
2015 No. 632
Government Resources And Accounts
The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2015
Made 10th March 2015
Laid before Parliament 11th March 2015
Coming into force 1st April 2015

The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4A(3) and (4) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.

In accordance with section 4A(8) of that Act the Treasury have consulted, where they think it appropriate, the Scottish Ministers, the Department for Finance and Personnel for Northern Ireland and the Welsh Ministers.
Citation and commencement
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(1) This Order may be cited as the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2015.
(2) This Order comes into force on 1st April 2015.
Designations
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A body which is included in column 2 of a table in the Schedule is a designated body for the purposes of section 4A of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 in relation to the department named in column 1 of that table for the financial year which ends on 31st March 2016.
Mark Lancaster
Gavin Barwell
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
10th March 2015
SCHEDULE
Designated Bodies
Article 2

Table 1
Department for Education
Department Designated body
Department for Education Academies (as established under section 1 of the Academies Act 2010)
 Aggregator Vehicle PLC
 Children’s Commissioner
 Commission for Equality and Human Rights
 School Teachers’ Review Body
 Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission

Table 2
Department of Health
Department Designated body
Department of Health Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee
 Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection
 Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards
 Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens
 Advisory Group on Hepatitis
 Care Quality Commission
 Charitable trusts the trustees of which are an NHS Foundation Trust (as established under section 30 of the National Health Service Act 2006)
 Charitable trusts the trustees of which are appointed for NHS Foundation Trusts in pursuance of an order under section 51 of the National Health Service Act 2006
 Clinical commissioning groups (as established under section 14D of the National Health Service Act 2006)
 Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment
 Committee on the Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment
 Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants
 Committee on the Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment
 Community Health Partnerships Ltd
 Emerging Science and Bioethics Commission
 English NHS charities as defined by section 149(7)(ba) to (e) of the Charities Act 2011
 Expert Advisory Group on AIDS
 Genomics England Limited
 The Health and Social Care Information Centre
 Health Education England
 Health Research Authority
 Healthwatch England
 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
 Human Tissue Authority
 Independent Reconfiguration Panel
 Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
 Monitor
 The National Health Service Commissioning Board
 National Health Service Trust Development Authority
 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
 NHS Business Services Authority
 NHS Foundation Trusts (as established under section 30 of the National Health Service Act 2006)
 NHS Litigation Authority
 . . .
 The NHS Pay Review Body
 NHS Property Services Ltd
 NHS Trusts (as established under section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006)
 The Nursing and Midwifery Council
 . . .
 Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
 Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration
 Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition
 Skipton Fund Ltd

Table 3
Food Standards Agency
Department Designated body
Food Standards Agency Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs
 Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes
 Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food
 Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment
 General Advisory Committee on Science
 Social Science Research Committee

Table 4
Department for Transport
Department Designated body
Department for Transport Air Safety Support International Ltd
 Air Travel Trust
 British Transport Police Authority
 The Commissioners of Irish Lights
 The Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses
 CTRL Section 1 Finance Plc
 Directly Operated Railways
 Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
 High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
 Highways England Company Ltd
 LCR Finance Plc
 Network Rail Limited
 Passengers’ Council
 . . .
 Trinity House Lighthouse Service

Table 5
Department for Communities and Local Government
Department Designated body
Department for Communities and Local Government AWM (Subsidiary) LtdBuilding Regulations Advisory Committee
 Commission for Local Administration in England
 The Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
 emEP Limited
 English Partnerships (LP) Limited
 Estuary Management Company Ltd
 Homes and Communities Agency
 The Housing Ombudsman
 The Leasehold Advisory Service
 NorwePP (NWDA Subsidiary) Limited
 ONE NorthEast General Partner Limited
 Valuation Tribunal for England
 Valuation Tribunal Service

