SCHEDULES
F1X1F2C1SCHEDULE 2 Departments Etc. Subject to Investigation
Sch. 2 substituted (14.3.2005) by The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2005 (S. I. 2005/249), art. 2, Sch. 1
Sch. 2 amended (6.11.2000) by 2000 c. 26, s. 127(4), Sch. 8 Pt. II para. 10; S.I. 2000/2957, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F122Adult Learning Inspectorate
F4Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
F124Advisory Council on Historical Manuscripts
F125Advisory Council on National Records and Archives
F4Advisory Council on Public Records
F4Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees
F5Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales
Agricultural wages committees.
F6Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
F5Alcohol Education and Research Council
F7Arts Council of England
F8Arts Council of Wales (Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru)
F127Arts Council of Great Britain.F9Scottish Arts Council
F10Director of the Assets Recovery Agency.
F128The Arts and Humanities Research Council.
F4Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board
F4Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
F5Britain-Russia Centre and the British East-West Centre
F5British Association for Central and Eastern Europe
British Council.
F4British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
F4British Hallmaking Council
British Library Board.
F4British Museum
F4British Potato Council
F4British Tourist Authority
F11Building Societies Commission.
F5Cabinet Office
Central Police Training and Development Authority
Certification Officer.
F14F13Central Statistical Office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Charity Commission.
F14Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
F4Civil Aviation Authority
F4Civil Justice Council
F130Civil Service Commission.F132Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection.
F17The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health.
F134Commission for Social Care Inspection.
F18
F135Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial ActionF4Committee for Monitoring Agreements on Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship
F4Committee on Standards in Public Life
F19Commonwealth InstituteF4Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom
F4Community Development Foundation
F5Competition Commission
F139F4 Consumers’ Committee for Great Britain under the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958F20Coal Authority.
Co-operative Development Agency.
F21Countryside Agency
F22Countryside Commission for Scotland
F23Countryside Council for Wales.
F140Crafts Council.F24Crofters Commission
Crown Estate Office.
F25Department for Culture, Media, and Sport.
Customs and Excise.
F28Deer Commission for Scotland
Ministry of Defence.
F4Design Council
Development Commission.
F29 Disability Rights Commission
F141Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
F30United Kingdom Ecolabelling Board
F31The Department for Education and Employment.
F32Education Assets Board.
F33Department for Education
F34 Department for Education and Skills
Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges.
F35Electoral Commission.
F38Department of Employment
F39Department of Energy
F40Department of the Environment
F41 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
F42Department for Transport
F43Department for Work and Pensions
F44English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
F45English Nature
F46F47The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
F48Environment Agency
F48Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Equal Opportunities Commission.
Export Credits Guarantee Department.
F49Office of the Director General of Fair Trading.British Film Institute.
F4Fleet Air Arm Museum
F4Food from Britain
F50Food Standards Agency
F4Football Licensing Authority
Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Forestry Commission.
F11Registry of Friendly Societies.
F5Gaming Board for Great Britain
F145Gangmasters Licensing Authority
F52Gas and Electricity Consumer Council.
F52Gas and Electricity Markets Authority.
F36Office of the Director General of Gas Supply.
F4Geffrye Museum
F4Gene Therapy Advisory Committee
F53General Social Care Council.
F3General Teaching Council for Scotland
F146Government Actuary’s Department.
F54Department of Health.
F147Health Protection Agency.
Health and Safety Commission.
Health and Safety Executive.
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F56Highlands and Islands Development Board
F4Higher Education Funding Council for England
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.
F4Historic Royal Palaces
F4Home-Grown Cereals Authority
Home Office.
F4Horniman Museum and Gardens
F148Horserace Betting Levy Board.F4Horticultural Development Council
Housing Corporation.
F57Housing for Wales
F58Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
F59The Immigration Services Commissioner
F4Imperial War Museum
F149The Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts.
Central Office of Information.
F60Information Commissioner.
Inland Revenue.
F61Department for International Developement.
F62 Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce.
F4Investors in People UK
F4Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Land Registry.
F150Learning and Skills Council for England
F63Legal Aid Board
F64Scottish Legal Aid Board.
F65Legal Services Commission
F66The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner
The following general lighthouse authorities—
(a) the Corporation of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond;
(b) the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses.
