2009 No. 1973
Government Resources And Accounts
The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2009
Made 20th July 2009
Laid before Parliament 21st July 2009
Coming into force 11th August 2009

The Treasury make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.
2000 c.20. Section 10 was amended by paragraph 57 of Schedule 10 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32).
In accordance with section 10(7) of that Act the Treasury have consulted the Welsh Ministers where they have thought it appropriate.

1 Title and commencement
This Order may be cited as The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 11th August 2009.

2 Designation
The bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order are designated in respect of the financial year ending on 31st March 2009 for the purposes of section 10 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.
Frank Roy Dave Watts Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 20th July 2009

SCHEDULE Designated bodies for 2008 – 2009
Article 2

Central Government, Public Corporations etc
Advantage West Midlands
Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board
Alcohol Education and Research Council
Appointments Commission
Architects Registration Board
Architectural Heritage Fund
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 Hallmarking Council
British Library
British Museum
British Nuclear Fuels plc
British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd
British Shipbuilders
British Transport Police
British Waterways Board
Cabinet Office
Capacity Builders
Care Council for Wales
Care Quality Commission
Central Office of Information
Centro (West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive)
Channel Four Television Corporation
Charity Commission
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Children’s Workforce Development Council
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 Rural Communities
Commission for Social Care Inspection for England
Commission for the Compact Ltd
Commissioner for Older People in Wales
Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC)
Community Development Foundation
Companies House
Competition Appeal Tribunal
Competition Commission
Competition Service
Construction Industry Training Board
Consumer Council for Water
ConsumerFocus - National Consumer Council
Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
Countryside Council for Wales
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland
Crown Prosecution Service
Culture East Midlands
Culture North East
Culture North West
Culture South East
Culture South West
Culture West Midlands
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Defence Support Group
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 Energy and Climate Change
Department of Health
Design Council
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
FCO Services
Film Industry Training Board for England and Wales
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
General Teaching Council for Wales
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 Office
Homes and Community Agency
Horniman Museum
Horserace Betting Levy Board
Horserace Totalisator Board
Housing Corporation
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
Human Tissue Authority
Imperial War Museum
Independent Housing Ombudsman
Independent Police Complaints Commission
Independent Safeguarding Authority
Investors in People UK
Land Registry
Learning and Skills Council
Learning and Skills Improvement Service
Leasehold Advisory Service
Legal Services Commission
Living East
Local Better Regulation Office
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
Medical Research Council
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Merseytravel (Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive)
Meteorological Office
Metro (West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive)
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Justice
Monitor - Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
National Archives
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 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 Professionals
North West Regional Development Agency
Northern Ireland Court Service
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission
Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission
Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Police Fund
Northern Ireland Policing Board
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
Pensions Advisory Service
Pensions Ombudsman
Pensions Regulator
Personal Accounts Delivery Authority
Plasma Resources UK Ltd
Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Postal Services Commission
Postwatch
Privy Council Office
Probation Board for Northern Ireland
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
Quality Improvement Agency
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Railway Heritage Committee
Registrar of the Public Lending Right
Remploy Ltd
Renewable Fuels Agency
Research Councils Shared Service Centre
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
RUC George Cross Foundation
School Food Trust
Science and Technology Facilities Council
SeaFish Industry Authority
Security and Intelligence Agencies
Security Industry Authority
Serious Fraud Office
Serious Organised Crime Agency
Simpler Trade Procedures Board
Sir John Soane’s Museum
South East England Development Agency
South West Regional Development Agency
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
Sport England
Sports Council for Wales
Standards Board for England
Student Loans Company Ltd
Sustainable Development Commission
Tate Gallery
Technology Strategy Board
Tenant Services Authority
The Valuation Tribunal Service
Thurrock Urban Development Corporation
Training and Development Agency for Schools
UFI Limited
UK Commission for Employment and Skills
UK Film Council
UK Financial Investments Limited
UK Hydrographic Office
UK Sport
UK Trade & Investment
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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
Welsh Levy Board
West Northants UDC
Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Working Ventures (UK) Ltd
Yorkshire Culture
Yorkshire Forward
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Local Government
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 Fire Authority
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 Integrated 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 Integrated 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
Museum of London
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 Integrated 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 Integrated 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 Integrated 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 Integrated 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

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates the bodies listed in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ending on 31st March 2009 for the purposes of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000. The effect of designation is that these bodies are required to prepare and present to the Treasury such financial information in relation to that financial year as the Treasury require to enable them to prepare Whole of Government Accounts.
A full Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.