A list of Northern Ireland government departments, their agencies and their ministers and related organisations. The devolved government of Northern Ireland (the

Northern Ireland Executive The Northern Ireland Executive is the devolved government of Northern Ireland, an administrative branch of the legislature – the Northern Ireland Assembly. It is answerable to the assembly and was initially established according to the ...

) is responsible for most public services in the region but some services are also provided by the

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and cross-border bodies under the

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. Public bodies take several forms with some reporting directly to their department (agencies) and others operating having more independence as they advise government (non-departmental public bodies). Below the regional tier of public bodies, public services are also provided by 11 local authorities, one educational authority and five health and social care trusts. Others are accountable directly to the

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or to external organisations, like the

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Ministers

First Minister A first minister is any of a variety of leaders of government cabinets. The term literally has the same meaning as "prime minister" but is typically chosen to distinguish the office-holder from a superior prime minister. Currently the title of '' ...

* deputy First Minister ** Junior Ministers (accountable to the First Minister and deputy First Minister) * Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs *

Minister for Communities The Department for Communities (DfC, Irish: ''An Roinn Pobal'', Ulster Scots: ''Depairtment fur Commonities'') is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibilit ...

* Minister for Education * Minister for Economy *

Minister for Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

* Minister for Health * Minister for Infrastructure *

Minister for Justice A Ministry of Justice is a common type of government department that serves as a justice ministry. Lists of current ministries of justice Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Justice (Abkhazia) * Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Justi ...

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a w ...

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, Northern Ireland Office

Law officers

Attorney General for Northern Ireland The Attorney General for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Attorney General for Northern Ire ...

(advisor to the Northern Ireland Executive) *

Advocate General for Northern Ireland The advocate general for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the Government of the United Kingdom on Northern Ireland law and the post is held by the attorney general for England and Wales by virtue of that office. The advocate general ...

(advisor to the United Kingdom Government, also

Attorney General for England and Wales His Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales is one of the law officers of the Crown and the principal legal adviser to sovereign and Government in affairs pertaining to England and Wales. The attorney general maintains the Attorney G ...

)

Northern Ireland Executive agencies

* The Executive Office **

Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...

Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse An inquiry (also spelled as enquiry in British English) is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment of th ...

North South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat (North) North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north' ...

**Non-Departmental Public Bodies: ***

Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) is a publicly funded post, with responsibility for protecting children's rights as set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Nigel Williams was the Commissioner fr ...

(only involved with appointment of commissioner) ***

Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland is set up as a non-departmental public body, established by the Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. The Commissioner has a number of legal functions and powers directly ...

(only involved with appointment of the commissioner) ***

Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...

***

Commission for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland The Commissioner for Victims and Survivors (CVSNI) was established on 24 October 2005 by Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who named Bertha McDougall as the first (interim) commissioner. The Commission was established by the Vict ...

*** Equality Commission for Northern Ireland *** Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation *** Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission *** Strategic Investment Board *** Victims and Survivors Service * Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) **Advisory Bodies: *** Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC) ***

Historic Buildings Council Three separate historic buildings councils were created by the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953, one for each of England, Scotland, and Wales. Each Historic Buildings Council advised the relevant government minister on the exercis ...

*** Historic Monuments Council **

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is a public tertiary level land-based college offering training in agriculture, food technology, horticulture, equine and agri-business operating at three sites in Northern Ireland. The c ...

** Forest Service **

Northern Ireland Environment Agency The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is an executive agency within the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). It is responsible for conservation of Northern Ireland's environment and natural heritage. Origi ...

(NIEA) ** Rivers Agency **Non-Departmental Public Bodies: *** Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute *** Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland *** Drainage Council for Northern Ireland *** Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland *** Local Government Staff Commission *** Northern Ireland Fisheries Harbour Authority *** Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee *

Department for Communities The Department for Communities (DfC, Irish: ''An Roinn Pobal'', Ulster Scots: ''Depairtment fur Commonities'') is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility ...

(DfC) **

Child Maintenance Service The Child Maintenance Group (CMG) is a department and function of the Department for Work and Pensions in Great Britain and the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. Launched in 2012 to replace its predecessor, the Child Maintenance and ...

**Rent Assessment Panel **

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is situated in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a division within the Engaged Communities Group of the Department for Communities (DfC). The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland is disti ...

