Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2017 and shall come into force on 5th January 2018.

Designation

2.  The bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order are designated in respect of the financial year ending on 31st March 2017 for the purposes of section 10 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.

Article 2

SCHEDULEDesignated Bodies for 2016-2017

Central Government, Public Corporations etc

• Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

• Aggregator Vehicle Plc

• Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

• Air Travel Trust

• Arts and Humanities Research Council

• Arts Council of England

• Arts Council of Wales

• Attorney General's Office

• Bank of England

• BIG Lottery Fund

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

• BIS (Postal Services Act 2011) Company Limited

• The Board of the Pension Protection Fund

• British Broadcasting Corporation

• British Business Bank Plc

• British Council

• British Film Institute

• British Library

• British Museum

• British Nuclear Fuels Ltd

• British Tourist Authority

• British Transport Police Authority

• Cabinet Office

• Care Council for Wales

• Care Quality Commission

• Channel Four Television Corporation

• Charity Commission

• Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

• Churches Conservation Trust

• Civil Aviation Authority

• Civil Nuclear Police Authority

• Civil Service Commission

• Coal Authority

• College of Policing

• Commission for Local Administration in England

• Commonwealth Development Corporation

• Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission

• Community Health Partnerships Ltd

• Competition and Markets Authority

• Competition Service

• Construction Industry Training Board

• Consumer Council for Water

• Crown Prosecution Service

• CTRL Section 1 Finance Plc

• Defence Support Group

• Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

• Department for Communities and Local Government

• Department for Culture, Media and Sport

• Department for Education

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Department for Exiting the European Union

• Department for International Development

• Department for International Trade

• Department for Transport

• Department for Work and Pensions

• Department of Health

• Diamond Light Source Limited

• Directly Operated Railways

• Disabled People's Employment Corporation (GB) Ltd

• Disclosure and Barring Service

• The Economic and Social Research Council

• Education Workforce Council for Wales

• Electricity Settlements Company Ltd

• The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

• Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

• The English Sports Council

• Enrichment Holdings Ltd

• Environment Agency

• Equality and Human Rights Commission

• Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education & Training for Wales

• Export Credits Guarantee Department

• The Film Industry Training Board for England and Wales

• Financial Conduct Authority

• Financial Ombudsman Services Ltd

• The Financial Reporting Council Limited

• Financial Services Compensation Scheme

• Fire Service College

• Fleetbank Funding Limited

• Food Standards Agency

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• Forensic Science Service

• Forest Enterprise England

• Forestry Commission

• Gambling Commission

• Gangmasters Licensing Authority

• Geffrye Museum Trust Ltd

• Genomics England Limited

• Government Actuary's Department

• Government Legal Department

• The Great Britain-China Centre

• Guaranteed Export Finance Corporation

• Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Public Sector Limited Partnership

