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Formed | 1 January 2016 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
Headquarters | 1 Horse Guards Road, London, United Kingdom |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Cabinet Office and HM Treasury |
Website | IPA |
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority is a governmental body in the United Kingdom, formed in 2016 by the merger of Infrastructure UK (IUK) and the Major Projects Authority (MPA). Tony Meggs is the chief executive.
IUK was established in 2010 to support major infrastructure projects involving public sector capital; and the MPA was established in 2011 with a mandate to oversee and assure the largest government projects.