(PRONI) ** Social Security Agency (SSA) **Non-Departmental Public Bodies: *** Armagh Observatory and Armagh Planetarium ***

Arts Council of Northern Ireland The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Irish: ''Comhairle Ealaíon Thuaisceart Éireann'', Ulster-Scots: ''Airts Cooncil o Norlin Airlan'') is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1964, as a successor to ...

*** Charities Advisory Committee (non-executive) *** Charity Commission for Northern Ireland ***

National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI) (formerly ''National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland'') is a museum service in Northern Ireland, consisting of the Ulster American Folk Park, the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and the Ulster ...

*** Northern Ireland Library Authority (Libraries NI) *** Northern Ireland Museums Council Ltd ***

Northern Ireland Screen Northern Ireland Screen is the national screen agency for Northern Ireland. The agency's purpose is to promote the development of a sustainable film, animation and television production industry.About Us > Overview Northern Ireland Screen website, ...

*** Office of the Social Fund Commissioner (NI) ***

Sports Council for Northern Ireland Sport Northern Ireland ( ir, Spórt Thuaisceart Éireann) is the regional government sports council (funding body) for Northern Ireland. History It was established under the Recreation and Youth Service (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 as the Spor ...

*** Vaughan's Charitable Trust (overseeing role only, no funding involved) **Public Corporation: *** Northern Ireland Housing Executive * Department of Education (DE) **Further Education and Teacher Training Colleges: ***

Belfast Metropolitan College Belfast Metropolitan College, also known as ''Belfast Met'', is a further and higher education institution in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The college offers both vocational education and academic qualifications. With over 37,000 enrolments and ...

*** Northern Regional College ***

North West Regional College North West Regional College is a further education and higher education college in the north-west region of Northern Ireland. The college has five main campuses in counties Londonderry and Tyrone: Strand Road (Derry), Springtown (Derry), Ma ...

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Southern Regional College Southern Regional College (SRC) is a further and higher education college in the southern area of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom. The College has a total of 5 campuses incorporating the two council areas of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigav ...

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South Eastern Regional College South Eastern Regional College (SERC) is a further and higher education college in the south-east of Northern Ireland. SERC was created following the merger of three institutes of further and higher education in the south-east of Northern Irel ...

*** South West College ***

Stranmillis University College Stranmillis University College is a university college of Queen's University Belfast. The institution is located on the Stranmillis Road in Belfast. It had students in . The school offers the BEd, PGCE and TESOL, as well as other courses. Hi ...

*** St. Mary's University College **Non-Departmental Public Bodies: *** Comhairle na Gaelscolaiochta ***

Council for Catholic Maintained Schools The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools is the advocate for Catholic Maintained Schools in Northern Ireland. The council represents trustees, schools and governors on issues such as raising and maintaining standards, the school estate and ...

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Controlled Schools' Support Council The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) is a non-statutory body, currently classified as a Third Sector Organisation, providing services in supporting and representing the controlled schools sector in Northern Ireland Education in Nort ...

*** General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland ***

Education Authority The Education Authority ( ga, Údarás Oideachais) is a non-departmental body sponsored by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland. It was established under the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12) which was passed by the Northe ...

*** Middletown Centre for Autism ***

Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education Integrated education in Northern Ireland refers to the bringing together of children, parents and teachers from both Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions in childhood education: the aim being to provide a balanced education, while allowing the ...

*** Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment *** Staff Commission for Education and Library Boards ***

Youth Council for Northern Ireland Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. You ...

**Tribunal: *** Exceptional Circumstances Body * Department for the Economy (DfE) ** Geological Survey of Northern Ireland **Non-Departmental Public Bodies: *** CITB–ConstructionSkills Northern Ireland ***

General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland The General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland (GCCNI) was created by the Government in 1985 and is funded by the Department for the Economy The Department for the Economy (DfE, ga, An Roinn Geilleagair) is a devolved Northern Ireland g ...

*** Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) ***

Invest Northern Ireland Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) is Northern Ireland's regional economic development agency. It is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) of the Department for the Economy (DfE). According to DETI's website it; "supports business growth and in ...

*** Labour Relations Agency ***

Northern Ireland Tourist Board Tourism Northern Ireland, also known as Tourism NI, is a non-departmental public body of the Department for the Economy. Its primary objective is to promote Northern Ireland as a tourist destination to domestic tourists, from within Northern Ire ...

(NITB) ** Office of The Industrial Tribunals and The Fair Employment Tribunal **Public Corporation: ***

Harland and Wolff Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction. Harland & Wolff is famous for having built the majority of the ocean liners for the W ...