• Health and Care Professions Council

• Health and Safety Executive

• Health Education England

• Health Research Authority

• Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary

• Heritage Lottery Fund

• High Speed Two (HS2) Limited

• Higher Education Funding Council for England

• Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

• Highways England Company Ltd

• The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England

• HM Revenue and Customs

• HM Treasury

• HM Treasury UK Sovereign Sukuk Plc

• Home Office

• Homes and Communities Agency

• Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust

• Horserace Betting Levy Board

• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

• Human Tissue Authority

• Imperial War Museum

• Independent Police Complaints Commission

• Joint Nature Conservation Committee

• Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman

• Land Registry

• LCR Finance Plc

• LocatED

• London and Continental Railways

• Low Carbon Contracts Company Ltd

• Marine Management Organisation

• Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission

• Medical Research Council

• Midlands Engine Investments Limited

• Ministry of Defence

• Ministry of Justice

• Money Advice Service

• Monitor – Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts

• Museum of London

• National Archives

• National Army Museum

• National Crime Agency

• National Employment Savings Trust Corporation

• National Forest Company

• National Gallery

• National Health Service Trust Development Authority

• National Heritage Memorial Fund

• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

• National Library of Wales

• National Lottery Commission

• National Maritime Museum

• National Museum of the Royal Navy

• National Museums and Galleries of Wales

• National Museums Liverpool

• National Nuclear Laboratory Ltd

• National Portrait Gallery

• National Savings and Investments

• Natural England

• The Natural Environment Research Council

• Natural History Museum

• Natural Resources Wales

• Network Rail Limited

• The NESTA Trust

• NHS Blood and Transplant

• NHS Business Services Authority

• NHS Digital

• NHS England

• NHS Litigation Authority

• NHS Professionals

• NHS Property Services Ltd

• Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

• Northern Ireland Office

• Northern Lighthouse Board

• Northern Powerhouse Investments Limited

• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

• Office for Budget Responsibility

• Office for Nuclear Regulation

• Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

• Office of Communications

• Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

• Office of Rail and Road

• Office of the Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency

• Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner

• Office of the Information Commissioner

• Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator

• Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists

• Oil and Gas Authority

• Older People's Commission for Wales

• Ordnance Survey

• Parades Commission for Northern Ireland

• Parole Board for England and Wales

• The Pensions Advisory Service Limited

• The Pensions Regulator

• Phone-paid Services Authority Limited

• Post Office Limited

• Postal Services Holding Company plc

• Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care

• Prudential Regulation Authority

• Public Health Wales

• Royal Air Force Museum

• Royal Armouries Museum

• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

• Royal Hospital Chelsea

• Royal Household

• Royal Mint

• S4C

• Science and Technology Facilities Council

• Science Museum Group

• Scotland Office

• Sea Fish Industry Authority

• Security and Intelligence Agencies

• Security Industry Authority

• Serious Fraud Office

• Shared Services Connect Limited

• Single Source Regulations Office

• Sir John Soane's Museum

• South Tees Site Company Limited

• Sports Council for Wales

• Sports Grounds Safety Authority

• Student Loans Company Limited

• Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

• Tate Gallery

• Technology Strategy Board

• Trinity House Lighthouse Service

• UK Anti-Doping

• UK Asset Resolution Ltd

• UK Climate Investments LLP

• UK Commission for Employment and Skills

• UK Financial Investments Ltd

• UK Green Investment Bank plc

• UK Shared Business Services Limited

• UK Statistics Authority

• United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

• The United Kingdom Sports Council

• Valuation Tribunal Service

• Velindre

• Victoria and Albert Museum

• Wales Office

• Wallace Collection

• Water Services Regulation Authority

• Welsh Ambulance Services

• Welsh Assembly Government

• West Northamptonshire Development Corporation

• The Westminster Foundation for Democracy Limited

• Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

• Yorkshire 2019 Limited

• Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Local Government

• Adur District Council

• Allerdale Borough Council

• Amber Valley Borough Council

• Arun District Council

• Ashfield District Council

• Ashford Borough Council

• Avon & Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner

• Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Aylesbury Vale District Council

• Babergh District Council

• Barking & Dagenham London Borough Council

• Barnet London Borough Council

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority

• Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

• Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council

• Basildon District Council

• Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

• Bassetlaw District Council

• Bath & North East Somerset Council

• Bedford Borough Council

• Bedfordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Bexley London Borough Council

• Birmingham City Council

• Blaby District Council

• Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

• Blackpool Council

• Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

• Bolsover District Council

• Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

• Borough of Poole

• Borough of Telford and Wrekin

• Boston Borough Council

• Bournemouth Council

• Bracknell Forest Borough Council

• Bradford City Council

• Braintree District Council

• Breckland District Council

• Brent London Borough Council

• Brentwood Borough Council

• Bridgend County Borough Council

• Brighton & Hove City Council

• Bristol City Council

• Broadland District Council

• Broads Authority

• Bromley London Borough Council

• Bromsgrove District Council

• Broxbourne Borough Council

• Broxtowe Borough Council

• Buckinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Buckinghamshire County Council

• Burnley Borough Council

• Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

• Caerphilly County Borough Council

• Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

• Cambridge City Council

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Cambridgeshire County Council

• Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Camden London Borough Council

• Cannock Chase District Council

• Canterbury City Council

• Cardiff City and County Council

• Carlisle City Council

• Carmarthenshire County Council

• Castle Point Borough Council

• Central Bedfordshire Council

• Ceredigion County Council

• Charnwood Borough Council

• Chelmsford Borough Council

• Cheltenham Borough Council

• Cherwell District Council

• Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Cheshire East Borough Council

• Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council

• Chesterfield Borough Council

• Chichester District Council

• Chiltern District Council

• Chorley Borough Council

• Christchurch Borough Council

• City of York Council

• Cleveland Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner

• Colchester Borough Council

• Common Council of the City of London

• Conwy County Borough Council

• Copeland Borough Council

• Corby Borough Council

• Cornwall Council

• Cotswold District Council

• Council of the Isles of Scilly

• Coventry City Council

• Craven District Council

• Crawley Borough Council

• Croydon London Borough Council

• Cumbria County Council

• Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

• Dacorum Borough Council

• Darlington Borough Council

• Dartford Borough Council

• Dartmoor National Park Authority

• Daventry District Council

• Denbighshire County Council

• Derby City Council

• Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Derbyshire County Council

• Derbyshire Dales District Council

• Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Devon & Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner

• Devon and Somerset Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Devon County Council

• Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

• Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Authority

• Dorset County Council

• Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner

• Dover District Council

• Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

• Durham Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Durham County Council

• Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority

• Durham Police and Crime Commissioner

• Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Commissioner

• Ealing London Borough Council

• East Cambridgeshire District Council

• East Devon District Council

• East Dorset District Council

• East Hampshire District Council

• East Hertfordshire District Council

• East Lindsey District Council

• East London Waste Authority

• East Northamptonshire District Council

• East Riding of Yorkshire Council

• East Staffordshire Borough Council

• East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• East Sussex County Council

• Eastbourne Borough Council

• Eastleigh Borough Council

• Eden District Council

• Elmbridge Borough Council

• Enfield London Borough Council

• Epping Forest District Council

• Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

• Erewash Borough Council

• Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Essex County Council

• Essex Police and Crime Commissioner

• Exeter City Council

• Exmoor National Park Authority

• Fareham Borough Council

• Fenland District Council

• Flintshire County Council

• Forest Heath District Council

• Forest of Dean District Council

• Fylde Borough Council

• Gateshead Council

• Gedling Borough Council

• Gloucester City Council

• Gloucestershire County Council

• Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Gosport Borough Council

• Gravesham Borough Council

• Great Yarmouth Borough Council

• Greater London Authority

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority

• Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority

• Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner

• Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority

• Guildford Borough Council

• Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner

• Gwynedd County Council

• Hackney London Borough Council

• Halton Borough Council

• Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority

• Hambleton District Council

• Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council

• Hampshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Hampshire County Council

• Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Harborough District Council

• Haringey London Borough Council

• Harlow District Council

• Harrogate Borough Council

• Harrow London Borough Council

• Hart District Council

• Hartlepool Borough Council

• Hastings Borough Council

• Havant Borough Council

• Havering London Borough Council

• Hereford & Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Herefordshire Council

• Hertfordshire County Council

• Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Hertsmere Borough Council

• High Peak Borough Council

• Hillingdon London Borough Council

• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

• Horsham District Council

• Hounslow London Borough Council

• Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner

• Huntingdonshire District Council

• Hyndburn Borough Council

• Ipswich Borough Council

• Isle of Anglesey County Council

• Isle of Wight Council

• Islington London Borough Council

• Kent Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Kent County Council

• Kent Police and Crime Commissioner

• Kettering Borough Council

• Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council

• Kingston upon Hull City Council

• Kirklees Metropolitan Council

• Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

• Lake District National Park Authority

• Lambeth London Borough Council

• Lancashire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Lancashire County Council

• Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Lancaster City Council

• Lee Valley Regional Park Authority

• Leeds City Council

• Leicester City Council

• Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Leicestershire County Council

• Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Lewes District Council

• Lewisham London Borough Council

• Lichfield District Council

• Lincoln City Council

• Lincolnshire County Council

• Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Liverpool City Council

• London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

• London Legacy Development Corporation

• Luton Borough Council

• Maidstone Borough Council

• Maldon District Council

• Malvern Hills District Council

• Manchester City Council

• Mansfield District Council

• Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

• Medway Council

• Melton Borough Council

• Mendip District Council

• Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority

• Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner

• Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority

• Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

• Merton Borough Council

• Mid and West Wales Fire Authority

• Mid Devon District Council

• Mid Suffolk District Council

• Mid Sussex District Council

• Middlesbrough Council

• Milton Keynes Council

• Mole Valley District Council

• Monmouthshire County Council

• Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

• New Forest District Council

• New Forest National Park Authority

• Newark and Sherwood District Council

• Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

• Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

• Newham London Borough Council

• Newport City Council

• Norfolk County Council

• Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner

• North Devon District Council

• North Dorset District Council

• North East Derbyshire District Council

• North East Lincolnshire Council

• North Hertfordshire District Council

• North Kesteven District Council

• North Lincolnshire Council

• North London Waste Authority

• North Norfolk District Council

• North Somerset Council

• North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

• North Wales Fire Authority

• North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner

• North Warwickshire Borough Council

• North West Leicestershire District Council

• North York Moors National Park Authority

• North Yorkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• North Yorkshire County Council

• North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Northampton Borough Council

• Northamptonshire County Council

• Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Northumberland National Park Authority