Table 6
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department Designated body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Advanced Propulsion Centre
 Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
 AEA Insurance Ltd
 Aerospace Technology Institute
 The Arts and Humanities Research Council
 Aviva Investors Realm Energy Centres Limited Partnership
 The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
 BIS (Postal Services Act 2011) B Company Limited
 BIS (Postal Services Act 2011) Company Limited
 British Business Aspire Holdco Ltd
 British Business Bank plc
 British Business Finance Ltd
 British Business Financial Services Ltd
 British Business HoldCo Ltd
 British Business Bank Investments Ltd
 British Hallmarking Council
 Capital for Enterprise (GP) Limited
 Capital for Enterprise Fund Managers Limited
 Capital for Enterprise Limited
 Central Arbitration Committee
 Certification Office for Trade Union and Employers’ Associations
 . . .
 Competition Appeal Tribunal
 Competition Service
 The Construction Industry Training Board (established under the Industrial Training Act 1964)
 The Copyright Tribunal
 Council for Science and Technology
 Daresbury SIC (PubSec) LLP
 Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus Limited
 Diamond Light Source Limited
 The Economic and Social Research Council
 Energy Saving Investments L.P.
 The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
 Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
 Enrichment Holdings Ltd
 Enrichment Investments Limited
 The Film Industry Training Board for England and Wales
 The Financial Reporting Council Limited
 . . .
 Green Investment Bank Offshore Wind Fund LP
 Groceries Code Adjudicator
 Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Public Sector Limited Partnership
 Hermes Factory Outlets GP Limited
 Higher Education Funding Council for England
 Industrial Development Advisory Board
 Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal
 . . .
 Low Pay Commission
 Medical Research Council
 The Natural Environment Research Council
 The NESTA Trust
 . . .
 NW VCLF HF LLP
 Office for Fair Access
 Office of Manpower Economics
 Postal Services Holding Company Limited
 RCUK Shared Services Centre Limited
 The Recycling and Waste L.P.
 Regulatory Policy Committee
 The Science and Technology Facilities Council
 STFC Innovations Limited
 Student Loans Company Limited
 Talke General Partner Limited
 The Technology Strategy Board
 UK Commission for Employment and Skills
 UK Energy Efficiency Investments 1 L.P.
 UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services Limited
 UK Green Investment Rhyl Flats Limited
 UK Green Community Lending Ltd
 UK Green Investment Bank plc
 UK Green Investment Climate International Limited
 UK Green Investment Community Lending Ltd
 UK Green Investment Gwynt y Mor Limited 
 UK Green Investment Offshore Wind B L.P.
 UK Green Investment (OSW) GP Limited
 UK Green Investment Rampion Limited
 UK Green Investment Sheringham Shoal Limited
 UK Green Investment Shelfco.1 Limited
 UK Green Investment Shelfco.3 Limited
 UK Green Sustainable Waste and Energy Investments L.P.
 UK Shared Business Services Limited
 UK Waste Resources and Energy Investments L.P.
 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
 The Waste Asset L.P.
 Wave Hub Limited

Table 7
Export Credits Guarantee Department
Department Designated body
Export Credits Guarantee Department Export Guarantees Advisory Council

Table 8
Home Office
Department Designated body
Home Office The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
 Animals in Science Committee
 College of Policing
 Disclosure and Barring Service
 Gangmasters Licensing Authority
 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
 Independent Family Returns Panel
 Independent Police Complaints Commission
 . . .
 . . .
 Investigatory Powers Tribunal
 Migration Advisory Committee
 National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body
 National DNA Database Ethics Group
 Office of Surveillance Commissioners
 Office of the Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency
 The Office of the Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material 
  The Office of the Forensic Science Regulator
 Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
 The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner 
  The Office of the Independent Monitor for the purposes of Part 5 of the Police Act 1997 
  The Office of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
 Office of the Intelligence Services Commissioner
 Office of the Interception of Communications Commissioner
 The Office of the Person appointed under sections 47H(4), 127H(4), 195H(4) and 290(8) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 
  The Office of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner
 Police Advisory Board for England and Wales
 . . .
 Police Discipline Appeals Tribunal
 The Police ICT Company
 . . .
 Police Remuneration Review Body
 Security Industry Authority
 Technical Advisory Board

