While Binfield  states that the first improvement commission in Great Britain was the Manchester Police Commission, established in 1765, followed by the Birmingham Street Commissioners in 1769, the Webbs list the Commissioners of Scotland Yard, formed in 1662 for sewerage and street-cleaning in the City of London and City of Westminster, and then New Sarum in 1736 and Liverpool in 1748, as well as various harbour commissioners from 1698.
Binfield identifies the Manchester Police Commission (established in 1765) as the first improvement commission in Great Britain, followed by the Birmingham Street Commissioners (in 1769). Webbs, on the other hand, lists the Commissioners of Scotland Yard (formed in 1662 for sewage and street-cleaning), New Sarum (1736), Liverpool (1748), and various harbour commissioners from 1698.