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.