Non-departmental public body

In the United Kingdom, non-departmental public body (NDPB) is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, the Scottish Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive to public sector organisations that have a role in the process of national government but are not part of a government department.^[1] NDPBs carry out their work largely independently from ministers and are accountable to the public through Parliament; however, ministers are responsible for the independence, effectiveness, and efficiency of non-departmental public bodies in their portfolio.^[2]

The term includes the four types of NDPB (executive, advisory, tribunal, and independent monitoring boards) but excludes public corporations and public broadcasters (BBC, Channel 4, and S4C).^[3]^[4]

^ "Classification of public bodies: information and guidance". GOV.UK. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
^ "2". Public Bodies a guide for departments: Policy and characteristics (PDF). UK Government. 2006. p. 2.
^ Cabinet Office (2007) Public Bodies 2007 (from the UK Government Web Archive), p. 6
^ Bradley, A. W. & Ewing, K. D. (2003). Constitutional and Administrative Law (13th ed.). London: Longman. ISBN 0-582-43807-1., pp. 291–292.

[1] "Classification of public bodies: information and guidance". GOV.UK. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-02-12.

[2] "2". Public Bodies a guide for departments: Policy and characteristics (PDF). UK Government. 2006. p. 2.

[3] Cabinet Office (2007) Public Bodies 2007 (from the UK Government Web Archive), p. 6

[4] Bradley, A. W. & Ewing, K. D. (2003). Constitutional and Administrative Law (13th ed.). London: Longman. ISBN 0-582-43807-1., pp. 291–292.

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