The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-03-31)

This Order designates specified central government bodies in relation to named government departments for the purpose of those departments’ supply estimates and resource accounts.

Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 268

GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AND ACCOUNTS

The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2025

Made

5th March 2025

Laid before Parliament

6th March 2025

Coming into force

1st April 2025

The Treasury make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4A(3) and (4) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000(1 (\"#f00001\")).

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, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2025 and comes into force on 1st April 2025.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Designations

2. A body which is listed in a Part of the Schedule to this Order is a designated body for the purposes of section 4A of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000—

(a)in relation to the department named in the heading to that Part, and

(b)for the financial year which ends on 31st March 2026.

Jeff Smith

Vicky Foxcroft

Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury

5th March 2025

Article 2

ScheduleDesignated Bodies

Part 1Department of Health and Social Care

Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee

Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Prescribing, Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection

Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances

Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards

Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens

Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs

Advisory Group on Hepatitis

British Pharmacopoeia Commission

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(2 (\"#f00002\")))

Commission on Human Medicines

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 Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment

Community Health Partnerships Ltd

English NHS charities as defined by section 149(7) of the Charities Act 2011(3 (\"#f00003\"))

Expert Advisory Group on AIDS

Genomics England Limited

Health and Care Professions Council

Health Research Authority

Health Services Safety Investigations Body

Healthwatch England

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

Human Tissue Authority

Independent Reconfiguration Panel

Integrated Care Boards (as established under section 14Z25 of the National Health Service Act 2006(4 (\"#f00004\")))

Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NHS Business Services Authority

NHS Counter Fraud Authority

NHS England

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

Office of the Commissioner for Patient Safety

Office of the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care

Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care

Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration

Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition

Skipton Fund Ltd

Supply Chain Coordination Limited

UK Nutrition and Health Claims Committee

Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

Part 2Department for Education

Aggregator Vehicle plc

Children’s Commissioner

Construction Industry Training Board (established under the Industrial Training Act 1964(5 (\"#f00005\")))

Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Located Property Limited

Oak National Academy Limited

Office for Students

School Teachers’ Review Body

Social Work England

Student Loans Company Limited

Part 3Home Office

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group

College of Policing Limited

Commission for Countering Extremism

The Committee for the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes

Disclosure and Barring Service

Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Advisory Board

Forensic Archive Ltd

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority

His Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary

Immigration Services Commissioner

Independent Family Returns Panel

Independent Office for Police Conduct

Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office

Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Migration Advisory Committee

National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body

Office of the Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency

The Office of the Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material

Office of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement

Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner

The Office of the Forensic Science Regulator

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(6 (\"#f00006\"))

Office of the Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation

The Office of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation

Office of the person appointed under sections 47H(4), 127H(4), 195H(4), 290(8), 303E(9) and 303Z23(7) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(7 (\"#f00007\"))

The Office of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner

Police Advisory Board for England and Wales

Police Appeals Tribunal

Police Remuneration Review Body

Security Industry Authority

Technical Advisory Board

Part 4Ministry of Justice

Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace in England and Wales

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

Gov Facility Services Limited

Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody

Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements

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

Oasis Restore Trust

Office for Legal Complaints

Office of the Assessor of Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice

Office of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses

Office of HM Inspectorate of Prisons

Office of HM Inspectorate of Probation

Office of the Judge Advocate General

Office of the Official Solicitor

Office of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales

Parole Board for England and Wales

Prison Service Pay Review Body

Public Trustee

Recognition Panel

Sentencing Council for England and Wales

Tribunal Procedure Committee

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Part 5Ministry of Defence

Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors

Advisory Group on Military Medicine

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trustee Limited

Armed Forces Pay Review Body

AWE plc

Central Advisory Committee on Compensation

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Defence Nuclear Safety Committee

Defence Science Expert Committee

Independent Medical Expert Group

Independent Monitoring Board for the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC) Colchester

National Army Museum

National Museum of the Royal Navy

Nuclear Research Advisory Council

Royal Air Force Museum

Royal Hospital Chelsea

Science Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons

Service Complaints Ombudsman

Service Prosecuting Authority

Single Source Regulations Office

Territorial, auxiliary and volunteer reserve associations established under section 110 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996(8 (\"#f00008\"))

Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees

Part 6Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom

The Great Britain-China Centre

The Independent Commission for Aid Impact

Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission

The UK China Forum

The Westminster Foundation for Democracy Limited

Part 7Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

AWM (Subsidiary) Ltd

Blandford Brewery Estate Management Company Limited

Cambridge Growth Company Limited

Commission for Local Administration in England

English Partnerships (LP) Limited

The Estuary Management Company Ltd

Homes and Communities Agency

The Housing Ombudsman

The Leasehold Advisory Service

NorwePP (NWDA Subsidiary) Limited

ONE NorthEast General Partner Limited

Office for Place Limited

Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England

Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales

Regulator of Social Housing

Rule Committee (as mentioned in section 127(2) of the Land Registration Act 2002(9 (\"#f00009\")))

Valuation Tribunal for England

Valuation Tribunal Service

Part 8Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Advisory Committee on the Government Art Collection

Arts Council of England

BBC Childrens Riverside Limited

BBC Commercial Limited

BBC Digital Programme Services Limited

BBC Free to View Ltd

BBC Free to View (Satellite) Ltd

BBC Global News Holdings Limited

BBC Investments Ltd

BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited

BBC News Ltd

BBC Property Development Ltd

BBC Property Investment Ltd

BBC Property Ltd

BBC Studios Limited

BBC Subscription Television Limited

BBC World Service Holdings Ltd

BIG Lottery Fund

Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Ltd

Board of Trustees of the Armouries

Board of Trustees of the National Gallery

Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside

Board of Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery

Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery

Board of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum

Board of Trustees of the Wallace Collection

British Broadcasting Corporation

British Film Institute

British Library Board

British Tourist Authority

Churches Conservation Trust

Creative Industries New Entrant Scheme Limited

DSHS Ltd

English Sports Council

English Sports Development Trust Limited

Festival 2022 Limited

Gambling Commission

Geffrye Museum Trust Ltd

The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England

The Historic England Foundation

Historic England Limited

Horniman Museum and Public Park Foundation

Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust

Horserace Betting Levy Board

National Citizen Service Trust

National Film Development Fund

The Natural History Museum Benevolent Fund

The Natural History Museum Special Funds Trust

Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art

S4C

Sir John Soane’s Museum

The Sports Council Trust Company

Sports Grounds Safety Authority

Treasure Valuation Committee

Trustees of the British Museum

Trustees of the Imperial War Museum

Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund

Trustees of the National Maritime Museum

Trustees of the Natural History Museum

UK Anti-Doping

UK Sports Institute Limited

The United Kingdom Sports Council

Part 9Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Advanced Research and Invention Agency

British Technology Investments Limited

The Copyright Tribunal

Council for Science and Technology

Daresbury SIC (PubSec) LLP

Diamond Light Source Limited

Geospatial Commission

Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Public Sector Limited Partnership

Information Commissioner

Innovate UK Loans Limited

Knowledge Transfer Network Limited

Medical Research Council

The NESTA Trust

Office of the Adjudicator Broadcast Transmission Services Limited

Office of the Adjudicator Limited

Office of Communications

Phone-paid Services Authority Limited

STFC Innovations Limited

UK Shared Business Services Limited

United Kingdom Research and Innovation

Part 10Department 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

Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

East West Rail Company Limited

Great British Railways Transition Team Limited

High Speed Two (HS2) Limited

LCR Finance plc

National Highways Limited

Network Rail Certification Body Limited

Network Rail Development Limited

Network Rail (High Speed) Limited

Network Rail Holdco Limited

Network Rail Infrastructure Finance plc

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

Network Rail Limited

Network Rail Pension Trustee Limited

Network Rail (VY1) Limited

Network Rail (VY2) Limited

Office for the Traffic Commissioner

Passengers’ Council

Train Fleet (2019) Limited

Transport Focus Scotland Limited

Transport Focus Wales Ltd

Trinity House Lighthouse Service

Part 11Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

AEA Insurance Limited

BNFL (Investments US) Limited

British Nuclear Group Limited

Bulb Energy Ltd

Civil Nuclear Police Authority

Coal Authority

Committee on Climate Change

Committee on Fuel Poverty

Committee on Radioactive Waste Management

Departmental Nuclear Company Limited

Dounreay Site Restoration Limited

Electricity Settlements Company Ltd

Enrichment Holdings Ltd

Enrichment Investments Limited

Great British Energy Group Limited

Great British Nuclear

LLWR Limited

Low Carbon Contracts Company Ltd

Magnox Limited

NDA Archives Limited

Net Zero North Sea Storage Limited

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

Nuclear Waste Services Limited

Oil and Gas Authority

Radioactive Waste Management Limited

Research Sites Restoration Limited

Salix Finance Ltd

Sellafield Limited

Sizewell C (Holding) Limited

Sizewell C Limited

UKAEA Ltd

UK Fusion Solutions Ltd

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Part 12Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

