Authorities not on WhatDoTheyKnow

Authorities that may need adding to the site. Many are not subject to FOI.

Bodies considered likely to meet criteria for inclusion

Port/harbour/navigation authorities

• Annan Harbour Trustees
• Associated British Ports Hull
• Avoch Harbour Trustees
• Balintore Harbour Trustees
• Bridlington Piers & Harbour Commissioners
• Burnmouth Harbour Trustees
• Coleraine Harbour Commissioners
• Collieston Harbour Trustees
• Cruden Bay Harbour Commissioners
• Flamborough North Sea Landing Harbour Commissioners
• Gardenstown Harbour Trustees - http://www.ports.org.uk/port.asp?id=663
• Great Yarmouth Port Authority
• Highland Council Harbours Authority
• Hope Cove Harbour Commissioners
• Looe Harbour Commissioners[1]
• Mousehole Harbour Commissioners
• North Sunderland Harbour Commissioners (Seahouses)
• Orford Town Trustees
• Pennan Harbour Trustees
• Port Isaac Harbour Commissioners
• Port Seton Harbour Commissioners
• Portloe Harbour Commissioners
• Rosehearty Harbour Commissioners - https://www.aberdeenshireharbours.co.uk/rosehearty/contact-us/
• Skerray Harbour Trustees
• Sandwich Port & Haven Commissioners
• Saundersfoot Harbour Commissioners - https://saundersfootharbour.co.uk/about-us/the-commissioners/the-board/
• Staithes Harbour Commissioners
• Urr Navigation Trustees
• Warkworth Harbour Commissioners

Charter Trustees

• Charter Trustees of the Town of Bexhill-on-Sea
• Charter Trustees of the Town of East Retford
• Charter Trustees of the Town of Grantham
• Charter Trustees of the Town of Kidderminster
• Charter Trustees of the Town of Lowestoft
• Charter Trustees of the Town of Mansfield
• Charter Trustees of the Town of Worksop
• Charter Trustees for the City of Chester
• Charter Trustees for Ellesmere Port
• Charter Trustees for Crewe
• Charter Trustees for the City of Durham - https://democracy.durham.gov.uk/mgCommitteeMailingList.aspx?ID=373

Drainage boards

• Earby & Salterforth Internal Drainage Board
• North Kent Marshes Internal Drainage Board - https://democracy.medway.gov.uk/mgCommitteeMailingList.aspx?ID=430
• Rea Internal Drainage Board - https://www.reaidb.org.uk/contact-us/
• Strine IDB - https://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20423/land_stability_flooding_and_drainage/672/strine_internal_drainage_board_sidb

Airport operating companies

• Teeside International Airport Limited - publicly owned
• Gloucestershire Airport
• Newcastle International Airport Limited (majority owned by seven local authorities in NE of England)
• Norwich Airport Limited
• St. Mary's Airport
• Tingwall Airport

Groups of local councils

• Essex Association of Local Councils - https://ealc.gov.uk/contact-details/
• Federation of East Midlands Associations of Local Councils - https://www.leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/contact-and-find-us.html
• Herefordshire Association of Local Councils- https://halchereford.gov.uk/contact-us/
• Hertfordshire Association of Parish & Town Council - https://www.haptc.org.uk/
• Kent Association of Local Councils - https://www.kentalc.gov.uk/Contact_21687.aspx
• Norfolk Association of Local Councils - https://www.norfolkalc.gov.uk/
• Yorkshire & Humber Councils - https://www.yhcouncils.org.uk/members/

parish councils (with 'town' in title)

• Eye Town Council - https://www.eyesuffolk.org/town-council/
• Lampeter Town Council - https://www.lampeter-tc.gov.uk/en/contact/
• Llanfyllin Town Council - http://llanfyllin.org/contact/
• Rhayader Town Council- https://rhayader.gov.wales/

Other

• Academy for Social Justice [2]
• Board of Trade
• C.E.C. Holdings Limited - [3]
• Central Lancashire Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Committee - [4]
• Ecclesiastical Committee (a statutory committee of Parliament)
• Edinburgh Gazette (Crown Agent?)
• Forensic Science Advisory Committee (FSAC)
• Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - https://www.gov.scot/groups/hm-fire-service-inspectorate-scotland/
• Independent Complaints Mediator for the Criminal Records Bureau
• National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, The (NCETM) https://www.ncetm.org.uk/aims-and-objectives/
• Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education - https://www.nicie.org/
• Richmond, the American International University in London - private university
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Professional Conduct Section
• Scottish Water Horizons Limited - https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/about-us/scottish-water-horizons
• South Worcestershire Shared Services Joint Committee - https://worcestershire.moderngov.co.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=331
• UKRC (UK Resource Centre) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKRC
• Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators [5] [6]
• Wye Navigation Advisory Committee (WyeNAC)- https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/wye-navigation-advisory-committee-wyenac#:~:text=The%20Wye%20Navigation%20Advisory%20Committee,comprehensive%20list%20of%20representative%20groups.

Bodies that may not meet current criteria for inclusion

Courts and tribunals

See also: https://www.mysociety.org/2022/03/31/courts-on-whatdotheyknow-whats-the-verdict/

• Police Arbitration Tribunal
• Police (Discipline) Appeals Tribunal

Ceremonial

Ceremonial public authorities some of which may not meet criteria to be included on the site:

• Confederation of the Cinque Ports (the main remaining function is a Court)
• High Sheriffs (most responsibilities delegated)
• Lord Lieutenants (chairs certain committees)
• Prince of Wales (can veto legislation under a procedure known as Prince's consent)

Bodies with limited degree awarding powers

• bodies with limited degree awarding powers [7]

Independent Sector healthcare providers

• Independent Sector healthcare providers [8]

Major public sector contractors

• Atos
• Capita
• G4S

Non-UK

Non-UK but unlikely to be covered by another Alavateli install:

• Sovereign Base Area Cyprus - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sovereign-base-area-cyprus

Authority with responsibilities for both the UK and Ireland:

• Commissioner for Irish Lights.

Other

• Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians' Training Board (JRCPTB) - https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/
• Students' Unions (tend to be funded mainly by block grants/annual allocations from public funds but are political bodies representing their own members)

See also

• pages listing authorities not on WhatDoTheyKnow

Sources used to compile this list

• list of independent.gov.uk websites
• list of Central Government websites