ONS Reclassification of Registered Social Landlords as Private Bodies
In September 2016 the Office of National Statistics (ONS) announced that it was reclassifying Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in Scotland as public non-financial bodies for the purposes of the national accounts. This was due to RSLs being subject to public sector control via the Scottish Housing Regulator’s (SHR) powers over management, constitutional change and disposals of land. […]