BIS Regional Development No Longer an NDPB - RDAs will No Longer an NDPB Completed as at July 2012 Agencies (x 8) be abolished and functions which are to be retained will be transferred to central or local government and others, as previously announced BIS Research Councils (x 7) Retain - Retain on grounds of Retain The government announced at the performing a function which Spending Review 2015 that it will take requires impartiality forward the recommendations of Paul Nurse’s independent review and, subject to legislation, will introduce a new body Research UK which will – – work across the seven Research Councils BIS Royal Mail Holdings Plc Retain - Transfer Royal Mail to Retain - on grounds of RM Holdings transfer to private sector private sector over time performing a technical was completed in 2015 function. SITPRO Ltd Abolished Completed as at 2011 BIS No Longer an NDPB - No Longer an NDPB at the end of September and remaining functions transferred to department Department Public Body Original Proposals Programme Proposals Updates and Comments (as at 1 (As at 14th December 2011) (As at 10 November December 2015) 2014) BIS Strategic Advisory Board No Longer an NDPB - Body and No Longer an NDPB Completed as at October 2013 for Intellectual Property some functions abolished, remainder transferred to UK IPO BIS Student Loans Company Retain - on grounds of Retain No change to proposals performing a technical function
BIS Regional Development Agencies (x 8) No Longer an NDPB - RDAs will be abolished and functions which are to be retained will be transferred to central or local government and others, as previously announced No Longer an NDPB Completed as at July 2012 BIS Research Councils (x 7) Retain - Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires impartiality Retain The government announced at the Spending Review 2015 that it will take forward the recommendations of Paul Nurse’s independent review and, subject to legislation, will introduce a new body – Research UK – which will work across the seven Research Councils BIS Royal Mail Holdings Plc Retain - Transfer Royal Mail to private sector over time Retain - on grounds of performing a technical function. RM Holdings transfer to private sector was completed in 2015 BIS SITPRO Ltd No Longer an NDPB - Abolished at the end of September and remaining functions transferred to department No Longer an NDPB Completed as at 2011 Department Public Body Original Proposals (As at 14th December 2011) Programme Proposals (As at 10 November 2014) Updates and Comments (as at 1 December 2015) BIS Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property No Longer an NDPB - Body and some functions abolished, remainder transferred to UK IPO No Longer an NDPB Completed as at October 2013 BIS Student Loans Company Retain - on grounds of performing a technical function Retain No change to proposals