2012 Q4/Government and Public Bodies



Changes in rank are compared to 2012 Q3/Government and Public Bodies. Since then, 2 sites entered the survey and 19 sites could not be included in the rankings (2 more since last time).

Details

Scores

Percentage Failures




Rank Name Exact overall
same Green Wales (Countryside Council for Wales) 8.76
+ 1 Plant for Wildlife (Countryside Council for Wales) 8.49
- 1 Countryside Council for Wales 7.70
+ 1 Met Office 7.42
+ 1 Natural Environment Research Council 7.11
+ 1 The Countryside Code (Countryside Council for Wales) 7.11
+ 1 Scottish National Party 7.08
+ 8 NI Direct 6.82
+ 9 UK Intellectual Property Office 6.71
+ 39 Government Art Collection 6.70
+ 16 National Army Museum 6.68
- 8 Health and Safety Executive 6.67
- 4 Northern Ireland Policing Board 6.56
+ 6 House of Lords Appointments Commission 6.25
- 2 Boundary Commission for Scotland 6.25
+ 26 National Audit Office 6.20
- 7 Youth Justice Agency 6.17
- 7 Competition Appeal Tribunal 6.15
+ 24 Central Arbitration Committee 6.09
- 1 UK Atomic Energy Authority 6.07
- 6 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) 6.07
same Money Advice Service 6.04
+ 11 Conservative Party 5.87
+ 15 London Councils 5.84
- 4 Department of Justice NI 5.78
+ 9 Trading Standards Institute 5.77
- 15 Independent Case Examiner 5.75
+ 3 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre 5.73
+ 7 National Gallery 5.68
- 1 Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) 5.67
+ 115 Boundary Commission for Wales 5.64
+ 73 Communities and Local Government (CLG) 5.62
new Driving Standards Agency 5.62
+ 22 Department of Education 5.58
+ 36 Business Link 5.55
+ 41 Criminal Records Bureau 5.52
- 20 Independent Living Fund (ILF) 5.50
- 14 Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee 5.49
- 9 Parades Commission for Northern Ireland 5.41
- 2 Serious Fraud Office (SFO) 5.41
new GOV.UK 5.41
- 10 Plaid Cymru 5.30
- 18 info4local 5.29
- 21 Ordnance Survey 5.26
+ 41 Insolvency Service 5.24
+ 7 Royal Armouries Museum 5.23
+ 214 Ofqual 5.21
- 3 Football Licensing Authority 5.21
- 2 Office for Fair Access 5.20
- 24 Ministry of Defence (MoD) 5.19
- 3 Companies House 5.19
- 12 Farm Animal Welfare Committee 5.19
+ 14 Royal Naval Museum 5.19
+ 8 Public services Ombudsman for Wales 5.16
+ 4 Department of Health (DH) 5.12
- 19 Vehicle Certification Agency 5.10
- 16 Office for Budget Responsibility 5.09
+ 8 Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust 5.05
+ 97 Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland 5.00
+ 83 Tenant Services Authority 4.99
+ 47 Homes & Communities Agency 4.99
+ 14 Office of the Children's Commissioner for England 4.98
- 2 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority 4.93
- 20 National Measurement Office 4.92
- 2 Civil Aviation Authority 4.84
+ 3 National Museum of Science and Industry 4.82
+ 13 Competition Commission 4.80
+ 119 Environment Agency 4.80
- 11 Sir John Soane's Museum 4.78
- 37 The National Archives 4.76
+ 3 Water Industry Commission for Scotland 4.72
+ 31 Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition 4.71
+ 12 Westminster Foundation for Democracy 4.70
+ 5 Valuation Tribunal Service 4.67
- 21 UK Sport 4.65
+ 94 DisabledGo 4.65
+ 4 Ministry of Justice (MoJ) 4.63
- 6 Horserace Betting Levy Board 4.62
+ 3 Northern Ireland Office (NIO) 4.62
+ 4 Natural England 4.62
+ 10 Valuation Office Agency 4.62
- 31 Judicial Appointments Commission 4.62
+ 121 Wales Office 4.60
- 19 Human Genetics Commission 4.59
+ 78 Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science 4.57
- 40 NHS Direct 4.56
- 12 Technology Strategy Board 4.56
- 31 HMIC 4.53
- 11 Health Protection Agency 4.51
+ 28 Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister 4.49
+ 60 Investigatory Powers Tribunal 4.48
+ 2 Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food 4.48
+ 102 Government Equalities Office 4.47
- 21 Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals 4.45
+ 1 National Institute for Biological Standards and Control 4.45
+ 1 Bona Vacantia 4.45
- 37 The Pensions Advisory Service 4.45
+ 1 Financial Ombudsman Service 4.44
- 29 Advantage West Midlands 4.43
+ 39 Department for Business, Innovation & Skills 4.43
- 1 National Historic Ships 4.42
- 1 The Pensions Regulator 4.42
- 1 Sport England 4.42
