Non-Departmental Public Body

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Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB)

a body which has a role in the process of national government, but is not a government department or part of one, and which accordingly operates to a greater or lesser extent at arm's length from Ministers.

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In this article the term non-departmental public body will be used as a general inclusive one without attempting to designate its boundaries.

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The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is a newly established non-departmental public body set up to provide independent advice to Government on where skilled labour market shortages exist that can be sensibly filled by migration.

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