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."
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
