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Definitions of terms that have specific meanings in a project delivery context.

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Terms beginning with N

non departmental public body: A subset of arm’s length body. A public body with a role in the process of national government that is legally separate from its sponsoring department and operates independently from ministers.
non ministerial department: A subset of arm’s length body. A public body that shares many characteristics with a full department, without ministers, and acts independently from any sponsoring department.