22nd Jul 2010
Environment secretary, Caroline Spelman, has announced reforms to more than 30 of Defra’s arm’s length bodies. As a result, the Inland Waterways Advisory Council IWAC is to be abolished.
IWAC was created in 2007 by the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 as a successor to the Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council which was set up under the Transport Act 1968.
IWAC is an independent statutory body advising Government, navigation authorities and other interested persons on matters relevant to Britain’s inland waterways including the use and development of the waterways of England, Wales and Scotland.
In today’s announcement Mrs Spelman commented: “The effective delivery of public services is essential and I am committed to increasing the transparency and accountability of Defra’s public bodies and to reducing their numbers and costs. Times have changed since many of these bodies were set up and much of what they do is now everyday Government business.
”The necessary approvals to carry out the abolition of IWAC will be made via the Public Bodies Reform Bill, which is expected sometime during 2011, and it is proposed that thereafter Defra will develop future policy in this area and strengthen relations with stakeholders who have an interest in inland waterways.
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