Non-departmental public bodies

Target entity: Non-departmental public bodies
Context triple: [National Audit Office, overseesSpendingOf, Non-departmental public bodies]

• A. UK executive agencies
  UK executive agencies are government bodies in the United Kingdom that carry out executive functions and deliver public services on behalf of central government departments.
• B. National Portfolio Organisations
  National Portfolio Organisations are a group of regularly funded arts and cultural institutions in England that receive long-term investment from Arts Council England to deliver high-quality, publicly accessible cultural work.
• C. Non-Governmental Organizations Branch
  The Non-Governmental Organizations Branch is a United Nations office responsible for managing and supporting the participation of NGOs in the work of the UN, particularly through consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
• D. Independent Institutions Committee
  The Independent Institutions Committee is a standing body of the Maldivian parliament (People’s Majlis) responsible for overseeing and reviewing the work and accountability of the country’s independent state institutions.
• E. Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
  The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is an independent UK body that investigates complaints about government departments, public organisations, and the National Health Service in England.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Non-departmental public bodies
Target entity description: Non-departmental public bodies are semi-independent public organizations in the UK that carry out specific governmental functions at arm’s length from ministers.

• A. UK executive agencies
  UK executive agencies are government bodies in the United Kingdom that carry out executive functions and deliver public services on behalf of central government departments.
• B. National Portfolio Organisations
  National Portfolio Organisations are a group of regularly funded arts and cultural institutions in England that receive long-term investment from Arts Council England to deliver high-quality, publicly accessible cultural work.
• C. Non-Governmental Organizations Branch
  The Non-Governmental Organizations Branch is a United Nations office responsible for managing and supporting the participation of NGOs in the work of the UN, particularly through consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
• D. Independent Institutions Committee
  The Independent Institutions Committee is a standing body of the Maldivian parliament (People’s Majlis) responsible for overseeing and reviewing the work and accountability of the country’s independent state institutions.
• E. Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
  The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is an independent UK body that investigates complaints about government departments, public organisations, and the National Health Service in England.
• F. None of above. chosen