Labour’s new public bodies are likely to come at a high cost, thinktank finds

At least 17 state agencies to be created or overhauled, a challenge the IfG says will require major investment

Labour is creating or overhauling at least 17 public bodies, a move which is likely to come with high costs, an Institute for Government report has found.

Launching a new “tracker” of public bodies, the thinktank warned of some of the pitfalls when setting up government agencies from scratch, saying: “Successfully creating a new public body is difficult and entails high fixed costs in terms of time, budget and leadership focus.”