Quango cuts: full list of bodies under review

lynzpower

I used to work on At Ofsted as a temp many moons ago and worked on the H&S Policy and handbook given to childminders.

I asked why it was needed, prior to this there had been many acidents of childminders and that childminders were completely unregulated.

I can see that this function could pass to a local authority to inspect these settings, but they dont have the independence of ofsted. Plus they are all suffering cuts especially education so lets rewind to the days where H&S for children is simply not a priority. I think the con-dems call this "removal of targets and paperwork" incorrect IMO.

The problem that everyone forgets when talking about quangos is that they are independent from government precisely to ensure standards and minimise postcode-lottery-ness.

tomterm8

jd87 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure local councils are responsible for cycle paths actually.

We are talking about government here, there are a lot of people responsible for cycle paths... maybe that's the reason they are such a mess.

Generali

tomterm8 wrote: »

We are talking about government here, there are a lot of people responsible for cycle paths... maybe that's the reason they are such a mess.

Cycle lanes fael:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/suburbanslice/4102710362/in/pool-cyclelanes#/photos/suburbanslice/4102710362/in/pool-1239331@N20/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/suburbanslice/4498525414/in/pool-cyclelanes#/photos/suburbanslice/4498525414/in/pool-1239331@N20/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alltheaces/2819423148/in/pool-cyclelanes#/photos/alltheaces/2819423148/in/pool-1239331@N20/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tnmf/295507558/in/pool-cyclelanes/#/photos/tnmf/295507558/in/pool-1239331@N20/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jokef/4087165312/in/pool-cyclelanes#/photos/jokef/4087165312/in/pool-1239331@N20/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cliveandrews/3022238276/in/pool-cyclelanes#/photos/cliveandrews/3022238276/in/pool-1239331@N20/


Cycle parking fael:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8103741@N03/5018903598/in/pool-cyclelanes#/photos/8103741@N03/5018903598/in/pool-1239331@N20/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emptyjames/3453148147/in/pool-cyclelanes#/photos/emptyjames/3453148147/in/pool-1239331@N20/

StevieJ

lemonjelly wrote: »

But I suppose each will have to build a business case to support it. For example, Cycling England may be partially responsible for the development of our athletes who have done so well in recent olympics/world championships? (I don't know - mere speculation).

Where I live Cycling England is responsible for developing cycleways, it is doing a good job in a City where cyclists were at risk on the roads from cars and hence pedestrians were at risk from bikes on the pavement.

StevieJ

Maybe if that list of Quangos had the the appropriate annual cost next to them it may help in perspective.

blueboy43

StevieJ wrote: »

Maybe if that list of Quangos had the the appropriate annual cost next to them it may help in perspective.

Maybe it would help if it was announced what actual activities and spend was going to stopped. Might not be as popular as a 'bonfire of the quangos'