stratford-on-Avon District Council

• Stroud District Council

• Suffolk Coastal District Council

• Suffolk County Council

• Suffolk Police Authority

• Sunderland City Metropolitan Borough Council

• Surrey County Council

• Surrey Heath Borough Council

• Surrey Police Authority

• Sussex Police Authority

• Sutton London Borough Council

• Swale Borough Council

• Swansea City and County Council

• Swindon Borough Council

• Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

• Tamworth Borough Council

• Tandridge District Council

• Taunton Deane Borough Council

• Teesdale District Council

• Teignbridge District Council

• Telford and Wrekin (Borough of)

• Tendring District Council

• Test Valley Borough Council

• Tewkesbury Borough Council

• Thames Valley Police Authority

• Thanet District Council

• Three Rivers District Council

• Thurrock Borough Council

• Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

• Torbay Council

• Torfaen County Borough Council

• Torridge District Council

• Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

• Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

• Transport for London

• Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

• Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Authority

• Tyne and Wear Fire and Civil Defence Authority

• Tynedale District Council

• Uttlesford District Council

• Vale of Glamorgan County Council

• Vale of White Horse District Council

• Vale Royal Borough Council

• Wakefield City Council

• Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

• Waltham Forest London Borough Council

• Wandsworth London Borough Council

• Wansbeck District Council

• Warrington Borough Council

• Warwick District Council

• Warwickshire County Council

• Warwickshire Police Authority

• Watford Borough Council

• Waveney District Council

• Waverley Borough Council

• Wealden District Council

• Wear Valley District Council

• Wellingborough Borough Council

• Welwyn Hatfield District Council

• West Berkshire Council

• West Devon Borough Council

• West Dorset District Council

• West Lancashire District Council

• West Lindsey District Council

• West London Waste Authority

• West Mercia Police Authority

• West Midlands Fire and Civil Defence Authority

• West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority

• West Midlands Police Authority

• West Oxfordshire District Council

• West Somerset District Council

• West Sussex County Council

• West Wiltshire District Council

• West Yorkshire Fire and Civil Defence Authority

• West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority

• West Yorkshire Police Authority

• Western Riverside Waste Authority

• Westminster City Council

• Weymouth and Portland Borough Council

• Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

• Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority

• Wiltshire County Council

• Wiltshire Police Authority

• Winchester City Council

• Windsor and Maidenhead (Royal Borough of)

• Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

• Woking Borough Council

• Wokingham Council

• Wolverhampton City Council

• Worcester City Council

• Worcestershire County Council

• Worthing Borough Council

• Wrexham County Borough Council

• Wychavon District Council

• Wycombe District Council

• Wyre Borough Council

• Wyre Forest District Council

• Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority