Whole of Government Accounts

"Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) are full accruals based accounts covering the whole public sector to be audited by the National Audit Office."

• Treasury Page on Whole of Government Accounts

You might be forgiven for thinking that if an organisation was included in the Whole of Government Accounts then it is part of the public sector, paid for out of public money and is therefore subject to Freedom of Information law. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.

Designated Bodies

The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies)(No. 2) Order 2008 Made: 17th July 2008 Laid before Parliament 18th July 2008 Coming into force 8th August 2008 S.I. 2008/1440.

The Treasury made this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.

Central government, Public Corporations etc

• Advantage West Midlands
• Air Travel Trust
• Alcohol Education and Research Council

Advantage West Midlands Air Travel Trust Alcohol Education and Research Council Architectural Heritage Fund Army Base Repair Organisation Arts and Humanities Research Council Arts Council of England Arts Council of Wales Assets Recovery Agency Audit Commission Big Lottery Fund Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council British Broadcasting Corporation British Council British Educational Communications and Technology Agency British Energy British Film Institute British Library British Museum British Nuclear Fuels plc British Potato Council British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd British Shipbuilders British Transport Police British Waterways Board Cabinet Office Capacity Builders Care Council for Wales Central Office of Information Centro (West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive) Channel Four Television Corporation Charity Commission Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service Churches Conservation Trust Civil Aviation Authority Civil Nuclear Police Authority and Constabulary Coal Authority Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment Commission for Healthcare & Audit Inspection (The Healthcare Commission) Commission for Judicial Appointments Commission for Local Administration Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health Commission for Rural Communities Commission for Social Care Inspection for England Commission for the Compact Ltd Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) Community Development Foundation Companies House Competition Commission Competition Service Construction Industry Training Board Consumer Council for Water Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence Countryside Council for Wales Covent Garden Market Authority Criminal Cases Review Commission Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Culture East Midlands Culture North East Culture North West Culture South East Culture South West Defence Aviation Repair Agency Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Department for Children, Schools and Families Department for Communities and Local Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills Department for International Development Department for Transport Department for Work and Pensions Department of Health Deputy Prime Minister's Office Design Council Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Driving Standards Agency East Midlands Regional Development Agency East of England Development Agency Economic and Social Research Council Electoral Commission Energy Watch Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Engineering Construction Industry Training Board English Heritage English Partnerships Environment Agency Equality and Human Rights Commission Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education & Training for Wales Export Credits Guarantee Department Fire Service College Firebuy Limited Fleet Air Arm Museum Food from Britain Food Standards Agency Football Licensing Authority Foreign and Commonwealth Office Forensic Science Service Forest Enterprise Agency Forestry Commission Gambling Commission Gangmasters Licensing Authority Geffrye Museum General Lighthouse Fund General Social Care Council General Teaching Council Government Actuary's Department Government Equalities Office Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive Greenwich Hospital Guaranteed Export Finance Corporation Health Protection Agency Hearing Aid Council Higher Education Funding Council for England Higher Education Funding Council for Wales HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor HM Revenue and Customs HM Treasury Home Grown Cereals Authority Home Office Horniman Museum Horserace Betting Levy Board Horserace Totalisator Board Horticultural Development Council Housing Corporation Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Human Tissue Authority Imperial War Museum Independent Police Complaints Commission Investors in People UK Land Registry Learning and Skills Council Leasehold Advisory Service Leasehold Advisory Service Legacy Trust UK Limited Legal Services Commission Living East Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games Limited London Pension Fund Authority London Thames Gateway Development Corporation Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Meat and Livestock Commission Medical Research Council Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Merseytravel (Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive) Meteorological Office Metro (West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive) Milk Development Council Ministry of Defence Ministry of Justice Monitor - Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts Museum of London Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester National Army Museum National Biological Standards Board National College for School Leadership National Consumer Council National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts National Forest Company National Gallery National Heritage Memorial Fund National Library of Wales National Lottery Commission National Maritime Museum National Museum of Science and Industry National Museums and Galleries of Wales National Museums Liverpool National Policing Improvement Agency National Portrait Gallery National Research Development Corporation National Savings and Investments National School of Government Natural England Natural Environment Research Council Natural History Museum Nexus (Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive) NHS Blood and Transplant NHS Direct NHS Professionals North West Regional Development Agency Northern Ireland Court Service Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission Northern Ireland Office Northern Ireland Policing Board Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Nuclear Liabilities Fund OFCOM Office for Fair Access Office for National Statistics Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills Office for the Children's Commissioner Office of Fair Trading Office of Fair Trading

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

Office of Rail Regulation

Office of Rail Regulation

Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner

Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner

Office of the Information Commissioner

Office of the Information Commissioner

Office of the PPP Arbiter

Office of the PPP Arbiter

OGC Buying Solutions

OGC Buying Solutions

Olympic Delivery Authority

Olympic Delivery Authority

Olympic Lottery Distributor

Olympic Lottery Distributor

One North East

One North East

Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey

Parole Board

Parole Board

Partnerships for Schools

Partnerships for Schools

Passenger Focus

Passenger Focus

Patent Office

Patent Office

Pension Protection Fund

Pension Protection Fund

Pensions Advisory Service

Pensions Advisory Service

Pensions Ombudsman

Pensions Ombudsman

Personal Accounts Delivery Authority

Personal Accounts Delivery Authority

Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

Police Service of Northern Ireland

Police Service of Northern Ireland

Postal Services Commission

Postal Services Commission

Postwatch

Postwatch

Privy Council Office

Privy Council Office

Probation Board for Northern Ireland

Probation Board for Northern Ireland

Public Health Laboratory Service

Public Health Laboratory Service

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Quality Improvement Agency

Quality Improvement Agency

Railway Heritage Committee

Railway Heritage Committee

Registrar of the Public Lending Right

Registrar of the Public Lending Right

Remploy Ltd

Remploy Ltd

Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office

Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office

Royal Air Force Museum

Royal Air Force Museum

Royal Armouries Museum

Royal Armouries Museum

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Hospital, Chelsea

Royal Hospital, Chelsea

Royal Mail Holdings plc

Royal Mail Holdings plc

Royal Marines Museum

Royal Marines Museum

Royal Mint

Royal Mint

Royal Naval Museum

Royal Naval Museum

Royal Navy Submarine Museum

Royal Navy Submarine Museum

School Food Trust

School Food Trust

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Science and Technology Facilities Council

SeaFish Industry Authority

SeaFish Industry Authority

Sector Skills Development Agency

Sector Skills Development Agency

Security and Intelligence Agencies

Security and Intelligence Agencies

Security Industry Authority

Security Industry Authority

Serious Fraud Office

Serious Fraud Office

Serious Organised Crime Agency

Serious Organised Crime Agency

Simpler Trade Procedures Board

Simpler Trade Procedures Board

Sir John Soane's Museum

Sir John Soane's Museum

Social Care Institute for Excellence

Social Care Institute for Excellence

South East England Development Agency

South East England Development Agency

South West England Development Agency

South West England Development Agency

South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive

South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive

Sport England

Sport England

Sports Council for Wales

Sports Council for Wales

Standards Board for England

Standards Board for England

Statistics Commission

Statistics Commission

Student Loans Company Ltd

Student Loans Company Ltd

Tate Gallery

Tate Gallery

Technology Strategy Board

Technology Strategy Board

The Crown Prosecution Service

The Crown Prosecution Service

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

The National Archives

The National Archives

The Pensions Regulator

The Pensions Regulator

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

The Valuation Tribunal Service

The Valuation Tribunal Service

Thurrock Urban Development Corporation

Thurrock Urban Development Corporation

Training and Development Agency for Schools

Training and Development Agency for Schools

UK Film Council

UK Film Council

UK Hydrographic Office

UK Hydrographic Office

UK Sport

UK Sport

UK Trade & Investment

UK Trade & Investment

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

University for Industry

University for Industry

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency - VOSA

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency - VOSA

Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

Visit Britain

Visit Britain

Wales Centre for Health

Wales Centre for Health Wallace Collection Water Services Regulation Authority Welsh Assembly Government

Welsh Fourth Channel Authority

Welsh Fourth Channel Authority

Welsh Language Board

Welsh Language Board

West Midlands Life

West Midlands Life

West Northants UDC

West Northants UDC Westminster Foundation for Democracy Yorkshire Culture Yorkshire Forward Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

as well as local authorities