For these purposes, we propose to distinguish “private sector” and “independent”, using “private sector” for a company with shareholders and employees, and “independent” for a small enterprise with one or a handful of partners, such as trainers and consultants, providing their own services for a fee.
Keyword Groups: Organisation Type/Governance
partnership
Actively seeking and creating inter-agency relationships and co-ordination (ie: at managerial level, not just in casework with individuals) . See also ‘system broker’.
independent
Use this term, in preference to “private sector”, for individuals or small teams, such as trainers and consultants, providing their own services for a fee.
charity
Use this term flexibly, to accommodate a range of organisations which exist primarily for public benefit.
arms-length organisation
An organisation, formally independent, but existing primarily or solely to provide services for or on behalf of central or local government.
government agency
Central, regional or local government – the distinction between them can be identified in the ‘Range’ codes. NB: For QUANGos, use ‘arms length organisation’, plus codes in ‘Sector’, to indicate (for example) an organisation for regulation and inspection which is set up by, but formally independent of, government