- 76 Audit Commission 4.42
+ 18 Higher Education Funding Council for England 4.40
- 19 Northern Lighthouse Board 4.40
+ 40 Royal Air Force Museum 4.40
+ 19 Marine Management Organisation (MMO) 4.39
+ 31 National Lottery Commission 4.38
- 6 10 Downing Street 4.38
+ 20 Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service 4.37
+ 2 Gambling Commission 4.35
+ 20 Liberal Democrat Party 4.34
+ 22 Stabilisation Unit 4.34
+ 23 Export Credits Guarantee Department 4.32
- 6 Advisory Committee on Animal Feedstuffs 4.32
- 6 Department of Finance and Personnel 4.31
- 5 Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) 4.29
+ 11 Attorney General's Office (AGO) 4.29
+ 8 Department for Environment 4.29
- 5 Office for Disability Issues 4.29
+ 72 Department for Social Development 4.28
- 25 Government Actuary's Department (GAD) 4.27
- 5 Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) 4.26
- 5 Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals (COM) 4.26
- 34 Trinity House Lighthouse Service 4.25
- 6 National Savings and Investments 4.25
- 6 The Scotland Office 4.25
- 41 Department for Employment and Learning 4.24
- 21 The Scottish Government 4.24
- 41 UK Debt Management Office 4.23
- 37 The Northern Ireland Executive 4.22
+ 17 Churches Conservation Trust 4.22
+ 21 Audit Scotland 4.20
- 29 Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission 4.20
- 12 Council for Central Laboratory of Research Councils 4.18
+ 47 Transport Direct 4.17
- 4 Civil Service 4.17
- 4 Advisory Committee on Advertising 4.17
- 47 School Food Trust 4.16
- 9 Strategic Investment Board 4.15
+ 23 Commission for Rural Communities 4.15
+ 97 Department for Transport (DfT) 4.14
- 3 The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) 4.14
+ 14 Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel for Northern Ireland 4.09
+ 2 National Parks 4.09
+ 22 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) 4.09
+ 1 Joint Nature Conservation Committee 4.09
+ 51 Information Commissioner's Office 4.06
- 33 Medical Research Council 4.06
+ 1 Office of Fair Trading (OFT) 4.05
+ 1 Office for National Statistics 4.04
+ 1 UK Statistics Authority 4.04
+ 3 Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals (COC) 4.02
+ 61 Victoria and Albert Museum 4.02
+ 2 Charity Commission for England and Wales 4.01
+ 10 Buying Solutions 3.99
+ 4 The Houses of Parliament 3.99
- 76 Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 3.99
- 31 Serious Organised Crime Agency 3.99
+ 24 Chemicals Regulation Directorate 3.99
+ 98 Royal Parks Agency 3.98
+ 20 Construction Industry Training Board 3.97
- 49 Security Service (MI5) 3.97
+ 11 Human Tissue Authority 3.95
- 102 The Fire Service College 3.95
+ 1 GCHQ 3.94
- 24 Natural History Museum 3.93
+ 2 Food Standards Agency 3.91
- 10 Design Council 3.89
+ 2 The British Monarchy 3.89
+ 2 European Consumer Centre for Services 3.88
+ 2 Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) 3.87
+ 58 Office of the Leader of the House of Commons 3.87
+ 22 Economic and Social Research Council 3.86
+ 29 Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission 3.84
+ 33 National Assembly of Wales 3.84
+ 3 Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service 3.82
- 72 Gangmasters Licensing Authority 3.82
- 130 Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) 3.81
- 15 National Forest Company 3.81
+ 4 Public Lending Right 3.78
- 5 International Centre for Asset Recovery 3.78
+ 5 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 3.75
+ 62 The Northern Ireland Assembly 3.75
- 49 Training and Development Agency for Schools 3.75
- 15 Arts Council England 3.75
+ 2 Crown Estate (CE) 3.75
- 100 Department for Education 3.75
+ 2 English Heritage 3.73
+ 2 Sustainable Development Commission 3.73
+ 27 British Transport Police Authority 3.70
- 13 Veterinary Medicines Directorate 3.68
+ 4 Consumer Council for Water 3.68
+ 82 National Police Improvement Agency 3.67
+ 3 Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner 3.66
- 36 Criminal Cases Review Commission 3.66
- 130 Flexible Support for Business 3.66
+ 21 West Northants Development Corporation 3.66
+ 2 Department for International Development (DfID) 3.64
- 76 National Maritime Museum 3.64
+ 1 Office of Surveillance Commissioners 3.64
+ 3 British Museum 3.61
