quango

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But the concept will finally begin to take form over the next few weeks when the quango Transport for the North publishes its report on regional transport priorities.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2016

Government officials have been facing questions at a Stormont committee over a failure to properly control a quango which collapsed with debts of £1.5m.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 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

The quango is already responsible for taxpayer holdings in such businesses as Royal Mail, Channel 4, Eurostar and the Royal Mint.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2013

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