Guidance

Executive agencies: characteristics and governance

Understand the characteristics of executive agencies and the processes for creating and reviewing them.

• From: Cabinet Office and Efficiency and Reform Group
• Published: 15 October 2006
• Last updated: 15 March 2018 — See all updates

Documents

Executive Agencies: A Guide for Departments

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Details

This guidance includes the following topics:

• Chapter 1: What features define an Executive Agency model, and why have one?
• Chapter 2: When is an Executive Agency the appropriate model?
• Chapter 3: Governance Structure
• Chapter 4: Setting up a new Executive Agency
• Chapter 5: Reviewing Executive Agencies
• Chapter 6: Merger, transfer or closure of agencies
• Annex A: Executive Agencies: Principles of Good Corporate Governance
• Annex B: Trading Funds

Published 15 October 2006
Last updated 15 March 2018 + show all updates

1. 15 March 2018

   Updated guidance was attached: "Executive Agencies: A Guide for Departments"

2. 15 October 2006

   First published.