Quangos - which stands for quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations - are semi-independent publicly-funded agencies used by the assembly government.

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Quangos - quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations - are semi-independent agencies of the assembly government.

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Back then not only was the force riddled with racism, it operated as a quasi-autonomous paramilitary law-enforcement agency accountable to no one, least of all the civilians it was supposed to be protecting.

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