F3Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
F4
F153 Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Legal Education and ConductF154The Department for Constitutional Affairs
Lord President of the Council’s Office.
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F4Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission
F4Meat and Livestock Commission
F70Medical Practices Committee.
F71Scottish Medical Practices Committee.
F4Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee
F36F4Merseyside and North Wales Region Electricity Consumers’ Committee
F4Milk Development Council
F4Millennium Commission
F72Monopolies and Mergers Commission
F155Museums and Galleries Commission.F4Museum of London
F4Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
F4National Army Museum
F4National Biological Standards Board (UK)
F157The National Community Forum
F4National Consumer Council
National Debt Office.
F4National Employers’ Liaison Committee
F4National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
F4National Forest Company
F3National Galleries of Scotland
F4National Gallery
F3National Library of Scotland
F3National Museums of Scotland
F74National Rivers Authority
F75Department of National Heritage.
Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
F76Office of the Director General of the National Lottery
F77National Lottery Commission
F4National Lottery Charities Board
F159Department for National Savings.F78Scottish Natural Heritage.
F4National Maritime Museum
F4National Museum of Science and Industry
F4National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside
F4National Portrait Gallery
F4National Radiological Protection Board
F4Natural History Museum
Nature Conservancy Council.
F81Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland
F4New Millennium Experience Company Ltd
F4New Opportunities Fund
Commission for the New Towns.
F160Development corporations for new towns.F36F5North of Scotland Region Electricity Consumers’ Committee
Northern Ireland Court Service.
F4Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
F161The Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission
Northern Ireland Office.
F82Northern Ireland Policing Board
F162Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
F83The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority
F4Oil and Pipelines Agency
F164The Office of Communications
F4Parole Board
F3Parole Board for Scotland
F84The Pensions Compensation Board
Ordnance Survey.
F13Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
F85Consumer Council for Postal Services
F86Police Information Technology Organisation
F88Postal Services Commission
F4Probation Board for Northern Ireland
Registrar of Public Lending Right.
Public Record Office.
F89 Office of Fair Trading
F92The International Rail Regulator.
Scottish Record Office.
Commission for Racial Equality.
F95Rail Passengers’ Committees.
F95Rail Passengers’ Council.
F12F4Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for North Eastern England
F12F4Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for North Western England
F12F4Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for Southern England
F4Remploy Ltd
F96Red Deer Commission
F71Department of the Registers of Scotland
F71General Register Office, Scotland
F97Agriculture and Food Research Council
F7Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
F7Council for the Central Laboratory of Research Councils
Economic and Social Research Council.
F7Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Medical Research Council.
Natural Environment Research Council.
F7Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
F98Science and Engineering Research Council
F99The International Rail Regulator
F100Regional development agencies
F101(other than the London Development Agency)
F170Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies.
Residuary Bodies.
F171Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries
F4Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art
F102Office of the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members
F4Royal Air Force Museum
F4Royal Armouries Museum
F3Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
F4Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
F4 Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
F3Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
F4Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
F4Royal Marines Museum
Royal Mint.
F4Royal Naval Museum
F4Royal Navy Submarine Museum
F103Office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales.
F4Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health
F3Scottish Agricultural Wages Board
F3Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
F3Scottish Community Education Council
F3Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum
F3Scottish Council for Educational Technology
F71Scottish Courts Administration.
F104Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
F3Scottish Further Education Funding Council
F3Scottish Further Education Unit
F3Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
F105Scottish Homes.
Scottish Office.
F3Scottish Qualifications Authority
F3Scottish Screen Ltd
F3Scottish Studentship Selection Committee
F3Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers’ Council
F4Sea Fish Industry Authority
F106Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
F172Sector Skills Development Agency
F173Security Industry Authority.
F107The Service Authority for the National Crime Squad.
F107The Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service.
F4Sir John Soane’s Museum
F174Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas.F54Department of Social Security.
F175Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.F36F4South of Scotland Region Electricity Consumers’ Committee
F176Sports Council.F108English Sports Council
Scottish Sports Council.
F108United Kingdom Sports Council.
F109Sports Council for Wales.
F110
F177The Staff Commission for Wales (Comisiwn Staff Cymru).F111Standards Board for England.
F4Standing Dental Advisory Committee
F4Standing Medical Advisory Committee
F4Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee
F4Standing Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee
F178Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
F112Strategic Rail Authority.