*** Ulster Supported Employment Limited * Department of Finance (DoF) ** Land and Property Services (LPS) **

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA, ga, Gníomhaireacht Thuaisceart Éireann um Staitisticí agus Taighde, links=no) is an executive agency within the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland. The organisation is resp ...

(NISRA) **Non-Departmental Public Bodies: *** Lay Observer for Northern Ireland *** Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee *** Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) Governance Group *** Public Service Commission for Northern Ireland *** Statistics Advisory Committee **Tribunal: *** Northern Ireland Civil Service Appeals Board * Department of Health (DoH) **

Health and Social Care Board The Health and Social Care Board is an organisation responsible for the commissioning of health services for the people of Northern Ireland. Its current chief executive is Ms. Valerie Watts. Creation The Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (No ...

***

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) is a health organisation covering Belfast, Northern Ireland. The trust is one of five new trusts which were created on 1 April 2007 by the then Department of Health, Social Services and Public Sa ...

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Northern Health and Social Care Trust The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is a health and social care trust in Northern Ireland, responsible for providing services at various health facilities including Antrim Area Hospital The Antrim Area Hospital is a general hospital in A ...

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South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) is a health organisation in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kin ...

***

Southern Health and Social Care Trust The Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Irish language, Irish: ) provides health and social care services in Northern Ireland. It runs Craigavon Area Hospital, Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, Lurgan Hospital and South Tyrone Hospital as well a ...

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Western Health and Social Care Trust The Western Health and Social Care Trust is a health organisation in Northern Ireland. Hospitals served by the Trust include Altnagelvin Area Hospital Altnagelvin Area Hospital is the main hospital for the North West of Northern Ireland. It ...

** Public Health Agency **

Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland Safeguarding is a term used in the United Kingdom and Ireland to denote measures to protect the health, well-being and human rights of individuals, which allow people—especially children, young people and vulnerable adults—to live free from ...

**Non-Departmental Public Bodies: ***

Business Services Organisation The Health & Social Care Business Services Organisation was established in 2009 and is responsible for providing support services to various health and social work agencies in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ...

*** Clinical and Excellence Awards Committee (non-executive) *** Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust ***

Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS) is an independent, special agency of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of th ...

***

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS; ga, Sheirbhís Dóiteáin & Tarrthála Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: '; formerly Northern Ireland Fire Brigade) is the statutory fire and rescue service for Northern Ireland. The NIFR ...

*** Northern Ireland Guardian ad Litem Agency *** Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency *** Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery *** Northern Ireland Social Care Council *** Patient Client Council *** Poisons Board (non-executive) *** Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority **Tribunals: *** Tribunal under Schedule 11 to the HPSS (NI) Order 1972 (meets on an ad-hoc basis) * Department for Infrastructure (DfI) ** Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) (technically a public corporation) *** Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency Trading Fund **

Transport NI Department for Infrastructure Roads or DfI Roads (formerly Transport NI, and the Roads Service) is the public body responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of highways and roads in Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom. It is an executive ...

**Public Corporations: *** Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (trades as Translink) *** Northern Ireland Water **Trust Ports: ***

Belfast Harbour Commissioners Belfast Harbour is a major maritime hub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, handling 67% of Northern Ireland's seaborne trade and about 25% of the maritime trade of the entire island of Ireland. It is a vital gateway for raw materials, exports and c ...

*** Donaghadee Harbour Commissioners *** Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners *** Warrenpoint Harbour Authority *

Department of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

(DOJ) ** Compensation Agency (Northern Ireland) **

Forensic Science Northern Ireland The Department of Justice (Irish: ''An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt'', Ulster-Scots: ''Männystrie o tha Laa'') is a government department in the Northern Ireland Executive, which was established on 12 April 2010 as part of the devolution of justice ...

Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service ( ga, Seirbhís Cúirte Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: ''Norlin Airlan Coort Service'') runs the courts of Northern Ireland. It is an agency of the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland. ...

** Northern Ireland Prison Service ** Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman ** Planning Appeals Commission and Water Appeals Commission ** Youth Justice Agency of Northern Ireland **Non-Departmental Public Bodies: *** Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland *** Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission *** Northern Ireland Police Fund *** Northern Ireland Policing Board *** Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman *** Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust **** Futures NI ***

Police Service of Northern Ireland The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI; ga, Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: ') is the police force that serves Northern Ireland. It is the successor to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) after it was reform ...