• Northumberland County Council

• Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

• Norwich City Council

• Nottingham City Council

• Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Nottinghamshire County Council

• Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

• Oadby and Wigston Borough Council

• Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

• Oxford City Council

• Oxfordshire County Council

• Peak District National Park Authority

• Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

• Pembrokeshire County Council

• Pendle Borough Council

• Peterborough City Council

• Plymouth City Council

• Portsmouth City Council

• Powys County Council

• Preston City Council

• Purbeck District Council

• Reading Borough Council

• Redbridge London Borough Council

• Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

• Redditch Borough Council

• Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

• Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council

• Ribble Valley Borough Council

• Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council

• Richmondshire District Council

• Rochdale Borough Council

• Rochford District Council

• Rossendale Borough Council

• Rother District Council

• Rotherham Borough Council

• Royal Borough of Greenwich

• Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

• Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

• Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

• Rugby Borough Council

• Runnymede Borough Council

• Rushcliffe Borough Council

• Rushmoor Borough Council

• Rutland County Council

• Ryedale District Council

• Salford City Council

• Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

• Scarborough Borough Council

• Sedgemoor District Council

• Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

• Selby District Council

• Sevenoaks District Council

• Sheffield City Council

• Shepway District Council

• Shropshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Shropshire Council

• Slough Borough Council

• Snowdonia National Park Authority

• Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

• Somerset County Council

• South Buckinghamshire District Council

• South Cambridgeshire District Council

• South Derbyshire District Council

• South Downs National Park

• South Gloucestershire Council

• South Hams District Council

• South Holland District Council

• South Kesteven District Council

• South Lakeland District Council

• South Norfolk District Council

• South Northamptonshire Council

• South Oxfordshire District Council

• South Ribble Borough Council

• South Somerset District Council

• South Staffordshire District Council

• South Tyneside Council

• South Wales Fire Authority

• South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner

• South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

• South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Southampton City Council

• Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

• Southwark London Borough Council

• Spelthorne Borough Council

• St Albans City and District Council

• St Edmundsbury Borough Council

• St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

• Stafford Borough Council

• Staffordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority

• Staffordshire County Council

• Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

• Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Stevenage Borough Council

• Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

• Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

• Stoke-on-Trent City Council

• Stratford-on-Avon District Council

• Stroud District Council

• Suffolk Coastal District Council

• Suffolk County Council

• Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner

• Sunderland City Metropolitan Borough Council

• Surrey County Council

• Surrey Heath Borough Council

• Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner

• Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner

• Sutton London Borough Council

• Swale Borough Council

• Swansea City and County Council

• Swindon Borough Council

• Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

• Tamworth Borough Council

• Tandridge District Council

• Taunton Deane Borough Council

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• Teignbridge District Council

• Tendring District Council

• Test Valley Borough Council

• Tewkesbury Borough Council

• Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner

• Thanet District Council

• Three Rivers District Council

• Thurrock Council

• Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

• Torbay Council

• Torfaen County Borough Council

• Torridge District Council

• Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

• Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

• Transport for London

• Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

• Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority

• Uttlesford District Council

• Vale of Glamorgan County Council

• Vale of White Horse District Council

• Wakefield City Council

• Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

• Waltham Forest London Borough Council

• Wandsworth London Borough Council

• Warrington Borough Council

• Warwick District Council

• Warwickshire County Council

• Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Watford Borough Council

• Waveney District Council

• Waverley Borough Council

• Wealden District Council

• Wellingborough Borough Council

• Welwyn Hatfield District Council

• West Berkshire Council

• West Devon Borough Council

• West Dorset District Council

• West Lancashire District Council

• West Lindsey District Council

• West London Waste Authority

• West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority

• West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

• West Oxfordshire District Council

• West Somerset District Council

• West Sussex County Council

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

• West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Western Riverside Waste Authority

• Westminster City Council

• Weymouth and Portland Borough Council

• Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

• Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner

• Wiltshire Council

• Winchester City Council

• Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

• Woking Borough Council

• Wokingham Council

• Wolverhampton City Council

• Worcester City Council

• Worcestershire County Council

• Worthing Borough Council

• Wrexham County Borough Council

• Wychavon District Council

• Wycombe District Council

• Wyre Borough Council

• Wyre Forest District Council

• Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the bodies listed in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ending on 31st March 2017 for the purposes of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000. The effect of designation is that these bodies are required to prepare and present to the Treasury such financial information in relation to that financial year as the Treasury require to enable them to prepare Whole of Government Accounts.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.