
1 
This Order may be cited as the Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 27th June 2008.
2 
The bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order are designated in respect of the financial year ending on 31st March 2008 for the purposes of section 10 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.
Dave Watts
Frank Roy
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
5th June 2008
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2

 Advantage West Midlands
 Air Travel Trust
 Alcohol Education and Research Council
 Architectural Heritage Fund
 Army Base Repair Organisation
 Arts and Humanities Research Council
 Arts Council of England
 Arts Council of Wales
 Assets Recovery Agency
 Audit Commission
 Big Lottery Fund
 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
 British Broadcasting Corporation
 British Council
 British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
 British Energy
 British Film Institute
 British Library
 British Museum
 British Nuclear Fuels plc
 British Potato Council
 British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd
 British Shipbuilders
 British Transport Police
 British Waterways Board
 Cabinet Office
 Capacity Builders
 Care Council for Wales
 Central Office of Information
 Centro (West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive)
 Channel Four Television Corporation
 Charity Commission
 Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
 Churches Conservation Trust
 Civil Aviation Authority
 Civil Nuclear Police Authority and Constabulary
 Coal Authority
 Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
 Commission for Healthcare & Audit Inspection (The Healthcare Commission)
 Commission for Judicial Appointments
 Commission for Local Administration
 Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health
 Commission for Rural Communities
 Commission for Social Care Inspection for England
 Commission for the Compact Ltd
 Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC)
 Community Development Foundation
 Companies House
 Competition Commission
 Competition Service
 Construction Industry Training Board
 Consumer Council for Water
 Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
 Countryside Council for Wales
 Covent Garden Market Authority
 Criminal Cases Review Commission
 Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
 Culture East Midlands
 Culture North East
 Culture North West
 Culture South East
 Culture South West
 Defence Aviation Repair Agency
 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
 Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
 Department for Children, Schools and Families
 Department for Communities and Local Government
 Department for Culture, Media and Sport
 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
 Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
 Department for International Development
 Department for Transport
 Department for Work and Pensions
 Department of Health
 Deputy Prime Minister’s Office
 Design Council
 Driver and Vehicle Agency Northern Ireland
 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
 Driving Standards Agency
 East Midlands Regional Development Agency
 East of England Development Agency
 Economic and Social Research Council
 Electoral Commission
 Energy Watch
 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
 Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
 English Heritage
 English Partnerships
 Environment Agency
 Equality and Human Rights Commission
 Estyn: Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education & Training for Wales
 Export Credits Guarantee Department
 Fire Service College
 Firebuy Limited
 Fleet Air Arm Museum
 Food from Britain
 Food Standards Agency
 Football Licensing Authority
 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
 Forensic Science Service
 Forest Enterprise Agency
 Forestry Commission
 Gambling Commission
 Gangmasters Licensing Authority
 Geffrye Museum
 General Lighthouse Fund
 General Social Care Council
 General Teaching Council
 Government Actuary’s Department
 Government Equalities Office
 Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
 Greenwich Hospital
 Guaranteed Export Finance Corporation
 Health Protection Agency
 Hearing Aid Council
 Higher Education Funding Council for England
 Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
 HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor
 HM Revenue and Customs
 HM Treasury
 Home Grown Cereals Authority
 Home Office
 Horniman Museum
 Horserace Betting Levy Board
 Horserace Totalisator Board
 Horticultural Development Council
 Housing Corporation
 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
 Human Tissue Authority
 Imperial War Museum
 Independent Police Complaints Commission
 Investors in People UK
 Land Registry
 Learning and Skills Council
 Leasehold Advisory Service
 Legacy Trust UK Limited
 Legal Services Commission
 Living East
 Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales
 London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games Limited
 London Pension Fund Authority
 London Thames Gateway Development Corporation
 Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission
 Meat and Livestock Commission
 Medical Research Council
 Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
 Merseytravel (Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive)
 Meteorological Office
 Metro (West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive)
 Milk Development Council
 Ministry of Defence
 Ministry of Justice
 Monitor - Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts
 Museum of London
 Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
 National Army Museum
 National Biological Standards Board
 National College for School Leadership
 National Consumer Council
 National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
 National Forest Company
 National Gallery
 National Heritage Memorial Fund
 National Library of Wales
 National Lottery Commission
 National Maritime Museum
 National Museum of Science and Industry
 National Museums and Galleries of Wales
 National Museums Liverpool
 National Policing Improvement Agency
 National Portrait Gallery
 National Research Development Corporation
 National Savings and Investments
 National School of Government
 Natural England
 Natural Environment Research Council
 Natural History Museum
 Nexus (Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive)
 NHS Blood and Transplant
 NHS Direct
 NHS Professionals
 North West Regional Development Agency
 Northern Ireland Court Service
 Northern Ireland Housing Executive
 Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission
 Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission
 Northern Ireland Office
 Northern Ireland Policing Board
 Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company
 Northern Ireland Water Ltd
 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
 Nuclear Liabilities Fund
 OFCOM
 Office for Fair Access
 Office for National Statistics
 Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills
 Office for the Children’s Commissioner
 Office of Fair Trading
 Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
 Office of Rail Regulation
 Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
 Office of the Information Commissioner
 Office of the PPP Arbiter
 OGC Buying Solutions
 Olympic Delivery Authority
 Olympic Lottery Distributor
 One North East
 Ordnance Survey
 Parole Board
 Partnerships for Schools
 Passenger Focus
 Patent Office
 Pension Protection Fund
 Pensions Advisory Service
 Pensions Ombudsman
 Personal Accounts Delivery Authority
 Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
 Police Service of Northern Ireland
 Postal Services Commission
 Postwatch
 Privy Council Office
 Probation Board for Northern Ireland
 Public Health Laboratory Service
 Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
 Quality Improvement Agency
 Railway Heritage Committee
 Registrar of the Public Lending Right
 Remploy Ltd
 Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office
 Royal Air Force Museum
 Royal Armouries Museum
 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
 Royal Hospital, Chelsea
 Royal Mail Holdings plc
 Royal Marines Museum
 Royal Mint
 Royal Naval Museum
 Royal Navy Submarine Museum
 School Food Trust
 Science and Technology Facilities Council
 SeaFish Industry Authority
 Sector Skills Development Agency
 Security and Intelligence Agencies
 Security Industry Authority
 Serious Fraud Office
 Serious Organised Crime Agency
 Simpler Trade Procedures Board
 Sir John Soane’s Museum
 Social Care Institute for Excellence
 South East England Development Agency
 South West England Development Agency
 South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
 Sport England
 Sports Council for Wales
 Standards Board for England
 Statistics Commission
 Student Loans Company Ltd
 Tate Gallery
 Technology Strategy Board
 The Crown Prosecution Service
 The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
 The National Archives
 The Pensions Regulator
 The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
 The Valuation Tribunal Service
 Thurrock Urban Development Corporation
 Training and Development Agency for Schools
 UK Film Council
 UK Hydrographic Office
 UK Sport
 UK Trade & Investment
 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
 University for Industry
 Vehicle and Operator Services Agency - VOSA
 Victoria and Albert Museum
 Visit Britain
 Wales Centre for Health
 Wallace Collection
 Water Services Regulation Authority
 Welsh Assembly Government
 Welsh Fourth Channel Authority
 Welsh Language Board
 West Midlands Life
 West Northants UDC
 Westminster Foundation for Democracy
 Yorkshire Culture
 Yorkshire Forward
 Youth Justice Board for England and Wales


 Adur District Council
 Allerdale Borough Council
 Alnwick District Council
 Amber Valley Borough Council
 Arun District Council
 Ashfield District Council
 Ashford Borough Council
 Avon and Somerset Police Authority
 Avon Fire Authority
 Aylesbury Vale District Council
 Babergh District Council
 Barking & Dagenham London Borough Council
 Barnet London Borough Council
 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council
 Basildon District Council
 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
 Bassetlaw District Council
 Bath & North East Somerset Council
 Bedford Borough Council
 Bedfordshire and Luton Fire Authority
 Bedfordshire County Council
 Bedfordshire Police Authority
 Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council
