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Type of public authority
A quango (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization; also QUANGO) is a corporation, authority or other organisation, formed outside of government-proper
Quango
Topics referred to by the same term
Quango or Qango may refer to: Quango, an acronym meaning "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation" Quango Music Group, a music label Quando Quango
Quango_(disambiguation)
1995 studio album by Blur
(e.g. "Dan Abnormal" is an anagram of "Damon Albarn"). "Mr. Robinson's Quango" was the first song recorded for the album and "It Could Be You" was the
The_Great_Escape_(Blur_album)
1980s British band
Quando Quango were a British electronic music group, formed by The Haçienda DJ and Factory Records A&R man Mike Pickering, Hillegonda Rietveld and Reinier
Quando_Quango
UK government initiative
quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations (quangos). This was styled in the national press as a "bonfire of the quangos", making reference to Girolamo Savonarola's
2010_UK_quango_reforms
UK public sector organisation
"Mark Thomas story on Quangos". 2002-12-12. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 2014-04-01. "UK's 'useless' quangos under fire". BBC News
Non-departmental_public_body
Organization distinguished by its role in public administration
devolved assemblies of the United Kingdom. They are also commonly known as Quangos. Agencies can be created by enabling legislation by the Parliament of the
Government_agency
Brazilian defence company
(IMBEL; English: Brazilian War Material Industry) is a Ministry of Defence quango, founded in 1975, which coordinates industrial activity related to the planning
IMBEL
Distinct body of the European Union
The European Union and Euratom have agencies, decentralised independent bodies, corporate bodies and joint undertakings which are established as juridical
Agencies of the European Union
Agencies_of_the_European_Union
British businesswoman (born 1954)
1954), is a British businesswoman known for her involvement in a number of quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations). Penelope Ann Cooper
Penelope Lyttelton, Viscountess Cobham
Penelope_Lyttelton,_Viscountess_Cobham
Quango Music Group is a record label founded in 1995 by Bruno Guez. Island Records distributed their releases. From 1995 to 2010, Quango developed a tastemaker
Quango_Music_Group
1996 live album by Blur
3:11 4. "End of a Century" 2:56 5. "Tracy Jacks" 4:09 6. "Mr. Robinson's Quango" 5:02 7. "To the End" 4:18 8. "Fade Away" 4:20 9. "It Could Be You" 3:13
Live at the Budokan (Blur album)
Live_at_the_Budokan_(Blur_album)
Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands
and provide businesses with information and advice. It is operated as a quango, guided by the Wet op de Kamer van Koophandel (Chamber of commerce law)
Kamer_van_Koophandel
Ceremonial county in North West England
Construction Act 2009, and replaced a range of single-purpose joint boards and quangos in 2011, to provide a formal administrative authority for Greater Manchester
Greater_Manchester
The federal government of the United States includes many agencies, departments, offices and other organizations. The official United States Government
List of federal agencies in the United States
List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States
British trade unionist (born 1948)
Sir William Henry Callaghan (born 19 May 1948) is a British trade unionist who is Chairman of the Legal Services Commission, the organisation responsible
Bill_Callaghan
British music promoter and manager (1953–1999)
X-O-Dus, Crispy Ambulance, Stockholm Monsters, Minny Pops, The Names, Quando Quango, The Wake, 52nd Street and Happy Mondays. Gretton was proprietor of the
Rob_Gretton
English strategic regional authority
The authority was established to replace a range of joint boards and quangos and provided an elected upper tier of local government in Greater London
Greater_London_Authority
British politician
government had "given away much of its decision-making power" to unelected quangos such as NHS England, the Bank of England and the Office of Budget Responsibility
Jonathan_Hinder
7 "Jobs for the Boys" 7 April 1980 (1980-04-07) Hacker is kept in the dark over a doomed building project, and discovers that it takes two to quango.