(PSNI) *** Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) *** RUC George Cross Foundation *

Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland The Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPSNI) is the department of the Northern Ireland Executive responsible for public prosecutions of people charged with criminal offences in Northern Ireland. It is headed by the Director of Pub ...

(PPSNI) Non-Ministerial Department

Local and sub-regional government

Local authorities

* Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council *

Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Armagh City and District Council, Banbridge District Council and Craigavon Borough Council. The first elections to the a ...

Belfast City Council Belfast City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste) is the local authority with responsibility for part of the city of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. The Council serves an estimated population of (), the ...

Causeway Coast and Glens District Council Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is a local authority in Northern Ireland that was established on 1 April 2015. It covers most of the northern coast of Northern Ireland and replaced Ballymoney Borough Council, Coleraine Borough Council ...

Derry and Strabane District Council Derry City and Strabane District Council ( ga, Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin; Ulster-Scots: ''Derry Cittie & Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil'') is the local authority for Derry and Strabane district in Northern Ireland. ...

* Fermanagh and Omagh District Council *

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Mid and East Antrim District Council Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Ballymena Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council and Larne Borough Council. History On 2 December 2021, the councils chief execu ...

Mid-Ulster District Council Mid Ulster District Council ( ga, Comhairle Ceantair Lár Uladh; Ulster-Scots: ''Mid Ulstèr Airts Cooncil'') is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Cookstown District Council, Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough ...

* Newry, Mourne and Down District Council * North Down and Ards District Council

UK Government

The following departments of the

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and UK-wide public bodies operate in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Office (NIO) The NIO is the UK department responsible for Northern Ireland affairs and is led by the

, who represents Northern Ireland interests at

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level. It is responsible for the following public bodies: * Electoral Office for Northern Ireland * Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission * Parades Commission Executive agencies (by department) *

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is a department of His Majesty's Government. The department was formed during a machinery of government change on 14 July 2016, following Theresa May's appointment as Prim ...

(as of 14 July 2016) **

Companies House Companies House is the executive agency of the company registrars of the United Kingdom, falling under the remit of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. All forms of companies (as permitted by the Companies Act) are in ...

* Home Office: **

HM Passport Office His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) is an agency of the Home Office in the United Kingdom. It provides passports for British nationals worldwide and was formed on 1 April 2006 as the Identity and Passport Service before being renamed HM Passpo ...

UK Visas and Immigration UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is a division of the Home Office responsible for the United Kingdom's visa system. It was formed in 2013 from the section of the UK Border Agency that had administered the visa system. History The then Home Secre ...

Department for Transport The Department for Transport (DfT) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The ...

: **

Maritime and Coastguard Agency The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom that responsible for implementing British and international maritime law and safety policy. It works to prevent the loss of lives at sea and to prevent marine ...

Non-departmental public bodies (outside NIO, by department) *

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United K ...

: *

Ministry of Justice A Ministry of Justice is a common type of government department that serves as a justice ministry. Lists of current ministries of justice Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Justice (Abkhazia) * Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Justi ...

: ** Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland **

Information Commissioner's Office The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is a non-departmental public body which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). It is the independ ...

Non-ministerial departments (answerable to

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) *

Food Standards Agency The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for protecting public health in relation to food in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is led by a board ap ...

HM Revenue and Customs HM Revenue and Customs (His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, or HMRC) is a non-ministerial government department, non-ministerial Departments of the United Kingdom Government, department of the His Majesty's Government, UK Government responsible fo ...

Other regulators *

Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and still one of the bankers for the Government o ...

* Electoral Commission *

Office of Communications The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom. Ofcom has wide-ranging powers acros ...

Defence and security services *

British Armed Forces The British Armed Forces, also known as His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, s ...

(principally the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurkha ...

) * Security Service (MI5) Public bodies operating from Great Britain Several public bodies have a UK-wide remit for

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in Northern Ireland but operate from

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. *

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Competition Commission The Competition Commission was a non-departmental public body responsible for investigating mergers, markets and other enquiries related to regulated industries under competition law in the United Kingdom. It was a competition regulator under t ...

** Intellectual Property Office **

Met Office The Meteorological Office, abbreviated as the Met Office, is the United Kingdom's national weather service. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and is led by CEO Penelop ...

Research Councils UK Research Councils UK, sometimes known as RCUK, was a non-departmental public body which coordinated science policy in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2018. It was an umbrella organisation that coordinated the seven separate research councils t ...