F113 The Office for National Statistics.
F4Tate Gallery
F4Teacher Training Agency
F179Office of the Director General of Telecommunications.F4The Great Britain-China Centre
English Tourist Board.
F71Scottish Tourist Board.
F109Wales Tourist Board
Board of Trade.
Department of Trade and Industry.
F181Agricultural Training Board.F182Clothing and Allied Products Industry Training Board.Construction Industry Training Board.
F183Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
F184Hotel and Catering Industry Training Board.F185Plastics Processing Industry Training Board.F186Road Transport Industry Training Board.. . . F114
F40Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions
F4Treasure Valuation Committee
Treasury.
Treasury Solicitor.
F4United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
F188UK Film Council
F4United Kingdom Xenotransplantation Interim Regulatory Authority
F4Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority
Urban development corporations F116established for urban development areas wholly in England.
F117Urban Regeneration Agency.
F190Valuation Tribunal Service.
F4Victoria and Albert Museum
F118Development Board for Rural Wales
F4Wallace Collection
F4War Pensions Committees
F119Office of the Director General of Water Services.
F120Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg (Welsh Language Board)
F191Wales Office
F4Westminster Foundation for Democracy
F4Wine Standards Board of the Vintners’ Company
F4Women’s National Commission
F121Youth Justice Board
F5Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
NOTES
F193A1
In the case of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency an investigation under this Act may be conducted only in respect of the exercise of functions vested in him by virtue of a notice served on the Commissioners of Inland Revenue under section 317(2), 321(2) or 322(2) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Inland Revenue functions).
A2
The reference to the Department for Constitutional Affairs includes the Lord Chancellor’s Department and the Public Trustee
1
The reference to the Ministry of Defence includes the Defence Council, the Admiralty Board, the Army Board and the Air Force Board.
F2021A
The reference to the Environment Agency is a reference to that Agency in relation to all its functions other than its flood defence functions, within the meaning of the M1Water Resources Act 1991 F203; and no investigation under this Act shall be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions of the Environment Agency in relation to Wales (within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 1998)..
F2041B
In the case of the Forestry Commission no investigation under this Act shall be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions of the Forestry Commissioners in relation to Wales (within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 1998).
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3
In the case of the Corporation of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond an investigation under this Act may only be conducted in respect of action in connection with their functions as a general lighthouse authority.
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5
The reference to the Lord President of the Council’s Office F196. . . does not include the Privy Council Office.
F1976
The reference to the Cabinet Office does not include any of the Secretariats, the Joint Intelligence Organisation or the office of the Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service, but includes the executive agencies of the Cabinet Office and the office of any Minister whose expenses are defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament for the service of the Cabinet Office, and the reference to the Treasury includes its subordinate departments and the office of any Minister whose expenses are defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament for the service of the Treasury.
7
In the case of the Commission for the New Towns F198or a development corporation for a new town, no investigation shall be conducted under this Act in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to housing.
8
The reference to the Treasury Solicitor does not include a reference to Her Majesty’s Procurator General.
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9
In the case of an urban development corporation no investigation under this Act shall be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to town and country planning.
10
In relation to any function exercised on behalf of the Crown by a department or authority to which this Act applies which was previously exercisable on behalf of the Crown by a department or authority to which this Act does not apply, the reference to the department or authority to which this Act applies includes a reference to the other department or authority if the other department or authority—
a
ceased to exercise the function before the commencement of this Act; or
b
where it exercised the function after the commencement of this Act, only did so when it was a department or authority to which this Act applied.
F20111
In the case of the Urban Regeneration Agency no investigation under this Act shall be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to town and country planning.
13
In the case of the Government Actuary’s Department an investigation may be conducted under this Act only in respect of the giving of advice by the Government Actuary’s Department on or before 26 April 2001 relating to the exercise of functions under-
a
Part 2 of the Insurance Companies Act 1982 F205, or
b
any other enactment relating to the regulation of insurance companies within the meaning of that Act.
Sch. 2: due to the large number of entries contained in Sch. 2 and the frequency with which it has been amended, no separate versions are retained in respect of amendments coming into force after 25.11.2002 or which are not yet in force. Historic information relating to all such amendments is reflected in the current version (except that text replaced by substituted words or entries is not reproduced in the current version but is preserved in preceding versions).