Public Sector or Not?

[Dan@OrangeGenie]

For the purposes of the IR35 'reforms', public sector is defined as bodies who are subject to the FOI act, so RBS is out of scope.

Correct, that's the key to it.

FOI act: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations...s-the-foi-act/

[Mordac]

Dear Mods, any chance of making this a sticky pls?

Edit - Thanks!

[cojak]

Dear Mods, any chance of making this a sticky pls?

Done (and moved to the correct forum).

[cojak]

Correct, that's the key to it.

FOI act: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations...s-the-foi-act/

Go to the first page of this thread for the actual FOI Act in all it's glory...

[breaktwister]

For the purposes of the IR35 'reforms', public sector is defined as bodies who are subject to the FOI act, so RBS is out of scope.

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations...s-the-foi-act/

In addition to the bodies listed in the Act, with effect from 1 September 2013 the definition of a public authority now also covers companies which are wholly owned:
•by the Crown;
•by the wider public sector; or
•by both the Crown and the wider public sector.


If RBS is wholly owned by the British Government (who acts on behalf of the Crown) then it is a "public authority" subject to FOI act.

[northernladuk]

If RBS is wholly owned by the British Government (who acts on behalf of the Crown) then it is a "public authority" subject to FOI act.

So is RBS wholly owned by the Government?

[MrMarkyMark]

So is RBS wholly owned by the Government?

Google says 58%, so I don't know what his point is

https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&...d+by+govenment

[breaktwister]

A quick google tells me that the gov owns 80% of it only. It is still listed in the stock market as a tradable company which would not be possible if the gov owned all the shares.

[northernladuk]

Google says 58%, so I don't know what his point is

https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&...d+by+govenment

He hasn't got one. His read something somewhere and has decide to fart it on to the forum without thinking again so others have to clean the thread up again.

[northernladuk]

A quick google tells me that the gov owns 80% of it only. It is still listed in the stock market as a tradable company which would not be possible if the gov owned all the shares.

Words fail me.