Editing Quango (section)

=== United Kingdom ===
{{see also|Non-departmental public body|2010 UK quango reforms}}

Despite a 1979 "commitment" from the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] to curb the growth of non-departmental bodies, their numbers grew rapidly throughout that party's time in power during the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Watts|first=Duncan|title=Understanding US/UK Government and Politics|publisher=Manchester University Press|year=2003|location=Manchester|pages=164}}</ref> One UK example is the [[Forestry Commission]], which is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in [[England]].

The Cabinet Office 2009 report on non-departmental public bodies found that there were 766 NDPBs sponsored by the UK government. The number had been falling:  there were 827 in 2007 and 790 in 2008. The number of NDPBs had fallen by over 10% since 1997. Staffing and expenditure of NDPBs had increased. They employed 111,000 people in 2009 and spent £46.5 billion, of which £38.4 billion was directly funded by the government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/key-issues-for-the-new-parliament/decentralisation-of-power/quangos/|title=Quangos|last=Gay|first=Oonagh|publisher=[[House of Commons Library]] Research|access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>