Publication - Advice and guidance

Strategic commercial interventions - initiating companies in public ownership: standard operating procedures - part 2

Published: 30 September 2025
From: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, +2 more … Director of Economic Development, Director-General Economy
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector
ISBN: 9781836919186

Provides guidance on the critical factors needed to effectively monitor, support and manage non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and public bodies once under ministerial control. This supplements existing guidance rather than replacing it.

Supporting documents

Acronyms

Business Investment Framework (BIF)

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

European System of Accounts (ESA)

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Management Information (MI)

Manual for Government Deficit and Debt (MGDD)

Minimum Financial Assistance (MFA),

Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPB)

Non-profit institution (NPI)

Office of National Statistics (ONS)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Scottish Consolidated Fund (SCF)

Scottish Government (SG)

Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM)

Services of a Public Economic Interest (SPEI)

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART)

UK Government (UKG)

Contact

Email: SCADPMO@gov.scot

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