The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rosie Cooper on 2016-04-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many regulatory bodies there are in the health sector; and what the direct annual cost to his Department is of running each such body.
Ben Gummer
The regulatory bodies in the health sector are listed in the table below.
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Arm’s Length Body (ALB) /Executive Agency (EA) Regulatory Bodies [1] |
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Care Quality Commission |
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Health Research Authority |
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Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority |
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Human Tissue Authority |
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Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency |
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NHS Improvement [2] |
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Other Bodies |
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Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care |
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Professional Regulatory Bodies |
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General Chiropractic Council |
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General Dental Council |
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General Medical Council |
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General Optical Council |
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General Osteopathic Council |
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General Pharmaceutical Council |
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Health & Care Professions Council |
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Nursing & Midwifery Councils |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland |
The funding provided via Parliamentary funding or Grant in Aid for 2013/14 and 2014/15 for the ALB/EA regulatory bodies and the Professional Standards Authority is attached. Data for 2015/16 is not yet available.
The professional regulatory bodies are independent of government and there is no direct cost to the Government because they are funded through the registrants’ fees.
[1] As defined in the Cabinet Office’s Categories of Public bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/80075/Categories_of_public_bodies_Dec12.pdf
[2] From 1 April 2016, NHS Improvement is the operational name for an organisation that brings together Monitor and NHS Trust Development Authority.