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is a UK government research organisation responsible for the development of fusion energy. It is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ...

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: ** National Lottery Commission ** Olympic Delivery Authority *

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United Kingdom Hydrographic Office The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is the UK's agency for providing hydrographic and marine geospatial data to mariners and maritime organisations across the world. The UKHO is a trading fund of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and is ...

* Department of Energy and Climate Change: **

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, formed by the Energy Act 2004. It evolved from the Coal and Nuclear Liabilities Unit of the Department ...

: **

Rural Payments Agency The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Prior to Brexit, the RPA delivered the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments to farmers and trad ...

** Sea Fish Industry Authority * Department of Health: ** Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority **

Human Genetics Commission The Human Genetics Commission (HGC) was an advisory non-departmental public body that advised the UK government on the ethical and social aspects of genetics. This included genetic testing, cloning and other aspects of molecular medicine. The Comm ...

** Human Tissue Authority *

** Information Tribunal *

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Air Accidents Investigation Branch The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigates civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents within the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and crown dependencies. It is also the Space Accident Investigation Authority (SAIA ...

Civil Aviation Authority A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register. Role Due to the inherent dangers in the use of flight vehicles, ...

** Marine Accident Investigation Branch ** Rail Accident Investigation Branch *

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Financial Services Authority The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was a quasi-judicial body accountable for the regulation of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2013. It was founded as the Securities and Investments Board (SIB) in 19 ...

Royal Mint The Royal Mint is the United Kingdom's oldest company and the official maker of British coins. Operating under the legal name The Royal Mint Limited, it is a limited company that is wholly owned by HM Treasury, His Majesty's Treasury and is un ...

*Non-ministerial departments: **

Central Office of Information The Central Office of Information (COI) was the UK government's marketing and communications agency. Its Chief Executive reported to the Minister for the Cabinet Office. It was a non-ministerial department, and became an executive agency and a ...

Crown Estate The Crown Estate is a collection of lands and holdings in the United Kingdom belonging to the British monarch as a corporation sole, making it "the sovereign's public estate", which is neither government property nor part of the monarch's priv ...

Office of Fair Trading The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) was a non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforced both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the United Kingdom's economic regu ...

** Serious Fraud Office

North/South Ministerial Council

The

(NSMC) consists of

and

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ministers, and is designed to encourage co-operation between the two jurisdictions on

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...

. The similar British-Irish Council, which consists of ministers from all countries of the

British Isles The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isl ...

(also known as Britain and Ireland), has no related public bodies. NSMC cross-border bodies: * Food Safety Promotion Board *

Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission The Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission (FCILC) is a commission supervised by the North/South Ministerial Council with responsibility for two agencies which span the Irish border, namely the Loughs Agency and the Lights Agency. The FCI ...

** Loughs Agency ** Lights Agency (proposed) * Institute of Public Health in Ireland * InterTradeIreland * North/South Language Body **

Foras na Gaeilge (, " Irish Institute"; ) is a public body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was set up on 2 December 1999, assuming the role ...

** Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch (Ulster-Scots Agency) * Special European Union Programmes Body (SEUPB) *

Tourism Ireland Tourism Ireland (Irish: ''Turasóireacht Éireann''; Ulster-Scots: ''Tourism Airlan'' or ''Reengin Airlann'') is the marketing body responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas. Tourism Ireland was established as one of "six areas o ...

* Waterways Ireland

External organisations

* * Independent Monitoring Commission (accountable to

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and

) * Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (through British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference joint secretariat) *

United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other na ...

(US Consulate-General, Belfast)

Other public bodies

Civic Forum for Northern Ireland The Civic Forum for Northern Ireland was a consultative body in Northern Ireland created in 2000 under the Good Friday Agreement and consisting of members of various civil bodies. It had no legislative or governmental powers. It last met in 2002 ...

(suspended) * Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland * Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) * Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation *

Northern Ireland Ombudsman The office of the NI Ombudsman, now known as the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO), was first established in Northern Ireland in 1969. The role of an independent ombudsman was originally created as a response to the Northern Irelan ...

References

External links

NI Direct - Main Portal

{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Government Departments, Their Agencies And Their Ministers in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Executive Government departments, their agencies and their ministers in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is #Descriptions, variously described as ...

Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government i ...

Ministers

Law officers

Northern Ireland Executive agencies

Local and sub-regional government

Local authorities

UK Government

North/South Ministerial Council

External organisations

Other public bodies

See also

References

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