List of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister episodes
List_of_Yes_Minister_and_Yes,_Prime_Minister_episodes
The 77s The 88 801 Ai (Universal Sigma/Island) Aleka's Attic Alex Reece (Quango/Island) Alexei Sayle The Albion Country Band AlunaGeorge Alan Bown Amazing
List of Island Records artists
List_of_Island_Records_artists
Part of a UK government department
non-ministerial government departments and non-departmental public bodies (or "quangos"), each of which enjoy legal and constitutional separation from ministerial
Executive_agency
Far-right political party in the United Kingdom
In April 2025, Habib announced that the Integrity Party would abolish quangos created under Tony Blair and enact "Liz Truss style" tax-cuts. Advance
Advance_UK
Strategic authority and combined authority in England
on 1 April 2011, replacing a range of single-purpose joint boards and quangos. It derives most of its powers from the Local Government Act 2000 and Local
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater_Manchester_Combined_Authority
2006 song by Bitter:Sweet
Shahani from Los Angeles (from their first album The Mating Game 2006, on the Quango label). The song features a horn section sample that derives from the song
Dirty Laundry (Bitter:Sweet song)
Dirty_Laundry_(Bitter:Sweet_song)
English musician (born 1956)
Section 25 – "Back To Wonder" / "Beating Heart" (production, 1983) Quando Quango – "Love Tempo" (production, 1983) The Durutti Column – "I Get Along Without
Bernard_Sumner
Fictional character from the British sitcom Yes Minister
accepted Hacker's offer of heading a well compensated "super-quango" on the abolition of quangos. This left Hacker to be advised entirely by civil servants
Jim_Hacker
American actor and screenwriter
34th Street Lawyer Chicago Center for Performing Arts 2003 Homebody/Kabul Quango Twistleton Chicago, Steppenwolf Theatre 2004 The Dresser Norman Chicago
Tracy_Letts
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) was a QUANGO which was once governed by the Home Office in the United Kingdom which tackled sex discrimination
Equal Opportunities Commission (United Kingdom)
Equal_Opportunities_Commission_(United_Kingdom)
River in Central Africa; forms part of the border between Angola and the DRC
flood plains. In the 19th century, the Kwango River was also called the Quango, especially in the works of explorer David Livingstone. The Rund Kingdom
Kwango_River
2006 studio album by Bitter:Sweet
by Bitter:Sweet Released April 4, 2006 Genre Trip hop Length 37:14 Label Quango Producer Kiran Shahani, Shana Halligan Bitter:Sweet chronology The Mating
The_Mating_Game_(album)
Entity that is not part of the government
Development (USAID) refers to NGOs as "private voluntary organizations". Quango: Quasi-autonomous NGO — often used derogatorily, these organizations rely
Non-governmental_organization
Former UK executive agency
Agency (WDA; Welsh: Awdurdod Datblygu Cymru) was an executive agency (or QUANGO) and later designated an Assembly Sponsored Public Body (ASPB). Established
Welsh_Development_Agency
Body in charge of statistics and census data
(KSH), Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkøsponti ʃtɒtistikɒji hivɒtɒl]) is a quango responsible for collecting, processing and publishing statistics about Hungary
Hungarian Central Statistical Office
Hungarian_Central_Statistical_Office
English alternative dance group
two first met in 1984 when the Smiths guitarist contributed to a Quando Quango track that Sumner was producing. Later in 1988, Sumner was frustrated because
Electronic_(band)
January 2006. She was appointed to 13 quango posts under the Blair Labour government, and was called the "quango queen" by parts of the press. She was
Suzi_Leather
English rock band
credit for "BeMusic" were 52nd Street, Section 25, Marcel King, Quando Quango, Paul Haig, Thick Pigeon, Nyam Nyam, and Life. Their production work as
New_Order_(band)
2001 studio album by Zero 7
82. February 2002. Lefler, John (2–9 May 2002). "Zero 7: Simple Things (Quango/Palm)". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 4 April 2004.
