Right so, have read an IPSE article and had a bit of a trawl around here, including a look at the classification spreadsheet NUK posted link to. I'm still struggling to really pin this down though. Apologies in advance if there is a post somewhere that answers this...
I've been contracting for a Growth Hub (eg: https://www.lepnetwork.net/growth-hubs/) for 6 months, with contract finishing end March. They want to extend me for another 6 months on same basis which I'm more than happy to do.
I had assumed they weren't public sector (my understanding was they were a private non-profit organisation who just happen to utilise public funding (ERDF etc) to fund their services) but I hadn't realised the definition was based on FOIA. My contract specifically mentions needing my ltd to be able to respond to FOI requests, which makes me think they must be responding to them. Does anyone know whether these Growth Hubs are classified as PS or not? Is there such a thing as an organisation choosing to respond to FOI requests (because of their funding streams) but not being obliged to (and therefore not technically a PS)??! (yeah ok I'm clutching at straws I think!).
They haven't said a single thing about it which makes me think either they just don't know anything about this change, or they don't believe they are categorised as a PS (which may or may not be accurate). If they don't believe they are PS, and we all progress on that basis, but then they realise they are later down the line, I'm assuming I'm screwed anyway right? eg: just because they didn't realise doesn't mean I'm ok??
Cheers all!
I've been contracting for a Growth Hub (eg: https://www.lepnetwork.net/growth-hubs/) for 6 months, with contract finishing end March. They want to extend me for another 6 months on same basis which I'm more than happy to do.
I had assumed they weren't public sector (my understanding was they were a private non-profit organisation who just happen to utilise public funding (ERDF etc) to fund their services) but I hadn't realised the definition was based on FOIA. My contract specifically mentions needing my ltd to be able to respond to FOI requests, which makes me think they must be responding to them. Does anyone know whether these Growth Hubs are classified as PS or not? Is there such a thing as an organisation choosing to respond to FOI requests (because of their funding streams) but not being obliged to (and therefore not technically a PS)??! (yeah ok I'm clutching at straws I think!).
They haven't said a single thing about it which makes me think either they just don't know anything about this change, or they don't believe they are categorised as a PS (which may or may not be accurate). If they don't believe they are PS, and we all progress on that basis, but then they realise they are later down the line, I'm assuming I'm screwed anyway right? eg: just because they didn't realise doesn't mean I'm ok??
Cheers all!
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