HC Deb 15 May 1995 vol 260 cc96-7W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which non-departmental public bodies within the responsibility of her Department are subject to scrutiny by(a) ombudsmen, (b) the National Audit Office, (c) the Audit Commission and (d) other monitoring officers; which are covered by citizens charters; in which performance indicators apply; and in which members are liable to surcharge. [23962]

Mr. Sackville

The following non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department of Health are:

Subject to scrutiny by the Ombudsmen: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work. Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education. Public Health Laboratory Service Board.

Subject to scrutiny by the National Audit Office: Public Health Laboratory Service Board. National Biological Standards Board. National Radiological Protection Board. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work. United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education.

Subject to scrutiny by the Audit Commission: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.

Subject to scrutiny by other monitoring officers The Department of Health's internal auditors have access to all the non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department of Health (as listed in Public Bodies, 1994).

The following non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department of Health are covered by citizens charters: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education.

Performance indicators apply in the following non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department of Health:

  • Public Health Laboratory Service Board.
  • National Biological Standards Board.
  • National Radiological Protection Board.
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
  • Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
  • English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.

None of the members of non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department of Health are subject to surcharge.

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