The UK government is considering scrapping or merging over 300 agencies as part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s effort to cut costs, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden has written to government departments asking them to justify the existence of every quango, or quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization, the newspaper said. The minister is expected to soon announce the first wave on the chopping block, the newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials.
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