 Bexley London Borough Council
 Birmingham City Council
 Blaby District Council
 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
 Blackpool Borough Council
 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
 Blyth Valley Borough Council
 Bolsover District Council
 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
 Boston Borough Council
 Bournemouth Council
 Bracknell Forest Borough Council
 Bradford City Council
 Braintree District Council
 Breckland District Council
 Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
 Brent London Borough Council
 Brentwood Borough Council
 Bridgend County Borough Council
 Bridgnorth District Council
 Brighton & Hove City Council
 Bristol City Council
 Broadland District Council
 Broads Authority (The)
 Bromley London Borough Council
 Bromsgrove District Council
 Broxbourne Borough Council
 Broxtowe Borough Council
 Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority
 Buckinghamshire County Council
 Burnley Borough Council
 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
 Caerphilly County Borough Council
 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
 Cambridge City Council
 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority
 Cambridgeshire County Council
 Cambridgeshire Police Authority
 Camden London Borough Council
 Cannock Chase District Council
 Canterbury City Council
 Caradon District Council
 Cardiff City and County Council
 Carlisle City Council
 Carmarthenshire County Council
 Carrick District Council
 Castle Morpeth Borough Council
 Castle Point Borough Council
 Ceredigion County Council
 Charnwood Borough Council
 Chelmsford Borough Council
 Cheltenham Borough Council
 Cherwell District Council
 Cheshire County Council
 Cheshire Fire Authority
 Cheshire Police Authority
 Chester City Council
 Chesterfield Borough Council
 Chester-le-Street District Council
 Chichester District Council
 Chiltern District Council
 Chorley Borough Council
 Christchurch Borough Council
 City of York Council
 Cleveland Fire Authority
 Cleveland Police Authority
 Colchester Borough Council
 Common Council of the City of London
 Congleton Borough Council
 Conwy County Borough Council
 Copeland Borough Council
 Corby Borough Council
 Cornwall County Council
 Cotswold District Council
 County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority
 Coventry City Council
 Craven District Council
 Crawley Borough Council
 Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council
 Croydon London Borough Council
 Cumbria County Council
 Cumbria Police Authority
 Dacorum Borough Council
 Darlington Borough Council
 Dartford Borough Council
 Dartmoor National Park Authority
 Daventry District Council
 Denbighshire County Council
 Derby City Council
 Derbyshire County Council
 Derbyshire Dales District Council
 Derbyshire Police Authority
 Derwentside District Council
 Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority
 Devon and Cornwall Police Authority
 Devon County Council
 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
 Dorset County Council
 Dorset Fire Authority
 Dorset Police Authority
 Dover District Council
 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
 Durham City Council
 Durham County Council
 Durham Police Authority
 Dyfed Powys Police Authority
 Ealing London Borough Council
 Easington District Council
 East Cambridgeshire District Council
 East Devon District Council
 East Dorset District Council
 East Hampshire District Council
 East Hertfordshire District Council
 East Lindsey District Council
 East London Waste Authority
 East Northamptonshire District Council
 East Riding of Yorkshire Council
 East Staffordshire Borough Council
 East Sussex County Council
 East Sussex Fire Authority
 Eastbourne Borough Council
 Eastleigh Borough Council
 Eden District Council
 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council
 Elmbridge Borough Council
 Enfield London Borough Council
 Epping Forest District Council
 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
 Erewash Borough Council
 Essex County Council
 Essex Fire Authority
 Essex Police Authority
 Exeter City Council
 Exmoor National Park Authority
 Fareham Borough Council
 Fenland District Council
 Flintshire County Council
 Forest Heath District Council
 Forest of Dean District Council
 Fylde Borough Council
 Gateshead Council
 Gedling Borough Council
 Gloucester City Council
 Gloucestershire County Council
 Gloucestershire Police Authority
 Gosport Borough Council
 Gravesham Borough Council
 Great Yarmouth Borough Council
 Greater London Authority
 Greater Manchester Fire and Civil Defence Authority
 Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority
 Greater Manchester Police Authority
 Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
 Greenwich London Borough Council
 Guildford Borough Council
 Gwent Police Authority
 Gwynedd County Council
 Hackney London Borough Council
 Halton Borough Council
 Hambleton District Council
 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
 Hampshire County Council
 Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority
 Hampshire Police Authority
 Harborough District Council
 Haringey London Borough Council
 Harlow District Council
 Harrogate Borough Council
 Harrow London Borough Council
 Hart District Council
 Hartlepool Borough Council
 Hastings Borough Council
 Havant Borough Council
 Havering London Borough Council
 Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority
 Herefordshire Council
 Hertfordshire County Council
 Hertfordshire Police Authority
 Hertsmere Borough Council
 High Peak Borough Council
 Hillingdon London Borough Council
 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
 Horsham District Council
 Hounslow London Borough Council
 Humberside Fire Authority
 Humberside Police Authority
 Huntingdonshire District Council
 Hyndburn Borough Council
 Ipswich Borough Council
 Isle of Anglesey County Council
 Isle of Wight Council
 Isles of Scilly (Council of the)
 Islington London Borough Council
 Kennet District Council
 Kensington and Chelsea Council (Royal Borough of)
 Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority
 Kent County Council
 Kent Police Authority
 Kerrier District Council
 Kettering Borough Council
 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
 Kingston upon Hull City Council
 Kingston upon Thames Council (Royal Borough of)
 Kirklees Metropolitan Council
 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
 Lake District National Park Authority
 Lambeth London Borough Council
 Lancashire County Council
 Lancashire Fire Authority
 Lancashire Police Authority
 Lancaster City Council
 Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
 Leeds City Council
 Leicester City Council
 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority
 Leicestershire County Council
 Leicestershire Police Authority
 Lewes District Council
 Lewisham London Borough Council
 Lichfield District Council
 Lincoln City Council
 Lincolnshire County Council
 Lincolnshire Police Authority
 Liverpool City Council
 London Development Agency
 London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
 Luton Borough Council
 Macclesfield Borough Council
 Maidstone Borough Council
 Maldon District Council
 Malvern Hills District Council
 Manchester City Council
 Mansfield District Council
 Medway Council
 Melton Borough Council
 Mendip District Council
 Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority
 Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority
 Merseyside Police Authority
 Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority
 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
 Merton Borough Council
 Metropolitan Police Authority
 Mid and West Wales Fire Authority
 Mid Bedfordshire District Council
 Mid Devon District Council
 Mid Suffolk District Council
 Mid Sussex District Council
 Middlesbrough Council
 Milton Keynes Council
 Mole Valley District Council
 Monmouthshire County Council
 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
 New Forest District Council
 New Forest National Park Authority
 Newark and Sherwood District Council
 Newcastle upon Tyne City Council
 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
 Newham London Borough Council
 Newport City Council
 Norfolk County Council
 Norfolk Police Authority
 North Cornwall District Council
 North Devon District Council
 North Dorset District Council
 North East Derbyshire District Council
 North East Lincolnshire Council
 North Hertfordshire District Council
 North Kesteven District Council
 North Lincolnshire Council
 North London Waste Authority
 North Norfolk District Council
 North Shropshire District Council
 North Somerset Council
 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
 North Wales Fire Authority
 North Wales Police Authority
 North Warwickshire Borough Council
 North West Leicestershire District Council
 North Wiltshire District Council
 North York Moors National Park Authority
 North Yorkshire County Council
 North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority
 North Yorkshire Police Authority
 Northampton Borough Council
 Northamptonshire County Council
 Northamptonshire Police Authority
 Northumberland County Council
 Northumberland National Park Authority
 Northumbria Police Authority
 Norwich City Council
 Nottingham City Council
 Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue Authority
 Nottinghamshire County Council
 Nottinghamshire Police Authority
 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
 Oswestry Borough Council
 Oxford City Council
 Oxfordshire County Council
 Peak District National Park Authority
 Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority
 Pembrokeshire County Council
 Pendle Borough Council
 Penwith District Council
 Peterborough City Council
 Plymouth City Council
 Poole (Borough of)
 Portsmouth City Council
 Powys County Council
 Preston City Council
 Purbeck District Council
 Reading Borough Council
 Redbridge London Borough Council
 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
 Redditch Borough Council
 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
 Restormel Borough Council
 Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council
 Ribble Valley Borough Council
 Richmond upon Thames Borough Council
 Richmondshire District Council
 Rochdale Borough Council
 Rochford District Council
 Rossendale Borough Council
 Rother District Council
 Rotherham Borough Council
 Royal Berkshire Fire Authority
 Rugby Borough Council
 Runnymede Borough Council
