Organisations in this category carry out administrative and coordinating work for government as a whole, rather than delivering a single public service such as education or healthcare. Their activities may include supporting the work of government departments, preparing and implementing policy, managing public finances, coordinating programmes across departments and maintaining the processes needed for national administration. Depending on their role, they may provide policy research and analysis, planning and programme management, budgeting and financial administration, procurement, records management, digital and data services, communications or general administrative support. Some work involves advising ministers and officials or coordinating government-wide priorities; others provide shared operational services used by multiple departments. The category does not usually describe organisations whose work is limited to a particular public service or local area.