About a thousand still remain. In 2010 the British Government said it had earmarked (chosen) nearly 200 quangos for closure, and 120 more for merging. ... In August 2012, the government said that 106 quangos had lost their public status since then. Some were axed, some were sold off, and some had their work done elsewhere.

What happened to quangos?

Quangos to be reviewed

Local Better Regulation Office - dissolved on 1 April 2012, its functions taken over by the Better Regulation Delivery Office, an independent unit within the BIS.

What are quangos in the UK?

In the UK, the term quango covers different "arm's-length" government bodies, including "non-departmental public bodies" (NDPBs), non-ministerial government departments, and executive agencies. ...