Table 9
Ministry of Justice
Department Designated body
Ministry of Justice Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace in England and Wales
 . . .
 . . .
 Assessor of Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice
 Chief Coroner’s Office
 Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
 Civil Justice Council
 Civil Procedure Rule Committee
 . . .
 Criminal Cases Review Commission
 Criminal Procedure Rule Committee
 Family Justice Council
 Family Procedure Rule Committee
 Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody
 Independent Monitoring Boards of Prisons, Immigration Removal Centres and Short Term Holding Facilities
 Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman
 Judicial Appointments Commission
 Judicial College
 . . .
 Judicial Conduct and Investigations Office
 Judicial Office
 Law Commission
 Legal Services Board
 Office for Legal Complaints
 Office of HM Inspectorate of Prisons
 Office of HM Inspectorate of Probation
 . . .
 . . .
 Office of the Judge Advocate General
 Parole Board for England and Wales
 Prison Service Pay Review Body
 Office of the Official Solicitor
 Office of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales
 Public Trustee
 Sentencing Council for England and Wales
 Tribunal Procedure Committee
 Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses
 Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Table 10
Ministry of Defence
Department Designated body
Ministry of Defence Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors
 Advisory Group on Military Medicine
 Armed Forces Pay Review Body
 Central Advisory Committee on Pensions and Compensation
 Commonwealth War Graves Commission
 Defence Nuclear Safety Committee
 Defence Scientific Advisory Council
 Independent Monitoring Board for the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC) Colchester
 National Army Museum
 National Employer Advisory Board
 National Museum of the Royal Navy
 Nuclear Research Advisory Council
 Review Board for Government Contracts
 Royal Air Force Museum
 Royal Hospital Chelsea
 Science Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons
 Single Source Regulations Office
 Territorial, auxiliary and volunteer reserve associations established under section 110 of the Reserve Act 1996
 Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees

Table 11
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Department Designated body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Great Britain-China Centre
 Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission
 The UK China Forum
 The Westminster Foundation for Democracy Limited

Table 12
Department for International Development
Department Designated body
Department for International Development Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom
 The Independent Commission for Aid Impact

Table 13
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Department Designated body
Department of Energy and Climate Change Civil Nuclear Police Authority
 Coal Authority
 Committee on Climate Change
 Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
 Dounreay Site Restoration Limited
 Electricity Settlements Company Ltd
 Fuel Poverty Advisory Group
 Low Carbon Contracts Company Ltd
 LLW Repository Limited
 Magnox Limited
 NDA Archives Limited
 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
 Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board
 Radioactive Waste Management Limited
 Research Sites Restoration Limited
 Sellafield Limited
 UK Climate Investments LLP

Table 14
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department Designated body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
 Consumer Council for Water
 Environment Agency
 Flood Re
 Forestry Commission
 Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel
 Joint Nature Conservation Committee
 Marine Management Organisation
 Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Limited
 National Forest Company
 Natural England
 RBG Kew Enterprises Limited
 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
 Science Advisory Council
 Sea Fish Industry Authority
 Sutton Bridge Experimental Unit Limited
 Veterinary Products Committee

Table 15
Water Services Regulation Authority
Department Designated body
Water Services Regulation Authority Open Water Market Limited

Table 16
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department Designated body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport Advisory Committee on the Government Art Collection
 Arts Council of England
 Arts Council of England Lottery
 BBC
 BBC Digital Programme Services Limited
 BBC Free to View (Satellite) Ltd
 BBC Free to View Ltd
 BBC Investments Ltd
 BBC News Ltd
 BBC Property Development Ltd
 BBC Property Investment Ltd
 BBC Property Ltd
 BBC Subscription Television Limited
 BBC World Service Holdings Ltd
 BIG Lottery Fund
 British Film Institute
 British Film Institute Lottery
 British Library
 British Museum
 British Tourist Authority
 Churches Conservation Trust
 . . .
 . . .
 DSHS Ltd
 . . .
 . . .
 The English Institute of Sport Limited
 The English Sports Council
 The English Sports Council Lottery
 English Sports Development Trust Limited
 . . .
 Gambling Commission
 Geffrye Museum Trust Ltd
 Heritage Lottery Fund
 The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
 Historic England Limited
 Horniman Museum and Public Park Foundation
 Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust
 Horserace Betting Levy Board
 Imperial War Museum
 Information Commissioner
 . . .
 Media Applications Technologies Ltd
 . . .
 National Film Development Fund
 National Gallery
 National Heritage Memorial Fund
 National Maritime Museum
 National Museums Liverpool
 National Portrait Gallery
 Natural History Museum
 The Natural History Museum Benevolent Fund
 The Natural History Museum Cockayne Fund
 The Natural History Museum Special Funds Trust
 Office of Communications
 Office of the Adjudicator – Broadcast Transmission Services
 The Office of the Adjudicator Ltd
 Parliamentary Broadcasting
 PhonepayPlus
 Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art
 Royal Armouries Development Trust
 Royal Armouries Museum
 S4C
 Science Museum Group
 Sir John Soane’s Museum
 . . .
 The Sports Council Trust Company
 Sports Grounds Safety Authority
 Tate Gallery
 Tate Gallery Projects Limited
 TDFHUB2014 Ltd
 Treasure Valuation Committee
 UK Anti-Doping
 The United Kingdom Sports Council
 The United Kingdom Sports Council Lottery
 Victoria and Albert Museum
 Wallace Collection
 . . .
 . . .
 You View TV Ltd

