Last updated: 05/11/2007
About the Civil Service
Public bodies
Executive agencies guidance
Executive Agencies: A Guide for Departments [PDF, 104KB, 20 pages]
Public Bodies: A Guide for Departments
This updated guidance supersedes the previous September 2004 version of the NDPB Guidance.
Overview of Guidance Documents - Contents
- Overview - Word version [MS Word 160KB, 5 pages]
- Overview - PDF version [PDF 62KB, 5 pages]
Chapter 1: Case assessment and classification of a Public Body
- Case assessment - Word version [MS Word 175KB, 7 pages]
- Case assessment - PDF version [PDF 81KB, 7 pages]
Chapter 2: Policy and characteristics of a Public Body
- Policy and characteristics - Word version [MS Word 197KB, 13 pages]
- Policy and characteristics - PDF version [PDF 100KB, 13 pages]
Chapter 3: Setting up a new Public Body - The Legislative Requirements
- Requirements - Word version [MS Word 230KB, 15 pages]
- Requirements - PDF version [PDF 107KB, 15 pages]
Chapter 4: Setting up a New Executive NDPB - The Practical Tasks
- Setting up a New Executive - Word version [MS Word 268KB, 14 pages]
- Setting up a New Executive - PDF version [PDF 93KB, 14 pages]
Chapter 5: Public Body Staff
- Public Body staff - Word version [MS Word 359KB, 28 pages]
- Public Body staff - PDF version [PDF 148KB, 28 pages]
Chapter 6: Financial Management - Accountability
- Accountability - Word version [MS Word 219KB, 16 pages]
- Accountability - PDF version [PDF 106KB, 16 pages]
Chapter 7: Financial Management - Planning, Funding and Control
- Planning, funding and control - Word version [MS Word 206KB, 15 pages]
- Planning, funding and control - PDF version [PDF 99KB, 15 pages]
Chapter 8: Policy - Openness and Accountability
- Policy - Word version [MS Word 220KB, 13 pages]
- Policy - PDF version [PDF 95KB, 13 pages]
Chapter 9: Reviewing a Public Body
- Guidance for reviewing - Word version [MS Word 250KB, 24 pages]
- Guidance for reviewing - PDF version [PDF 123KB, 24 pages]
Chapter 10: Dissolving a Public Body
- Dissolving a Public Body - Word version [MS Word 146KB, 6 pages]
- Dissolving a Public Body - PDF version [PDF 66KB, 6 pages]
Public Bodies Directory 2007, and archive of previous years' editions of Public Bodies.
Please note that these are large documents.
- Public bodies 2007
- Public bodies 2007
- Public bodies 2006 [PDF, 3.47MB, 372 pages]
- Public bodies 2005 [PDF, 5.96MB, 406 pages]
- Public bodies 2004 [PDF, 5.24MB, 437 pages]
- Public bodies 2003 [PDF, 2.19MB, 229 pages]
- Public bodies 2002 [PDF, 2.36MB, 231 pages]
- Public bodies 2001 [PDF, 2.47MB, 197 pages]
- Public bodies 2000 [PDF, 2.66MB, 191 pages]
- Public bodies 1999 [PDF, 1.38MB, 196 pages]
- Public bodies 1998 [External website]
