DWP sponsored public bodies
The Department sponsors a wide range of bodies to achieve its objectives. These include executive, advisory, tribunal and public corporations Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs).
DWP Annual Appointments Report
The DWP Annual Appointment Report provides a snapshot of the public bodies sponsored by the Department as at 31 March 2010. It also details the Ministerial appointments made during the reporting period together with a report on activity carried out to support policy objectives.
For information and reference only, you can also read previous DWP Annual Appointments Reports (previously known as DWP Annual Appointments Plan).
- DWP Annual Appointments Report 2009 (116KB)
- DWP Annual Appointments Plan 2008 (147KB)
- DWP Annual Appointments Plan 2007 (210KB)
DWP Public Bodies
DWP Public Bodies directory gives a comprehensive snapshot of the public bodies sponsored by the DWP.
- DWP Public Bodies 2011 (419KB) .
For information and reference only, you can also read the DWP Public Bodies 2007 to 2010. The pre-2007 directories are on the Civil Service website.
- DWP Public Bodies 2010 (263KB)
- DWP Public Bodies 2009 (282KB)
- DWP Public Bodies 2008 (118KB)
- DWP Public Bodies 2007 (293KB)
- Non Departmental Public Bodies archive (Civil Service website)
Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPB)
- Disability Employment Advisory Committee (DEAC)
- Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board
- Equality 2025
- Health and Safety Executive
- Independent Living Fund
- Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
- National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) corporation
- Pension Protection Fund
- Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman
- Pensions Ombudsman
- Remploy Ltd
- Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)
- The Pensions Advisory Service
- The Pensions Regulator
Equality 2025
Equality 2025 is an advisory body to help Government understand the needs and wishes of disabled people when developing policies and designing service delivery.
Health and Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain. HSE’s strategy is designed to promote its vision to see health and safety as a cornerstone of a civilised society and, with that, to achieve a record of workplace health and safety that leads the world. HSE's mission, working with Local Authorities, is to protect people's health and safety by ensuring risks in the changing workplace are properly controlled.
Independent Living Fund
To provide financial assistance under the terms of the Trust deeds in an efficient cost effective way that respects and supports a disabled person's requirements for personal care and domestic assistance which enables independent living.
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
To advise the Secretary of State on: the prescription of industrial diseases, regulations under the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and the Industrial Injuries Benefit Scheme itself.
NEST (National Employment Savings Trust) Corporation
The trustee body responsible for overseeing NEST.
Pension Protection Fund
The Pension Protection Fund was established to pay compensation to members of eligible defined benefit pension schemes, when there is a qualifying insolvency event in relation to the employer and where there are insufficient assets in the pension scheme to cover Pension Protection Fund levels of compensation.
Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman
To investigate and decide on complaints about the way cases have been handled by the Pension Protection Fund Board.
Pensions Ombudsman
To investigate and decide on complaints and disputes concerning occupational & personal pension schemes. The Ombudsman is completely independent and acts as an impartial adjudicator.
Remploy Ltd
This body is run as a private company and its remit is to expand the opportunities for disabled people in sustainable employment within Remploy and the community it serves.
Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)
Advises on Social Security matters generally; may report on regulations referred by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions or the Northern Ireland Department responsible for Social Security.
The Pensions Advisory Service
To provide a high quality, independent and a free of charge service to members of the public who have either a general or a specific query or complaint on a pensions matter.
The Pensions Regulator
The Pensions Act 2004 gives the Pensions Regulator a set of specific objectives:
- to protect the benefits of members of work-based pension schemes;
- to promote good administration of work-based pension schemes; and
- to reduce the risk of situations arising that may lead to claims for compensation from the Pension Protection Fund.
