Arm's length body ALB - Revision history

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	* Procurement Policy Note 12/15.		* Procurement Policy Note 12/15.
	* Technology Strategy Board TSB.		* Technology Strategy Board TSB.

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	* Procurement Policy Note 12/15.		* Procurement Policy Note 12/15.
	* Technology Strategy Board TSB.		* Technology Strategy Board TSB.

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	The study also revealed that different departments defined ALBs in different ways, and some ALBs were uncertain about how they related to their department’s objectives. The prevailing operational inconsistency hampered a coherent approach to overseeing ALBs in a manner that would be considered consistent with their purpose.		The study also revealed that different departments defined ALBs in different ways, and some ALBs were uncertain about how they related to their department’s objectives. The prevailing operational inconsistency hampered a coherent approach to overseeing ALBs in a manner that would be considered consistent with their purpose.

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	* Construction Industry Training Board CITB.		* Construction Industry Training Board CITB.
	* Consultancy playbook.		* Consultancy playbook.
−	* Government departments	+	* Government departments.
−	* Homes and Communities Agency HCA	+	* Homes and Communities Agency HCA.
−	* Innovate UK	+	* Innovate UK.
−	* Technology Strategy Board TSB	+	* Procurement Policy Note 12/15.
		+	* Technology Strategy Board TSB.

	= External resources =		= External resources =

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	= Structuring ALBs =		= Structuring ALBs =

−	ALBs have been a long standing ~~component~~ of the Government. They became more common in the 1980s and their numbers have grown to more than 100.	+	ALBs have been a long standing tool of the Government. They became more common in the 1980s and their numbers have grown to more than 100.

−	When the study was conducted in 2016, the NAO found the ALB sector ~~to be~~ confused and incoherent. The NAO discovered there was no single list of all ALBs across government nor was there a common understanding of when ALBs should be used or what type of ALB would be most appropriate for particular circumstances.	+	When the study was conducted in 2016, the NAO found the ALB sector was confused and incoherent. The NAO discovered there was no single list of all ALBs across government nor was there a common understanding of when ALBs should be used or what type of ALB would be most appropriate for particular circumstances.

	The study also revealed that different departments defined ALBs in different ways, and some ALBs were uncertain about how they related to their department’s objectives. The prevailing operational inconsistency hampered a coherent approach to overseeing ALBs in a manner that would be considered consistent with their purpose.		The study also revealed that different departments defined ALBs in different ways, and some ALBs were uncertain about how they related to their department’s objectives. The prevailing operational inconsistency hampered a coherent approach to overseeing ALBs in a manner that would be considered consistent with their purpose.

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	* National Audit Office, [https://www.nao.org.uk/report/departments-oversight-of-arms-length-bodies-a-comparative-study/ Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study].		* National Audit Office, [https://www.nao.org.uk/report/departments-oversight-of-arms-length-bodies-a-comparative-study/ Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study].
−	* Parliament, The accountability of civil servants~~[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldconst/61/6108.htm~~ ,] Constitution Committee Contents, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldconst/61/6108.htm Chapter 5: Arm's-length bodies].	+	* Parliament, The accountability of civil servants, Constitution Committee Contents, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldconst/61/6108.htm Chapter 5: Arm's-length bodies].

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−	* Constitution Committee Contents, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldconst/61/6108.htm The accountability of civil servants, Chapter 5: Arm's-length bodies].
	* National Audit Office, [https://www.nao.org.uk/report/departments-oversight-of-arms-length-bodies-a-comparative-study/ Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study].		* National Audit Office, [https://www.nao.org.uk/report/departments-oversight-of-arms-length-bodies-a-comparative-study/ Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study].
		+	* Parliament, The accountability of civil servants[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldconst/61/6108.htm ,] Constitution Committee Contents, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldconst/61/6108.htm Chapter 5: Arm's-length bodies].

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−	* Constitution Committee Contents~~, The accountability of civil servants~~, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldconst/61/6108.htm Chapter 5: Arm's-length bodies].	+	* Constitution Committee Contents, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldconst/61/6108.htm The accountability of civil servants, Chapter 5: Arm's-length bodies].
	* National Audit Office, [https://www.nao.org.uk/report/departments-oversight-of-arms-length-bodies-a-comparative-study/ Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study].		* National Audit Office, [https://www.nao.org.uk/report/departments-oversight-of-arms-length-bodies-a-comparative-study/ Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study].

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	In July 2016, the National Audit Office (NAO) published the [https://www.nao.org.uk/report/departments-oversight-of-arms-length-bodies-a-comparative-study/ Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study].		In July 2016, the National Audit Office (NAO) published the [https://www.nao.org.uk/report/departments-oversight-of-arms-length-bodies-a-comparative-study/ Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study].

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Introduction

In July 2016, the National Audit Office (NAO) published the [https://www.nao.org.uk/report/departments-oversight-of-arms-length-bodies-a-comparative-study/ Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study].

In the study, the NAO defines arm’s length body (ALB) as: “a commonly used term covering a wide range of public bodies, including non-ministerial departments, non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs), executive agencies and other bodies, such as public corporations. Departments rely on ALBs to carry out a range of important functions, many of which are vital to delivering departments’ strategic objectives.”

= Three predominant types of ALBs =

Non-ministerial departments are not led directly by a minister; rather, they are led by a chief executive and by a board consisting of executive and non-executive directors.

Non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) are not government departments; rather, they have distinct legal personalities separate from the Crown, and their employees are not civil servants. These are governed by framework agreements, which set out in detail the division of responsibilities between the agency and the sponsoring central government department.

As with NDPBs, executive agencies operate within strategic frameworks set by ministers. They do not determine policy; instead, they implement the policies set by their sponsoring departments.

= Structuring ALBs =

ALBs have been a long standing component of the Government. They became more common in the 1980s and their numbers have grown to more than 100.

When the study was conducted in 2016, the NAO found the ALB sector to be confused and incoherent. The NAO discovered there was no single list of all ALBs across government nor was there a common understanding of when ALBs should be used or what type of ALB would be most appropriate for particular circumstances.

The study also revealed that different departments defined ALBs in different ways, and some ALBs were uncertain about how they related to their department’s objectives. The prevailing operational inconsistency hampered a coherent approach to overseeing ALBs in a manner that would be considered consistent with their purpose.

= Related articles =

* Construction Industry Training Board CITB.
* Consultancy playbook.
* Government departments
* Homes and Communities Agency HCA
* Innovate UK
* Legislative Framework.
* Technology Strategy Board TSB

= External resources =

* Constitution Committee Contents, The accountability of civil servants, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldconst/61/6108.htm Chapter 5: Arm's-length bodies].
* National Audit Office, [https://www.nao.org.uk/report/departments-oversight-of-arms-length-bodies-a-comparative-study/ Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study].

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