Public authorities
Found 174 public authorities in the category ‘Bodies with a royal charter’
Also called All Souls College
The full legal name of the college is the College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford.
47 requests.
Also called AHRC
Part of UK Research and Innovation.
44 requests.
Also called ACCA
The ACCA is a designated professional body. This means that the ACCA supervises and regulates certain types of financial activities carried out by its...
1 request.
Also called BBC
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you only have the right to information that is not held for the purposes of journalism, art or literature fr...
4551 requests.
This authority is based in Northern Ireland, or primarily serves Northern Ireland.
2 requests.
Also called CIPA
The Institute maintains the statutory Register of Patent Attorneys. Through IPReg the Institute carries out the regulatory functions of setting and ma...
6 requests.
Also called CIPFA
CIPFA is a professional body for accountants working in the public sector. In addition, CIPFA acts as a standard-setting body.
1 request.
Also called CIOT
This body is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We have included this body on the site because it is a supervisory authority for money...
0 requests.
Also called CITMA
The Institute is the professional body responsible for the regulation of the Trade Mark Attorney profession under the Legal Services Act 2007. CITMA is...
2 requests.
Also called City of London
The UK has multiple tiers of local government and not all local authorities have responsibility for education. This public authority is one of around 2...
1753 requests.
Formally known as The City University. On 1 August 2024 City, University of London merged with St George's University of London.
432 requests.
The Duchy of Lancaster though not formally subject to FOI is included on this site because of its public functions which include (i) the administration...
24 requests.
The Forestry Commission is unusual in that it is both a Government Department and a statutory body with a board of Commissioners.[1]
Users wishing to...
257 requests.
Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace, K...
50 requests.
Also known as Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Imperial College's Charter and Statutes states: "There shall be a Union of Students...
1934 requests.
Also called IFoA
The IFoA is incorporated by Royal Charter and has been given the role of regulating the UK's actuarial profession, in the public interest.
1 request.
Also called ICAEW
Whilst the ICAEW is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, it is an approved regulator of legal services and performs various other regulatory...
4 requests.
Also called ICAS
ICAS is a designated professional body. This means that the ICAS supervises and regulates certain types of financial activities carried out by its memb...
1 request.
The full name of the College is "The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambri...
145 requests.
The Law Society of Northern Ireland is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, but it is included on this site because of its public responsibil...
9 requests.
As of the 1st April 2018, the MRC is part of UK Research and Innovation.
123 requests.
This body was made subject to Freedom of Information Law via Schedule 2 Paragraph 3 of the National Citizen Service Act 2017
23 requests.
Also called NLW
This body sometimes responds to requests by providing a link to a response hosted elsewhere, perhaps on a third party file-transfer service. This pract...
16 requests.
The NSPCC is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. However we have added them as they have statutory powers and/or responsibilities as defined...
22 requests.
also uses the description: "The Open University in Scotland" and "The Open University in Wales".
268 requests.
Also known as Queen's College of St Margaret and St Bernard, Cambridge.
157 requests.
This authority is based in Northern Ireland, or primarily serves Northern Ireland.
525 requests.
The Royal College of Anaesthetists is not subject to the Freedom of Information act but we list it here due to its significant public role in regulatin...
12 requests.
The Royal College of General Practitioners is not subject to the Freedom of Information act but we list it here due to its significant public role in...
38 requests.
Also called RCOG
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, but we list it here due to its significant publ...
15 requests.
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is not subject to the Freedom of Information act but we list it here due to its significant public role in regula...
12 requests.
Also called RCPCH
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is not subject to the Freedom of Information act but we list it here due to its significant public ro...
19 requests.
Although not subject to FOI the College is included on this site because it controls access to the pathology profession. "The College is responsible fo...
18 requests.
This organisation is not subject to FOI but we list it here given its significant role in regulating access to a profession though its influence on eli...
5 requests.
This organisation is not subject to FOI but we list it here given its significant role in regulating access to a profession though its influence on eli...
6 requests.
Also called RCP
This organisation is probably not subject to Freedom of Information law. We list it here as the organisation has powers, when acting with the Royal Col...
38 requests.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is not subject to the Freedom of Information act but we list it here due to its significant public role in regulatin...
41 requests.
This organisation is not subject to FOI but we list it here given its significant role in regulating access to a profession though its influence on eli...
8 requests.
This organisation is not subject to Freedom of Information law. We list it here as the organisation has powers, when acting with the Royal College of P...
20 requests.
Also called RICS
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is a professional body incorporated by royal charter. RICS sets global standards which are mandatory pract...
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Environment and conservation
- Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Conservation Boards
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Finance
- Auditors
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Health and social care
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- Royal Colleges
Housing
- Housing ALMOs
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- UK Parliament
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- Armed Forces
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Prisons, probation and holding facilities
- Community justice authorities
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- Independent monitoring boards for immigration removal centres
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Recreation
Regulators and ombudsmen
- Advertising regulators
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Transport and infrastructure
- Airport operators
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- Companies controlling national infrastructure
- General Lighthouse Authorities
- Highways Operators
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- Passenger transport executives
- Port authorities
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- Safer Roads Partnership
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- Telecommunications companies
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- Tramway operators
- Transport regulators
- Trunk road agencies (Wales)
Royal and ceremonial
Organisations whose members are public authorities
- Associations of Local Councils
- Community Safety Partnerships
- Groups of universities
- Health and Social Care Partnerships (Scotland)
- Integration Joint Boards
- Policing and community safety partnerships
- Professional buying organisations
- Welsh Regional Partnership Boards
- Other associations of public authorities
Other
- Advocates
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- Boundary commissions
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- Conference centres
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- Voluntarily applying FOI
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