Title, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2015.

(2) This Order comes into force on 31st January 2016.

(3) In this Order-

(a)the reference to "Table 21 (Cabinet Office)" in article 2(9) is a reference to that table in the Schedule to the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2015(2) ("the Principal Order"); and

(b)except in article 2(9) and Schedule 3, any other reference to a table is a reference to column 2 of a table in the Principal Order.

Amendment to designations

2.-(1) The Principal Order is amended as follows.

(2) In each table mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Order, insert at the appropriate place the bodies which are listed for that table.

(3) In each table mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Order, omit the bodies which are listed for that table.

(4) In Table 4 (Department for Transport)-

(a)for "Network Rail" substitute "Network Rail Limited", and

(b)for "Passenger Focus" substitute "Passengers' Council".

(5) In Table 6 (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)-

(a)for "Office of Fair Access" substitute "Office for Fair Access",

(b)for "Postal Services Holding Company plc" substitute "Postal Services Holding Company Limited", and

(c)for "UK GIB Financial Services Limited" substitute "UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services Limited".

(6) In Table 9 (Ministry of Justice), for "Victims' Commissioner" substitute "Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses".

(7) In Table 16 (Department for Culture, Media and Sport), for "BBC World Service" substitute "BBC World Service Holdings Ltd".

(8) In Table 20 (HM Treasury), for "Northern Rock Asset Management plc" substitute "NRAM plc".

(9) After Table 21 (Cabinet Office), insert the tables in Schedule 3 to this Order.

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE 1Bodies to be inserted into Tables

Table 1 (Department for Education)

Commission for Equality and Human Rights

Table 2 (Department of Health)

The Nursing and Midwifery Council

Table 5 (Department for Communities and Local Government)

The Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Table 6 (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

Advanced Propulsion Centre

Aerospace Technology Institute

The Recycling and Waste L.P.

UK Green Investment Climate International Limited

UK Green Investment Gwynt y Mor Limited

UK Green Investment Offshore Wind B L.P.

UK Green Investment Rampion Limited

The Waste Asset L.P.

Table 8 (Home Office)

Disclosure and Barring Service

Independent Family Returns Panel

National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body

The Police ICT Company

Police Remuneration Review Body

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

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(3)

The Office of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation(4)

The Office of the Person appointed under sections 47H(4), 127H(4), 195H(4) and 290(8) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(5)

The Office of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner

Table 13 (Department of Energy and Climate Change)

UK Climate Investments LLP

Table 14 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Flood Re

Table 16 (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

BBC Digital Programme Services Limited

BBC Subscription Television Limited

Historic England Limited

Information Commissioner

Table 17 (Department for Work and Pensions)

Disabled People's Employment Corporation (GB) Ltd

Table 20 (HM Treasury)

NRAM (No.1) Ltd

UK Government Investments Limited

UKGI Financing plc

Table 21 (Cabinet Office)

Independent Commission on Freedom of Information

Article 2(3)

SCHEDULE 2Bodies to be omitted from Tables

Table 2 (Department of Health)

NHS Medical Assets England Ltd

Porton Biopharma Ltd

Table 4 (Department for Transport)

Railway Heritage Committee

Table 6 (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

Chief Executive of Skills Funding

Green Investment Bank Offshore Wind Fund GP Limited

JISC

NPL Management Limited

Table 8 (Home Office)

Intelligence Services Commissioner

Interception of Communications Commissioner

Police Arbitration Tribunal

Police Negotiating Board

Table 9 (Ministry of Justice)

Advisory Council on National Records and Archives

Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information

Court Funds Office

Judicial Communications Office

Office of the Accountant General

Office of the Information Commissioner

Table 16 (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Commission for Equality and Human Rights

The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association

DTT Multiplex Operators Ltd

DTV Services

Freesat (UK) Ltd

Joint Industry Grading Scheme Ltd

Mortimer Productions Ltd

Skillset Sector Skills

Wood Lane Nominee 1

Wood Lane Nominee 2

Table 20 (HM Treasury)

MNE Limited

NRAM Construction Services Limited

NRAM Traffic Management Limited

SMNE Limited

Article 2(9)

SCHEDULE 3Designated bodies in relation to the National Archives and HM Revenue and Customs

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/632), which designates specified central government bodies in relation to named government departments for the purpose of those departments' supply estimates and resource accounts. The effect of the amendments is that additional bodies are designated, the names of some bodies are changed and some bodies are no longer designated.

The designations have effect for the financial year which ends on 31st March 2016.

This Order will have no effect on the costs of business or the voluntary sector. For that reason no impact assessment has been produced.