arm's length

That includes further deregulation and, following the abolition of NHS England, more arm's-length bodies are in her sights.

Mr Campbell said it was time for the Scottish government, which part-funds the game through its arm's-length body SportScotland, to intervene.

Because gig corporations insist they’re not employers, they face a conundrum: They don’t want the reputational harm caused by discrimination incidents, but they also want an arm’s-length relationship with their workforce, and taking steps to meaningfully train workers and actually ensure access for all makes them look more like employers.

“This is an arm’s-length business relationship,” Vartian said.

He is slightly farther than arm’s-length away and does not make contact with the man.