As Starmer prepares to cut the number of quangos, what are they and what do they do?

The bodies, regularly created and axed by politicians, can help ministers demonstrate priorities and avoid blame

Keir Starmer will this week set out plans to cut some quangos to reduce red tape and a bloated state, helping with economic growth. Politicians have embarked on similar programmes before. This is what quangos are and what they do: