The number of regulated bodies sponsored by each Department is as follows:

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport - 41 public bodies.

Ministry of Justice - 35 public bodies, including regional voluntary justice bodies such as the independent monitoring boards.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - 31 public bodies.

Department of Health, and Social Care - 25 public bodies including NHS Improvement, with a Public Appointments team overseeing appointments to 100s of NHS trusts.

Home Office - 25 public bodies.

Department for Education - 20 public bodies.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - 19 public bodies.

Department for Transport - 17 public bodies.

Department for Work and Pensions - 11 public bodies.

Cabinet Office - 11 public bodies.

Ministry of Defence - 11 public bodies.

Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government - 9 public bodies.

Her Majesty's Treasury - 6 public bodies.

Northern Ireland Office - 5 public bodies.

Department for International Development - 3 public bodies.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office - 3 public bodies.

Department for International Trade - 1 public body.

UK Export Finance - 1 public body.

Scotland Office - 1 public body.

Attorney General’s Office - 1 public body.