Simple_Things_(Zero_7_album)
British public servant
public servant. Termed by The Daily Telegraph as "Queen of the Quangos" and "The great quango hopper", among other roles, she was the chair of the UK's Civil
Deirdre_Hutton
Dutch musical production trio
No Sun in the Sky (Jalapeno Records UK, Quango Music USA, 2007) Keep Me Home (2006; Jalapeno Records UK, Quango Music USA, P.I.A.S. Benelux, 2006) Bacardi
Kraak_&_Smaak
British ethics organisation
The National Research Ethics Service (NRES) is a UK medical quango which deals with research ethics. Principal Investigators must describe the experiment
National Research Ethics Service
National_Research_Ethics_Service
British politician (born 1974)
and the Netherlands, she worked for the non-departmental public body or quango NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), initially
Lucy_Powell
Irish comedy television series
six-part miniseries satirising the inner workings of an Irish-language quango. It was written by Antoine Ó Flatharta and directed by Charlie McCarthy
An_Crisis
British nonprofit innovation promotion organization
The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2021. Curtis, Polly (14 October 2010). "Quango review sees five major bodies becoming charities". The Guardian. Retrieved
Nesta_(charity)
British musician and DJ (born 1954)
Hillegonda Rietveld, he was joint founder, writer and producer of Quando Quango, and he later founded M People, for whom he wrote and produced many songs
Mike_Pickering
Oxford–Cambridge main line under construction
in late 2017, the government announced that it would be delivered by a quango, the East West Railway Company, rather than by Network Rail. The plan is
East_West_Rail
First Minister of Wales from 2000 to 2009
affairs brief, Morgan targeted quangos in Wales for their alleged cronyism, unaccountability and lack of democracy. These quangos were unelected, publicly funded
Rhodri_Morgan
Pejorative term for French people
sideways.[citation needed] In October 2025, a director at the Scottish quango Historic Environment Scotland was publicly criticised for using the term
Cheese-eating surrender monkeys
Cheese-eating_surrender_monkeys
American DJ (born 1970)
among others. Bentley founded Quango Music Group in 1995 with partners Bruno Guez and George Ghiz. As an extension of Quango being a lifestyle brand, Bentley
Jason_Bentley
Adoption of the metric system of measurements
where they fell. In 1969, the government created the Metrication Board as a quango to promote and coordinate metrication. The treaty of accession to the European
Metrication in the United Kingdom
Metrication_in_the_United_Kingdom
CEO of Special Olympics International
reports surfaced in the media that Davis was paid almost €190,000 by State quangos after being appointed to them by Fianna Fáil government ministers, she
Mary_Davis_(activist)
Wilson". Cerysmatic Factory. "FAC 102". Cerysmatic Factory. "FAC 102 QUANDO QUANGO Atom Rock". Factory Records. "FAC 103". Cerysmatic Factory. Shadowplayers
Factory_Records_discography
Victoria. Teaching in Victoria Education in Victoria Department of Education Quango Education and Training Reform Act 2006 - Part 2.6. Victorian Institute of
Victorian Institute of Teaching
Victorian_Institute_of_Teaching
Island in Bermuda
were becoming derelict by the 1980s when the colonial government formed a quango named the West End Development Company to attempt to draw businesses and
Ireland_Island,_Bermuda
Canadian immunologist and geneticist (born 1952)
sometime before 1 July 2020. Bell is also on the board of directors of the SOE quango Genomics England. Bell was born in Edmonton, Alberta, where his parents
John_Bell_(physician)
Area by the Thames in London, England
This was a statutory body appointed and funded by central government (a quango), with wide powers to acquire and dispose of land in the Docklands. It also
London_Docklands
Office or job with a salary but which requires little to no actual responsibility
academia Minister without portfolio No-show job – the same but illegal Ñoqui Quango Safe seat Featherbedding Ghost soldiers nonjob Christian churches: Abbé
Sinecure
Wine cellar of the government of the United Kingdom
the Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine, a quango that was abolished in 2010. Before its abolition, the committee met two
Government_Wine_Cellar
Irish musician (born 1963)
Year Artist Title Album 1984 Everything But The Girl "Native Land" Quando Quango "Atom Rock" b/w "Triangle" Sandie Shaw "Hand In Glove" (also co-wrote) b/w
Johnny_Marr
Social community of South Asia
or a free-lance captain(1960,98); and Dirk Kolff(1990), following both Quango and D.C.Sircar has surely settled the matter with his argument that many
Rajput
1979 studio album by Anthony Moore
Anthony Moore (credited on the album sleeve as 'A. More'), released by Quango in 1979. The album was remastered and re-released on CD by the Voiceprint
Flying_Doesn't_Help
British trade union leader (1909–1961)
his spare time, Birch sat on a large number of government committees and quangos, including the National Coal Board, Monopolies Commission, Economic Planning
Alan_Birch_(trade_unionist)
United Kingdom public body
