You asked

​Please provide details of the analysis which led to the classification of the NMC as 'Central Government' in the context of new guidance in the 2014 Manual on Government and Deficit and Debt (MGDD) on market regulatory bodies.

We said

Thank you for your enquiry.

Please find all documents considered within scope of the request in the associated downloads. The documents provided demonstrate the process by which the ONS came to its decision to classify the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

The included documents are:

a) Document 1: A paper providing information on NMC, the classification criteria and decision

b) Document 2: Details of the NMC as an organisational unit

c) Document 3: Economic Statistics Classifications Committee notes

d) Document 4: Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001

Some information has been withheld under s.40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 as it is considered personal information.