The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2015

Made: 17th December 2015

Laid before Parliament: 18th December 2015

Coming into force: 31st January 2016

In accordance with section 4A(8) of that Act the Treasury have consulted, where they think it appropriate, the Scottish Ministers, the Department of Finance and Personnel for Northern Ireland and the Welsh Ministers.

Title, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2015.

• (2) This Order comes into force on 31st January 2016.

• (3) In this Order—

• (a) the reference to “Table 21 (Cabinet Office)” in article 2(9) is a reference to that table in the Schedule to the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2015[^f00002] (“the Principal Order”); and

• (b) except in article 2(9) and Schedule 3, any other reference to a table is a reference to column 2 of a table in the Principal Order.

Amendment to designations

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• (1) The Principal Order is amended as follows.

• (2) In each table mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Order, insert at the appropriate place the bodies which are listed for that table.

• (3) In each table mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Order, omit the bodies which are listed for that table.

• (4) In Table 4 (Department for Transport)—

• (a) for “Network Rail” substitute “Network Rail Limited”, and

• (b) for “Passenger Focus” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

• (5) In Table 6 (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)—

• (a) for “Office of Fair Access” substitute “Office for Fair Access”,

• (b) for “Postal Services Holding Company plc” substitute “Postal Services Holding Company Limited”, and

• (c) for “UK GIB Financial Services Limited” substitute “UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services Limited”.

• (6) In Table 9 (Ministry of Justice), for “Victims’ Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses”.

• (7) In Table 16 (Department for Culture, Media and Sport), for “BBC World Service” substitute “BBC World Service Holdings Ltd”.

• (8) In Table 20 (HM Treasury), for “Northern Rock Asset Management plc” substitute “NRAM plc”.

• (9) After Table 21 (Cabinet Office), insert the tables in Schedule 3 to this Order.

SCHEDULE 1 — Bodies to be inserted into Tables

Table 1 (Department for Education)

Commission for Equality and Human Rights

Table 2 (Department of Health)

The Nursing and Midwifery Council

Table 5 (Department for Communities and Local Government)

The Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Table 6 (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

Advanced Propulsion Centre

Aerospace Technology Institute

The Recycling and Waste L.P.

UK Green Investment Climate International Limited

UK Green Investment Gwynt y Mor Limited

UK Green Investment Offshore Wind B L.P.

UK Green Investment Rampion Limited

The Waste Asset L.P.

Table 8 (Home Office)

Disclosure and Barring Service

The Office of the Independent Monitor for the purposes of Part 5 of the Police Act 1997[^f00003]

The Office of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation[^f00004]

The Office of the Person appointed under sections 47H(4), 127H(4), 195H(4) and 290(8) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002[^f00005]

The Office of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner

Table 13 (Department of Energy and Climate Change)

UK Climate Investments LLP

Table 14 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Flood Re

Table 16 (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

BBC Digital Programme Services Limited

Table 17 (Department for Work and Pensions)

Disabled People’s Employment Corporation (GB) Ltd

Table 20 (HM Treasury)

NRAM (No.1) Ltd

Table 21 (Cabinet Office)

Independent Commission on Freedom of Information

SCHEDULE 2 — Bodies to be omitted from Tables

Table 2 (Department of Health)

NHS Medical Assets England Ltd

Porton Biopharma Ltd

Table 4 (Department for Transport)

Railway Heritage Committee

Table 6 (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

Chief Executive of Skills Funding

JISC

NPL Management Limited

Table 8 (Home Office)

Intelligence Services Commissioner

Table 9 (Ministry of Justice)

Advisory Council on National Records and Archives

Office of the Accountant General

Office of the Information Commissioner

Table 16 (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Commission for Equality and Human Rights

Mortimer Productions Ltd

Skillset Sector Skills

Wood Lane Nominee 1

Wood Lane Nominee 2

Table 20 (HM Treasury)

MNE Limited

SCHEDULE 3 — Designated bodies in relation to the National Archives and HM Revenue and Customs

Signed

George Hollingbery — John Penrose — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 17th December 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order amends the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/632), which designates specified central government bodies in relation to named government departments for the purpose of those departments’ supply estimates and resource accounts. The effect of the amendments is that additional bodies are designated, the names of some bodies are changed and some bodies are no longer designated.

The designations have effect for the financial year which ends on 31st March 2016.

This Order will have no effect on the costs of business or the voluntary sector. For that reason no impact assessment has been produced.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2000 c.20. Section 4A was inserted into the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 by section 43(2) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c.25).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2015/632.

[^f00003]: 1997 c.50. The independent monitor is appointed under section 119B of the Police Act 1997. Section 119B was inserted by section 28 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c.47).

[^f00004]: The independent reviewer of terrorism legislation is appointed under section 36 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (c.11).

[^f00005]: 2002 c.29. Sections 47H, 127H and 195H were inserted respectively by sections 55(2), 56(2) and 57(2) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c.26).