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e. The Government of the United Kingdom is divided into departments that each have responsibility, according to the government, for putting government policy into practice. [1] There are currently 24 ministerial departments, 20 non-ministerial departments, and 422 agencies and other public bodies, for a total of 465 departments. [2]
The main entrance of 10 Downing Street, the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is by law nowadays also the prime minister. The prime minister is based at 10 Downing Street in Westminster, London. Cabinet meetings also take place here. Most government departments have their headquarters nearby in Whitehall.
Several government departments of the UK government have responsibilities for matters affecting England alone: The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The Department for Education is responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is ...
GOV.UK. gov.uk (styled on the site as GOV.UK) is a United Kingdom public sector information website, created by the Government Digital Service to provide a single point of access to HM Government services. The site launched as a beta on 31 January 2012, [1] [2] following on from the AlphaGov project. The website uses a modified digital version ...
This category contains articles about the ministries of the Government of the United Kingdom, which are known as departments. For articles about other bodies controlled by the UK government see: Category:Executive agencies of the United Kingdom government. Category:Public bodies and task forces of the United Kingdom government.
The Great Offices of State are derived from the most senior positions in the Royal Household – the Great Officers of State. These eventually became hereditary and honorary titles, while the substantive duties of the Officers passed to individuals who were appointed on behalf of the Crown. [8] James Callaghan is the first and, to date, only ...
D. Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) (16 C, 83 P) Department for Culture, Media and Sport (3 C, 49 P) Department for International Trade (1 C, 7 P)
In the United Kingdom, various titles are used for the head of government of each of the countries of the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies, and Overseas Territories. Following elections to the assembly or parliament, the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats is invited to form a government. The monarch (in the United Kingdom) or ...