Quango cuts: 177 bodies to be scrapped under coalition plans

[ixus]

Nah, not in Ireland

Quango cuts: 177 bodies to be scrapped under coalition plans

One hundred and seventy-seven taxpayer-funded bodies are to be abolished under Coalition plans seen by The Daily Telegraph.

A further 94 are still under threat of being scrapped, four will be privatised and 129 will be merged, according to a Cabinet Office list compiled this week, while 350 other bodies have won a reprieve.

The list discloses for the first time the extent of David Cameron’s plans for the “bonfire of the quangos”, designed to save the taxpayer billions of pounds. Thousands of jobs will go as part of the reforms.
The biggest cuts concern the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with more than 50 bodies to be abolished, and the Department of Health, where about 30 bodies will be cut or have their functions transferred back to the department.

These include the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the Health Protection Agency and the Commission for Rural Communities. …

[greentree]

The list discloses for the first time the extent of David Cameron’s plans for the “bonfire of the quangos”, designed to save the taxpayer billions of pounds. Thousands of jobs will go as part of the reforms.

If this was done in Ireland, the staff would be reassigned and we wouldn’t save a penny.

[Dubhgeannain]

The list discloses for the first time the extent of David Cameron’s plans for the “bonfire of the quangos”, designed to save the taxpayer billions of pounds. Thousands of jobs will go as part of the reforms.

If this was done in Ireland, the staff would be reassigned and we wouldn’t save a penny.

Probably cost more as we’d have to pay for re-location compensation.

[2Pack]

Nahh, there is a big government office in Birr, another in Youghal and another in Clifden. We move the ‘quango resolution corporation’ offices down there and pay them nuthin.

They will leave of their own accord fairly sharpish.

[fishfoodie]

@2Pack

Nahh, there is a big government office in Birr, another in Youghal and another in Clifden. We move the ‘quango resolution corporation’ offices down there and pay them nuthin.

They will leave of their own accord fairly sharpish.

Can we open a FAS office in Kabul ?

[thewatcher]

The list discloses for the first time the extent of David Cameron’s plans for the “bonfire of the quangos”, designed to save the taxpayer billions of pounds. Thousands of jobs will go as part of the reforms.

If this was done in Ireland, the staff would be reassigned and we wouldn’t save a penny.

eh, the whole point of a quango is that they are not public servants, cut the budget and there is no money to pay the wages,expenses, directors, PR etc , it just disappears, end of. Win win for everybody, except the quango filler’s of course.

[bluesberry]

the key reason for reforming the quangos has been to increase accountability and return decision making powers back to elected ministers

egovmonitor.com/node/38997

Intersting approach. Could Irish politicians be persuaded to take this kind of responsibility…?