 Rushcliffe Borough Council
 Rushmoor Borough Council
 Rutland County Council
 Ryedale District Council
 Salford City Council
 Salisbury District Council
 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
 Scarborough Borough Council
 Sedgefield Borough Council
 Sedgemoor District Council
 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
 Selby District Council
 Sevenoaks District Council
 Sheffield City Council
 Shepway District Council
 Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council
 Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority
 Shropshire County Council
 Slough Borough Council
 Snowdonia National Park Authority
 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
 Somerset County Council
 South Bedfordshire District Council
 South Bucks District Council
 South Cambridgeshire District Council
 South Derbyshire District Council
 South Gloucestershire Council
 South Hams District Council
 South Holland District Council
 South Kesteven District Council
 South Lakeland District Council
 South Norfolk District Council
 South Northamptonshire Council
 South Oxfordshire District Council
 South Ribble Borough Council
 South Shropshire District Council
 South Somerset District Council
 South Staffordshire District Council
 South Tyneside Council
 South Wales Fire Authority
 South Wales Police Authority
 South Yorkshire Fire and Civil Defence Authority
 South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority
 South Yorkshire Police Authority
 Southampton City Council
 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
 Southwark London Borough Council
 Spelthorne Borough Council
 St Albans City and District Council
 St Edmundsbury Borough Council
 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
 Stafford Borough Council
 Staffordshire County Council
 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
 Staffordshire Police Authority
 Stevenage Borough Council
 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
 Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Fire Authority
 Stoke-on-Trent City Council
 Stratford-on-Avon District Council
 Stroud District Council
 Suffolk Coastal District Council
 Suffolk County Council
 Suffolk Police Authority
 Sunderland City Metropolitan Borough Council
 Surrey County Council
 Surrey Heath Borough Council
 Surrey Police Authority
 Sussex Police Authority
 Sutton London Borough Council
 Swale Borough Council
 Swansea City and County Council
 Swindon Borough Council
 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
 Tamworth Borough Council
 Tandridge District Council
 Taunton Deane Borough Council
 Teesdale District Council
 Teignbridge District Council
 Telford and Wrekin (Borough of)
 Tendring District Council
 Test Valley Borough Council
 Tewkesbury Borough Council
 Thames Valley Police Authority
 Thanet District Council
 Three Rivers District Council
 Thurrock Borough Council
 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
 Torbay Council
 Torfaen County Borough Council
 Torridge District Council
 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
 Transport for London
 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
 Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Authority
 Tyne and Wear Fire and Civil Defence Authority
 Tynedale District Council
 Uttlesford District Council
 Vale of Glamorgan County Council
 Vale of White Horse District Council
 Vale Royal Borough Council
 Wakefield City Council
 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
 Waltham Forest London Borough Council
 Wandsworth London Borough Council
 Wansbeck District Council
 Warrington Borough Council
 Warwick District Council
 Warwickshire County Council
 Warwickshire Police Authority
 Watford Borough Council
 Waveney District Council
 Waverley Borough Council
 Wealden District Council
 Wear Valley District Council
 Wellingborough Borough Council
 Welwyn Hatfield District Council
 West Berkshire Council
 West Devon Borough Council
 West Dorset District Council
 West Lancashire District Council
 West Lindsey District Council
 West London Waste Authority
 West Mercia Police Authority
 West Midlands Fire and Civil Defence Authority
 West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority
 West Midlands Police Authority
 West Oxfordshire District Council
 West Somerset District Council
 West Sussex County Council
 West Wiltshire District Council
 West Yorkshire Fire and Civil Defence Authority
 West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority
 West Yorkshire Police Authority
 Western Riverside Waste Authority
 Westminster City Council
 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council
 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
 Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority
 Wiltshire County Council
 Wiltshire Police Authority
 Winchester City Council
 Windsor and Maidenhead (Royal Borough of)
 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
 Woking Borough Council
 Wokingham Council
 Wolverhampton City Council
 Worcester City Council
 Worcestershire County Council
 Worthing Borough Council
 Wrexham County Borough Council
 Wychavon District Council
 Wycombe District Council
 Wyre Borough Council
 Wyre Forest District Council
 Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
