§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many non-departmental public bodies for which his Department is responsible have been(a) established and (b) abolished since 1997. [182946]
§ Maria EagleThe information is in the table
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Non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions which have been (a) established and (b) abolished since 1997 Body Date established Date abolished Occupational Pension Board (OPB)1 — 1 April 1997 Central Adjudication Services (CAS)1 — 1 November 1999 Independent Tribunal Service (ITS)2 — 31 March 2000 Incorporating: Medical Appeal Tribunals Disability Appeal Tribunals
Vaccine Damage Appeal
Tribunals
Social Security Appeal
Non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions which have been (a) established and (b) abolished since 1997 Body Date established Date abolished Tribunals Child Support Appeal Tribunals New Deal Task Force (NDTF)3 July 1997 October 2001 Advisory Committee for Disabled People in Employment Training (ACDET)4 1 April 1998 31 March 2002 Race Education and Employment Forum (REEF)4 1 April 1998 1 April 2003 Disability Rights Commission (DRC)4 1 April 2000 — Appeals Service2 3 April 2000 — National Employment Panel (NEP)3 October 2001 — Disability Employment Advisory Committee(DEAC)5 1 August 2002 — 1This body was originally established by the Department of Social Security, which became the Department for Work and Pensions in June 2001. The new Department was formed by bringing together the Department of Social Security and the Employment Services, which prior to this machinery of government change was part of the Department for Education and Employment (now the Department for Education and Skills). 2Originally established by the Department of Social Security, the ITS tribunals were replaced by the Appeals Service in April 2000. The Appeals Service consists of two distinct bodies within a single organisation. The first is a tribunal non-departmental public body with responsibility for the judicial functioning of appeals tribunals. The second is an executive agency responsible for the administration of appeals. 3Originally established by the Department for Education and Employment, the New Deal Task Force's name was changed to the National Employment Panel and its remit expanded by the Department for Work and Pensions in 2001. 4This body was originally established by the Department for Education and Employment, but responsibility moved to the Department for Work and Pensions when the new Department was formed in 2001. 5Established by the Department for Work and Pensions.