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Departments Of The United Kingdom Government

Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom contains a number of Minister s and Secretaries Of State . These members of the Cabinet are supported by civil servants in Ministerial Departments.

TYPES OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

Ministerial Departments are led politically by a Government Minister , and cover matters that require direct political oversight. For most Departments, the Government Minister in question is known as a Secretary Of State and is a member of the Cabinet . He or she is generally supported by a team of junior Ministers. The administrative management of the Department is led by a senior Civil Servant known as a Permanent Secretary .

--- Subordinate to these Ministerial Departments are to perform an operational function (cf. QUANGO s). They report to one or more specific Government Departments, which will set the funding and strategic policy for the Agency.

Non-ministerial Department s generally cover matters for which direct political oversight is judged unnecessary or inappropriate. They are headed by Senior Civil Servants . Some fulfil a regulatory or inspection function, and their status is therefore intended to protect them from political interference. Some are headed by Permanent Secretaries or Second Permanent Secretaries .

LIST OF DEPARTMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT

Ministerial Departments

The Attorney General For England And Wales

Cabinet Office (CO)

Department For Communities And Local Government (DCLG)

Department For Culture, Media And Sport (DCMS)

Department For Children, Schools And Families (DCSF)

Department For Innovation, Universities And Skills (DIUS)

Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Department Of Health (DH)

Department For International Development (DFID)

Department For Business, Enterprise And Regulatory Reform (DBERR)

Department For Transport (DfT)

Department For Work And Pensions (DWP)

Foreign And Commonwealth Office (FCO)

Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT)

Home Office (HO)

Legal Secretariat To The Law Officers (LSLO)

Ministry Of Defence (MoD)

Ministry Of Justice (MoJ)

--- Scotland Office (SO)

--- Wales Office (WO)

Northern Ireland Office (NIO)

Office of the Advocate General For Scotland

Office Of The Leader Of The House Of Commons

Non-Ministerial Departments

Assets Recovery Agency

The British Council

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Commissioners For The Reduction Of The National Debt (CRND)

Crown Estate

Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)

Export Credits Guarantee Department ECGD

Food Standards Agency

Forestry Commission

Government Actuary's Department (GAD)

HM Revenue And Customs (HMRC)

Office For Standards In Education (OFSTED)

Office Of Fair Trading (OFT)

Office Of Gas And Electricity Markets / Gas And Electricity Markets Authority (OFGEM)

Office Of Rail Regulation (ORR)

Postcomm (Postal Services Commission)

Public Works Loan Board (PWLB)

Serious Fraud Office (SFO)

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) {Link without Title}

Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)

Revenue And Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO)

LIST OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES REPORTING TO EACH DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT

Attorney General’s Office

Treasury Solicitor's Department

Cabinet Office

Central Office Of Information

Communities and Local Government (Department for)

The Fire Service College

Ordnance Survey

Planning Inspectorate

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

Culture, Media and Sport (Department for)

Royal Parks Agency

Defence (Ministry of)

Army Base Repair Organisation

Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency

British Forces Post Office

Defence Analytical Services Agency

Defence Aviation Repair Agency

Defence Bills Agency

Defence Communication Services Agency

Defence Estates

Defence Medical, Education And Training Agency

Defence Procurement Agency

Defence Science And Technology Laboratory

Defence Storage And Distribution Agency

Defence Transport And Movements Agency

Defence Vetting Agency

Disposal Services Agency

Duke Of York's Royal Military School

Met Office

Ministry Of Defence Police And Guarding Agency

People, Pay And Pensions Agency

Royal Navy Supply And Transport Service

Service Children's Education

UK Hydrographic Office

Veterans Agency

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Department for)

Central Science Laboratory

Centre For Environment, Fisheries And Aquaculture Science

Government Decontamination Service

Marine And Fisheries Agency

Pesticides Safety Directorate

Rural Payments Agency

State Veterinary Service

Veterinary Laboratories Agency

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Food Standards Agency

Meat Hygiene Service

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

FCO Services

Wilton Park Conference Centre

Forestry Commission

Forest Enterprise (England)

Forest Enterprise (Scotland)

Forest Research

Health (Department of)

Medicines And Healthcare Products And Regulatory Agency

NHS Purchasing And Supply Agency

Home Department (Home Office)

Criminal Records Bureau

Forensic Science Service

Identity And Passport Service

Border And Immigration Agency

Justice (Ministry of)

HM Courts Service

HM Land Registry

HM Prison Service

National Archives

Public Guardianship Office

Tribunals Service

Northern Ireland Office

Compensation Agency

Forensic Science Agency Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Prison Service

Youth Justice Agency

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Department of)

Companies House

Insolvency Service

National Weights And Measures Laboratory

UK Intellectual Property Office

Small Business Service

Transport (Department for)

Driver And Vehicle Licensing Agency

Driving Standards Agency

Government Car And Despatch Agency

Highways Agency

Maritime And Coastguard Agency

Vehicle And Operator Services Agency

Vehicle Certification Agency

Treasury (HM)

National Savings And Investments

Office For National Statistics

OGCBuying.Solutions

Royal Mint

UK Debt Management Office

Valuation Office Agency

Work and Pensions (Department for)

Child Support Agency

Disability And Carers Service

JobCentre Plus

The Pension Service

Rent Service

SEE ALSO

The Health And Safety Commission/Executive (HSC/HSE)

The Stationery Office

Privy Council Office (PCO)

Better Regulation Commission {Link without Title}

Prime Minister's Office (No. 10)

Her Majesty's Government (formal)

British Civil Service

Executive Agency

Public Bodies And Task Forces Of The UK Government

QuANGO

Politics Of The United Kingdom

UK Topics

Government Operations

EXTERNAL LINKS

Directgov - widest range of government information and services online

Business Link - main Government-to-business website, explains regulatory policies of more than 80 departments and agencies

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