quango

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In Northstowe, the housing quango Homes England is partnering with the private sector.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

Mr Cridland's quango Transport for the North is due to publish its first report soon.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2016

In 1981, a quango, the London Docklands Development Corporation, was set up to shape its future.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2015

The deal between government and the Canal and River Trust is “astonishingly far sighted,” says Simon Thurley, the head of English Heritage, a quango that is undergoing its own separation from Whitehall.

From Economist • Dec. 17, 2014

However, early plans to involve the Shareholder Executive investment quango in a rescue of UK Coal were ultimately ditched.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2013