+ 21 Learning and Skills Improvement Service 3.59
+ 3 Research For Development 3.59
- 15 Department for Enterprise, Trade and Investment 3.57
+ 37 Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman 3.57
+ 90 Passenger Focus (Rail Passengers Council) 3.57
+ 5 Committee on Radioactive Waste Management 3.54
- 33 Labour Party 3.53
- 32 Health Professions Council 3.52
- 24 Cabinet Office (CO) 3.52
+ 5 Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) 3.52
- 18 Deputy Prime Minister 3.52
- 89 Wallace Collection 3.52
- 202 NI Business Info 3.50
+ 20 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) 3.50
+ 3 Rural Payments Agency 3.48
+ 3 Drinking Water Inspectorate 3.48
+ 26 Student Loans Company 3.46
+ 10 Monitor - Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts 3.44
- 21 Community Development Foundation 3.43
- 41 Royal Mint 3.41
- 13 Equality and Human Rights Commission 3.39
+ 3 Department for Regional Development 3.39
+ 4 Maritime and Coastguard Agency 3.38
- 20 Home Office (HO) 3.36
- 83 Legal Ombudsman 3.35
- 65 Welsh Assembly Government 3.34
+ 22 UK Trade & Investment 3.34
+ 40 Royal Naval Submarine Museum 3.34
+ 46 Land Registry 3.34
same Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) 3.32
- 21 Association of Police Authorities 3.32
- 180 Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) 3.30
- 7 Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure 3.29
+ 1 Probation Board for Northern Ireland 3.26
+ 1 Coal Authority 3.26
- 15 Tate 3.26
- 14 NHS 3.26
same Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 3.25
+ 3 British Library 3.25
+ 12 Forestry Commission 3.23
- 32 LEASE (The Leasehold Advisory Service) 3.21
- 30 Boundary Commission for England 3.21
- 19 Imperial War Museum 3.18
+ 17 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety 3.16
- 14 Transport for London 3.16
- 1 Scottish Parliament 3.16
+ 25 National Joint Registry (NJR) 3.12
+ 6 Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) 3.10
- 29 Alcohol Education and Research Council 3.10
same UK Hydrographic Office 3.08
same Equality Commission for Northern Ireland 3.07
+ 1 Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency 3.03
+ 2 Housing Ombudsman Service 3.02
+ 2 Arts and Humanities Research Council 3.01
+ 4 Civil Nuclear Police Authority 3.00
+ 4 Planning Portal 3.00
+ 5 Utility Regulator – Northern Ireland 2.98
- 11 Ofcom 2.96
+ 5 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 2.94
- 46 Highways Agency 2.92
- 22 Big Lottery Fund 2.92
+ 5 Independent Police Complaints Commission 2.90
- 15 Care Quality Commission 2.88
+ 5 Independent Reconfiguration Panel 2.86
+ 5 HM Land Registry 2.83
+ 16 Electoral Commission 2.81
+ 6 DairyCo 2.79
+ 8 Engineering Construction Industry Training Board 2.76
+ 9 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2.76
+ 9 FSA 2.69
+ 9 National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts 2.69
+ 9 UK Legislation 2.67
+ 11 Scottish Government Health Directorates 2.62
- 34 Horticultural Development Company (HDC) 2.60
+ 2 VisitBritain 2.58
+ 15 Low Pay Commission 2.58
+ 8 Legal Services Commission 2.56
- 45 Service Personnel and Veterans Agency 2.56
+ 7 National Portrait Gallery 2.53
+ 13 Olympic Delivery Authority 2.53
- 10 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory 2.51
+ 12 Royal Marines Museum 2.47
+ 6 Potato Council 2.44
+ 16 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) 2.42
+ 7 BRB (Residuary) 2.41
- 40 HM Government 2.30
- 4 Investors in People 2.28
same Food and Environment Research Agency 2.28
+ 7 Olympic Lottery Distributor 2.28
- 3 Central Office of Information 2.20
- 26 London Thames Gateway Development Corporation 2.20
+ 14 Service Children's Education 2.20
+ 4 Darwin Advisory Committee 2.20
- 31 UK Border Agency 2.19
+ 3 Museum of London 2.15
+ 5 British Council 2.13
+ 8 Wilton Park Conference Centre 2.08
+ 1 National Heritage Memorial Fund 1.95
- 33 Get Safe Online 1.90
+ 8 Local Government Association 1.88
- 162 Local Government Improvement & Development 1.88
+ 1 Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) 1.88
- 1 Security Industry Authority 1.88
- 98 Business Gateway 1.85
+ 4 Buy With Confidence 1.74
- 2 Opening up government (data.gov.uk) 1.72
- 17 Standards Board for England 1.64
- 1 Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission 1.20