NDPB Accreditation
The Commission oversees an accreditation process, alongside the Cabinet Office’s Public Bodies Team. The accreditation provides a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) with access to Civil Service jobs, so that its staff are able to apply for roles that have been advertised as internal vacancies, i.e civil service wide.
In order to accredit an NDPB, the Civil Service Commission will request and review HR policies to ensure they are broadly compliant with the Recruitment Principles.
Please note there is an annual fee for access and use of CS Jobs. You should contact newbusiness.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk to discuss the different packages on offer when considering whether or not to pursue accreditation.
The list of currently accredited bodies is below. If you do have any queries on any of the organisations or if the organisation you are looking for is not listed, please send an email to info@csc.gov.uk.
For a list of the civil service departments and organisations the Commission regulates, please see our Annual Report and Accounts (PDF, 74 pages, 2.3MB).
.In order to accredit an NDPB, the Civil Service Commission will request and review HR policies to ensure they are broadly compliant with the Recruitment Principles.
Please note there is an annual fee for access and use of CS Jobs. You should contact newbusiness.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk to discuss the different packages on offer when considering whether or not to pursue accreditation.
The list of currently accredited bodies is below. If you do have any queries on any of the organisations or if the organisation you are looking for is not listed, please send an email to info@csc.gov.uk.
For a list of the civil service departments and organisations the Commission regulates, please see our Annual Report and Accounts (PDF, 74 pages, 2.3MB).
| Department | Sponsoring Department |
|---|---|
| Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) - Trading as Livestock Information Ltd | DEFRA |
| Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | BEIS |
| Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | BEIS |
| British Council | FCDO |
| British Tourist Authority (trading as VisitBritain/VisitEngland) | DCMS |
| Cairngorms National Park Authority | SG |
| Care Quality Commission (CQC) | DH |
| Coal Authority | DIT |
| College of Policing | HO |
| Committee on Climate Change (CCC) | DECC |
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK (CPA UK) | CO |
| Competition Appeals Tribunal | BEIS |
| Consumer Council for Water | DEFRA |
| Criminal Cases Review Commission | MoJ |
| Disclosure and Barring Service | HO |
| Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | BEIS |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | BEIS |
| Environment Agency | DEFRA |
| Equality and Human Rights Commission | DfE |
| Gangmasters Licensing Authority (Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority) | HO (formerly DEFRA) |
| Great Britain-China Centre | FCO |
| Health and Social Care Information Centre (NHS Digital) | DH |
| Higher Education Funding Council for Wales | WG |
| Historic Environment Scotland (HES) | SG |
| Homes England Est 01/2018 (Homes and Communities Agency) | MHCLG |
| House of Commons | CO |
| House of Lords | CO |
| Houses of Parliament Restoration & Renewal Delivery Authority | Parliament |
| Housing Ombudsman | MHCLG |
| Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority | DH |
| Human Tissue Authority | DH |
| Independent Monitoring Authority | MOJ |
| Independent Office for Police Conduct (formerly known as Independent Police Complaints Commission) | HO |
| Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) | CO |
| Information Commissioner’s Office | DCMS |
| Innovate UK (formely known as Technology and Strategy Board) | BEIS |
| Joint Nature Conservation Committee | DEFRA |
| Judicial Appointments Commission | MoJ |
| Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales | WG |
| Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (previously known as Local Government Ombudsman) | MHCLG |
| Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority | SG |
| Marine Management Organisation | DEFRA |
| Medical Research Council | BEIS |
| National Assembly for Wales/Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament | WG |
| National Gallery | DCMS |
| National Lottery Community Fund, previously the Big Lottery Fund | CO |
| Natural England | DEFRA |
| Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | DEFRA |
| Natural History Museum | DCMS |
| Natural Resources Wales | WG |
| Nature Scot/Scottish National Heritage | SG |
| NHS Digital | DH |
| NHS Resolution (formerly NHS Litigation Authority) | DH |
| Office for Students (formerly Higher Education Funding Council for England/HEFCE) | DfE |
| Office of The Children's Commissioner | DFE |
| Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner | HO |
| Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman | |
| Parole Board | MOJ |
| Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) | SG |
| Research England | BEIS |
| Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | DEFRA |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales | WG |
| Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | BEIS |
| Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (Scottish Funding Council) | SG |
| Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) | SG |
| Scottish Social Services Council | SG |
| Security Industry Authority | HO |
| Single Source Regulations Office | MOD |
| Sports Grounds Safety Authority | DCMS |
| Student Loans Company (SLC) | DfE |
| The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) | MOJ |
| The Money and Pensions Service | DWP |
| The Pensions Regulator (formerly Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB)) | DWP |
| Trade Remedies Authority | DIT |
| Transport Focus | DfT |
| UK Government Investments (UKGI) | HMT |
| UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | BEIS |
| Valuation Tribunal Service | MHCLG |
| Visit Scotland | SG |
| Westminster Foundation For Democracy | FCDO |
| Youth Justice Board | MoJ |
