Commission for Rural Communities explained

The Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) was established as a division of England's Countryside Agency on 1 April 2005, and became a non-departmental public body on 1 October 2006, following the enactment of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006.^{[1] [2]} The chairman of the commission was Stuart Burgess.

On 29 June 2010, Defra secretary Caroline Spelman announced the abolition of the Commission as part of the 2010 UK quango reforms.^[3] It was formally abolished on 31 March 2013.^[4]

External links

• Archive of official website prior to abolition – 21 Feb 2013

Notes and References

1. Web site: Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act. Defra. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20060716165411/http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/ruraldelivery/bill/. 16 July 2006.
2. Web site: Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. www.legislation.gov.uk. en. 25 September 2017.
3. News: Johann . Tasker. DEFRA agencies fall victim to budget cuts. Farmers Weekly. 29 June 2010.
4. Web site: Commission for Rural Communities. Defra. 31 January 2013.