Table 17
Department for Work and Pensions
Department Designated body
Department for Work and Pensions Disabled People’s Employment Corporation (GB) Ltd
 Health and Safety Executive
 Independent Living Fund (2006)
 Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
 Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund
 The Pensions Advisory Service Limited
 The Pensions Ombudsman
 The Pensions Regulator
 Social Security Advisory Committee

Table 18
Northern Ireland Office
Department Designated body
Northern Ireland Office Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
 Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
 Parades Commission for Northern Ireland

Table 19
Scotland Office
Department Designated body
Scotland Office Boundary Commission for Scotland

Table 20
HM Treasury
Department Designated body
HM Treasury Aire Valley Funding 1 Limited
 Aire Valley Funding 2 Limited
 Aire Valley Funding 3 plc
 Aire Valley Holdings Limited
 Aire Valley Mortgage 2004-1 plc
 Aire Valley Mortgage 2005-1 plc
 Aire Valley Mortgage 2006-1 plc
 Aire Valley Mortgage 2007-1 plc
 Aire Valley Mortgage 2007-2 plc
 Aire Valley Mortgage 2008-1 plc
 Aire Valley PECOH Limited
 Aire Valley Trustee Limited
 Aire Valley Warehousing 1 Limited
 Aire Valley Warehousing 2 Limited
 Aire Valley Warehousing 3 Limited
 Bradford and Bingley plc
 Bradford & Bingley Covered Bonds LLP
 Bradford & Bingley Homeloans Limited
 Bradford & Bingley Investments
 Bradford & Bingley Mortgage Management Limited
 Community Housing Initiatives Limited
 Designated Member No. 1 Limited
 Designated Member No. 2 Limited
 F&NE (1990) Limited
 F&NE Limited
 FFM Limited
 Finance for Mortgages Limited
 Financial Reporting Advisory Board
 Financial Services Compensation Scheme
 GPCH Limited
 Granite Finance Funding Limited
 Granite Finance Funding 2 Limited
 Granite Finance Holdings Limited
 Granite Finance Trustees Limited
 Granite Master Issuer plc
 Granite Mortgages 03-2 plc
 Granite Mortgages 03-3 plc
 Granite Mortgages 04-1 plc
 Granite Mortgages 04-2 plc
 Granite Mortgages 04-3 plc
 Help to Buy (HMT) Limited
 Heron’s Reach Developments Limited
 HM Treasury UK Sovereign Sukuk Plc
 HSMS
 Infrastructure Finance Unit Limited
 IUK Investments Holdings Limited
 IUK Investments Limited
 Ivybond Holdings Limited
 Leamington Mortgage Corporation Limited
 . . .
 Money Advice Service
 Moore Investments Limited
 Mortgage Express
 Mortgage Express (No.2)
 Mortgage Express Holdings
 Northern Rock (Asset Management) Limited
 NRAM plc
 NRAM (No.1) Ltd
 NRAM (No.2) Limited
 . . .
 NRAM Covered Bond LLP
 NRAM Homes Limited
 . . .
 Office for Budget Responsibility
 Royal Household
 Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the Design of Coins, Medals, Seals and Decorations
 Scotlife Homeloans (No.2) Limited
 Silhouette Mortgages Limited
 . . .
 UKAR Corporate Services Limited
 UK Asset Resolution Ltd
 UK Financial Investments Ltd
 UK Government Investments Limited 
 UKGI Financing plc
 Whinstone Capital Management Limited
 Whinstone 2 Capital Management Limited

Table 21
Cabinet Office
Department Designated body
Cabinet Office Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
 Civil Service Commission
 Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA)
 Committee on Standards in Public Life
 House of Lords Appointments Commission
 Independent Commission on Freedom of Information
 Main Honours Advisory Committee (Honours and Appointments Secretariat)
 Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England
 Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales
 The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists
 Security Vetting Appeals Panel
 Senior Salaries Review Body

Table 22
The National Archives
Department Designated body
The National Archives Advisory Council on National Records and Archives
 Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information

Table 23
HM Revenue and Customs
Department Designated body
HM Revenue and Customs Revenue & Customs Digital Technology Services Limited