§ Mr. PattenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those public bodies for which he retains departmental responsibility; which of these bodies have been identified as suitable for placing in the private sector; and by when it is expected each of these bodies will enter the private sector.
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§ Mr. HowardThe following non-departmental public bodies presently fall within my Department's responsibility:
- Alcohol Education and Research Council
- Commission for Racial Equality
- Community Development Foundation
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
- Fire Services Examinations Board
- Gaming Board for Great Britain
- Horserace. Betting Levy Board
- Horserace Totalisator Board
- Office of the Data Protection Registrar
- Police Complaints Authority
- Police Promotions Examinations Board
- National Lottery Charities Board
- Advisory Board on Restricted Patients
- Advisory Committee on Service Candidates
- Advisory Council on Race Relations
- Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
- Animal Procedures Committee
- Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council
- Firearms Consultative Committee
- National Board for Crime Prevention
- Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England
- Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales
- Parole Board
- Poisons Board
- Police Negotiating Board
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel
- Data Protection Tribunal
- Horserace Betting Levy Appeals Tribunal for England and Wales
- Interception of Communications Tribunal
- Misuse of Drugs Advisory Body
- Misuse of Drugs Professional Panel
- Misuse of Drugs Tribunal
- Police Arbitration Tribunal
- Police Discipline Appeals Tribunal
- Security Services Tribunal
- Boards of Visitors to Penal Establishments
These NDPBs are subject to a rolling review every five years, the first stage of which includes an examination of prior options, including the scope for privatisation. At present, none has been identified for privatisation.