A further 94 are still under review, four will be privatised and 129 will be merged, while 350 bodies have won a reprieve, according to a document seen by the Daily Telegraph.
Public bodies to be abolished include the Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy, School Food Trust, School Support Staff Negotiating Body and Teachers TV Board.
Also included in the list is the General Teaching Council for England, although Education Secretary Michael Gove already announced plans to scrap it in June, saying it "does little to raise teaching standards or professionalism", and the General Social Care Council, which is being abolished to as part of a major overhaul of the Department of Health’s arm's length bodies aimed at cutting costs. The scrapping of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency announced in May, is also confirmed in the list.
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