Spelman announced the abolition of the Commission as part of the 2010 UK quango reforms. It was formally abolished on 31 March 2013. "Natural Environment
Commission for Rural Communities
Commission_for_Rural_Communities
Scottish politician (born 1956)
the Climategate review and latterly the Skills Development Scotland (SDS) quango. He was Deputy Convener of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee until
John Wilson (Scottish Green politician)
John_Wilson_(Scottish_Green_politician)
Englsh guitarist (born 1953)
recorded with artists including Anne Clark, The Wake, Richard Jobson, Quando Quango, Craig Davies, Swing Out Sister and Holly Johnson (on his 2014 album Europa)
Vini_Reilly
Topics referred to by the same term
(IATA airport code: MMB) Milk Marketing Board, a former British government quango This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title MMB. If
MMB
Dutch quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation
August 2014, is a Dutch quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation (quango) charged with administering the exams for Dutch secondary education institutions;
College voor Toetsen en Examens
College_voor_Toetsen_en_Examens
Government entity
government-owned companies Nationalization Public bodies Public ownership Quango State capitalism Statutory body Volkseigener Betrieb "public enterprises"
State-owned_enterprise
British jazz-funk band
Vocalist Beverley McDonald departed and promptly began contributing to Quando Quango's LP Pigs and Battleships. McDonald was replaced by Diane Charlemagne (later
52nd_Street_(band)
American nonprofit organization
Authority (IANA) InterNIC List of ICANN meetings List of United States quangos Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation NetMundial Initiative
ICANN
British activist
national level and was appointed Deputy Chairman of one of the largest quangos in Wales. Pedley was educated at Calday Grange Grammar School and Lancaster
Philip_Pedley
British state-owned health property services company
6 December 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025. "Controversial NHS property quango may need 'additional funding' to balance books". Health Service Journal
NHS_Property_Services
Former teacher training college in Southampton
used by University of Southampton students. Tysome, Tony (25 April 1997). "Quango kills off La Sainte Union". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 24 February
La Sainte Union College of Higher Education
La_Sainte_Union_College_of_Higher_Education
British think tank
laid out by the think tank for the restructuring of NHS England and other quangos. These plans were dubbed "project chainsaw", in reference to a stunt by
ThinkLabour
Dutch politician (born 1971)
human resources department of the Social Insurance Bank (SVB), a Dutch quango responsible for administering national insurance schemes. From 2010 to 2012
Vera_Bergkamp
South African-British chef, broadcaster, and writer (born 1940)
2007 to 2010, she was the Chair of the School Food Trust, the government quango largely responsible for the improvement in school food after Jamie Oliver's
Prue_Leith
Nepali language service of the BBC World Service
broadcasting in Scotland Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom Quango, an abbreviation for quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation "Helping
BBC_Nepali
Support that one organization or individual bestows to another
appointment of officials inside and outside government (for example on quangos in the UK). Patronage is therefore a recognized power of the executive
Patronage
British fascist political party
First's online accounts. In response, Golding called the ASA a "toothless quango with no power which no one takes any notice of" and responded that the group's
Britain_First
British trade union leader
1938 (1938-10-19) (age 87) Manchester Parish, Jamaica Occupation legislator, appointee to various quangos Known for first black leader of a British trade union
Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth
Bill_Morris,_Baron_Morris_of_Handsworth
Administrative centre and new town in Scotland
was already a sizeable town which had been a Royal Burgh since 1372. A quango, the Irvine Development Corporation (IDC), was set up in the 1960s to oversee
Irvine,_North_Ayrshire
Passage Ben Pearce Genesis P-Orridge Proud Mary Puressence Push Baby Quando Quango Rae & Christian The Railway Children Vini Reilly Reni, born Alan Wren Revenge
List of music artists and bands from Manchester
List_of_music_artists_and_bands_from_Manchester
British examination board and registered charity
Retrieved 4 May 2020. Garner, Richard (4 March 2010). "Head of Curriculum Quango Quits with Warning". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 March
AQA
English keyboardist and composer
Knickerman, directed by Sonja Phillips. He also contributed to Quando Quango's album, Pigs & Battleships. Most recently 2017, Connell and Drewery have
Andy_Connell
American trip hop duo
11-track debut album, The Mating Game, was released April 4, 2006, under Quango Music Group. In early 2007, Bitter:Sweet's The Mating Game won in The 6th
Bitter:Sweet
UK non-departmental public body
place for children who live apart from their parents. Under the 2010 UK quango reforms, the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission became the Child
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
Child_Maintenance_and_Enforcement_Commission
Learning and Skills Council in England, and for a time it was the largest quango in Wales. ELWa's functions are now exercised by Medr. ELWa - Education and
Education_and_Learning_Wales
Irish affiliation or academy of creative artists
Cronin) Founded at Dublin Type Academy / artist's association Legal status quango Purpose Association of artists, with provision of financial support to some
Aosdána
US quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization
group of Washington insiders, who believed that the United States needed a 'quango' (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization) to promote liberal democracy
National Endowment for Democracy
National_Endowment_for_Democracy
Unitary authority for Cornwall, England
a bill in parliament seeking to take power from Whitehall and regional quangos and pass it to Cornwall Council, with the intention of making the council
Cornwall_Council
Political party leader of Britain First (born 1982)
"with immediate effect". Golding responded by calling the ASA a "toothless quango with no power which no one takes any notice of" and refused to change Britain
Paul_Golding
American doorman
little logic or reason". Simon Topping of the British dance project Quando Quango had to rely on his banter to get past Montaug and get permission for the
Haoui_Montaug
English regeneration agency (1981–1998)
The London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) was a quango agency set up by the UK Government in 1981 to regenerate the depressed Docklands area
London Docklands Development Corporation
London_Docklands_Development_Corporation
1966 inquiry
March 2015. McLean, Iain (5 February 2007). "Don't let politicians run quangos". Aberfan: no end of a lesson. History and Policy (Report). p. 6. Retrieved
Aberfan_Disaster_Tribunal
British government agency
David Cameron referenced Ofcom in a speech against the proliferation of quangos: With a Conservative government, Ofcom as we know it will cease to exist
Ofcom
wide strategic authority, a number of joint committees, joint boards and quangos were established including the: Inner London Education Authority Government
Governance of Greater London (1986–2000)
Governance_of_Greater_London_(1986–2000)
British political satire sitcom
assignment to learn about quangos to ensure a set of politically face-saving quango appointments and to prevent his publication of a quango reform white paper
Yes_Minister
1978 proposed Welsh legislature
planning management of the Welsh Development Agency appointments to Welsh quangos. It would have been able to aid the development of: the Welsh language
Welsh Assembly (Wales Act 1978)
Welsh_Assembly_(Wales_Act_1978)
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride QMS Quality Management System QP Quality Protocol QUANGO Quasi Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation QESH Quality, Environment
List of waste management acronyms
List_of_waste_management_acronyms
Type of security guard
police and licensing authorities. The 2010 UK quango reforms includes the SIA amongst many other quangos the coalition government intended to be disbanded
Bouncer
QUANGO
QUANGO
QUANGO
QUANGO
Girl/Female
Hebrew Latin
Living one.. In the bible Eve was Adam's wife and the first woman.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Midlands and northern England, especially Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Midlands and northern England, especially Yorkshire) : patronymic from Hann or the byname Hand.Irish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAmhsaigh (see Hampson 2).Irish : variant of McKittrick.Respelling of Scandinavian Hansen or Hansson.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the female personal name Hanna.A family by the name of Hanson were established in America by John Hanson, one of four brothers sent there by Queen Christina of Sweden in 1642. They were grandsons of an Englishman who had married into the Swedish royal family; he was descended from a certain Roger de Rastrick, who had lived in Yorkshire in the 13th century.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anushiya | அநà¯à®·à¯€à®¯à®¾Â
Brave and sweet, Beauty
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess
Boy/Male
Irish
From the red ford.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess of Gold
Girl/Female
Latin
Prophetess.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Female
German
 Pet form of German Lieselotte, LILO means "God is my oath." Compare with another form of Lilo.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : from a reduced form of any of various Germanic personal names formed with the element bald (see Bald).English : variant spelling of Ball 1.Danish : habitational name from a farmstead named Balle, meaning ‘slope’, ‘hill’.Catalan : respelling of Batlle, status name for a steward or official, from Catalan batlle.
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