CCW Trading Company Ltd

Consumer Council for Water

Environment Agency

Flood Re Limited

Forestry Commission

Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Livestock Information Limited

Marine Management Organisation

National Forest Company

National Forest Enterprises Limited

Natural England

Office for Environmental Protection

Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal

RBG Kew Enterprises Limited

Science Advisory Council

Sea Fish Industry Authority

Sutton Bridge Experimental Unit Limited

Veterinary Products Committee

Part 13Department for Business and Trade

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

BBB Patient Capital Advisory Services Limited

BBB Patient Capital Holdings 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 Investments Ltd

British Hallmarking Council

British Patient Capital Limited

Central Arbitration Committee

Certification Office for Trade Union and Employers’ Associations

Competition Appeal Tribunal

Competition Service

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investments Limited

East Midlands Early Growth Fund Limited

The Financial Reporting Council Limited

Fleetbank Funding Limited

Groceries Code Adjudicator

Industrial Development Advisory Board

Low Pay Commission

Midlands Engine Investments Limited

Nations and Regions Investments Limited

Northern Powerhouse Investments Limited

Office for the Pay Review Bodies

Postal Services Holding Company Limited

Pubs Code Adjudicator

Regulatory Policy Committee

Small Business Commissioner

The Start-Up Loans Company

UK Accounting Standards Endorsement Board Limited

Trade Remedies Authority

Part 14Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety Executive

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Money and Pensions Service

Office of the Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund

The Pensions Ombudsman

The Pensions Regulator

Remploy Pension Scheme Trustees Ltd

Social Security Advisory Committee

Part 15HM Treasury

Financial Reporting Advisory Board

HM Treasury UK Sovereign Sukuk plc

IUK Investments Holdings Limited

IUK Investments Limited

National Wealth Fund Limited

Office for Budget Responsibility

Pool Reinsurance Company Limited

Pool Re Services Limited

Pool Re Solutions Limited

Reclaim Fund Ltd

Royal Household

Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the Design of Coins, Medals, Seals and Decorations

UK Asset Resolution Limited

UK Government Investments Limited

Part 16Cabinet Office

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Civil Service Commission

Commission for Equality and Human Rights

Committee on Standards in Public Life

House of Lords Appointments Commission

Infected Blood Compensation Authority

Main Honours Committee

Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments

The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists

Security Vetting Appeals Panel

Senior Salaries Review Body

Social Mobility Commission

Part 17Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General

Boundary Commission for Scotland

Part 18Northern Ireland Office

Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland

Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

Independent Reporting Commission

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

Parades Commission for Northern Ireland

Part 19Food Standards Agency

Advisory Committee for Social Science

Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs

Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food

Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes

Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment

FSA Science Council

Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes and other Regulated Products

Joint Expert Group for Food Contact Materials

Part 20The National Archives

Advisory Council on National Records and Archives

Part 21Export Credits Guarantee Department

Export Guarantees Advisory Council

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates specified central government bodies in relation to named government departments for the purpose of those departments’ supply estimates and resource accounts.

The designations have effect for the financial year that ends on 31st March 2026.

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

(1)

2000 c. 20 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/20\"). Section 4A was inserted by section 43(2) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/25\").

(2)

2006 c. 41 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/41\").

(3)

2011 c. 25 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/25\"). Section 149(7) was amended by paragraph 184 of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7\"), paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Act 2016 (c. 10) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/10\") and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1, and paragraph 174 of Schedule 4, to the Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31\").

(4)

Section 14Z25 was inserted by section 19(2) of the Health and Care Act 2022.

(5)

1964 c. 16 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1964/16\"). The Board was established by order (S.I. 1964/1079 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1964/1079\")) made under section 1 of the Industrial Training Act 1964. The Industrial Training Act 1964 was repealed by Schedule 4 to the Industrial Training Act 1982 (c. 10) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/10\") and that Act now makes provision about the Board’s functions.

(6)

1997 c. 50 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/50\"). 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) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/47\").

(7)

2002 c. 29 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/29\"). 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) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/26\"), section 303E was inserted by section 15 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/22\") and section 303Z23 was inserted by section 180(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/56\").

(8)

1996 c. 14 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/14\").

(9)

2002 c. 9 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/9\"). Section 127(2) was amended by paragraph 302 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/4\") and section 36 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/7\").