Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom

The Government of the United Kingdom is divided up into departments. These, according to the government, are responsible for putting government policy into practice. There are currently 23 ministerial departments, 20 non-ministerial departments and 419 agencies and other public bodies.

Ministerial departments

Ministerial departments are generally the most high-profile government departments and differ from the other two types of government departments in that they include ministers.

List

Non-ministerial departments

Non-ministerial departments are headed by civil servants and usually have a regulatory or inspection function.

List

Agencies and other public bodies

Government departments in this third and final category can generally be split into five types:

* Executive agencies, which usually provide government services rather than decide policy
* Executive non-departmental public bodies, which do work for the government in specific areas
* Advisory non-departmental public bodies, which provide independent and expert advice to ministers
* Tribunal non-departmental public bodies, which are part of the justice system and have jurisdiction over a specific area of the law
* Independent monitoring boards, which are responsible for the running of prisons and the treatment of prisoners

See also

* Office of the Prime Minister
*Politics of the United Kingdom

Notes

References

External links

How government works - GOV.UKDepartments, agencies and public bodies - GOV.UK

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