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The
Government of the United Kingdom is divided into departments. These, according to the government, are responsible 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]
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. A list of all ministerial departments is shown below.
Ministerial department
Minister responsible
Civil servant responsible
Attorney General's Office
The Rt Hon
Victoria Prentis KC MP
Attorney General for England and Wales and
Advocate General for Northern Ireland
Douglas Wilson OBE Director-General
[3]
[4]
Cabinet Office
The Rt Hon
Oliver Dowden CBE MP
Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office
Sir Alex Chisholm KCB
Permanent Secretary
[5]
Department for Business and Trade
The Rt Hon
Kemi Badenoch MP
Secretary of State for Business and Trade and
President of the Board of Trade
Gareth Davies CB
Permanent Secretary
[6]
[7]
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The Rt Hon
Lucy Frazer KC MP
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Susannah Storey
Permanent Secretary
[8]
[9]
Department for Education
The Rt Hon
Gillian Keegan MP
Secretary of State for Education
Susan Acland-Hood
Permanent Secretary
[10]
[11]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
The Rt Hon
Claire Coutinho MP
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Jeremy Pockington CB
Permanent Secretary
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Rt Hon
Steve Barclay MP
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tamara Finkelstein CB
Permanent Secretary
[12]
[13]
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Rt Hon
Michael Gove MP
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
Sarah Healey CB CVO
Permanent Secretary
[14]
[15]
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Rt Hon
Michelle Donelan MP
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Sarah Munby
Permanent Secretary
Department for Transport
The Rt Hon
Mark Harper MP
Secretary of State for Transport
Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB
Permanent Secretary
[16]
[17]
Department for Work and Pensions
The Rt Hon
Mel Stride MP
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Peter Schofield CB
Permanent Secretary
[18]
[19]
Department of Health and Social Care
The Rt Hon
Victoria Atkins MP
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Sir Chris Wormald KCB
Permanent Secretary
[20]
[21]
Export Credits Guarantee Department(trading as UK Export Finance)
The Rt Hon
Kemi Badenoch MP
Secretary of State for Business and Trade and
President of the Board of Trade
Tim ReidChief Executive
[22]
[23]
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Rt Hon
The Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton PC
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE
Permanent Secretary
[24]
[25]
HM Treasury
The Rt Hon
Jeremy Hunt MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer and
Second Lord of the Treasury
James Bowler CB
Permanent Secretary
[26]
[27]
Home Office
The Rt Hon
James Cleverly TD VR MP
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE
Permanent Secretary
[28]
[29]
Ministry of Defence
The Rt Hon
Grant Shapps MP
Secretary of State for Defence
David Williams CB
Permanent Secretary
[30]
[31]
Ministry of Justice
The Rt Hon
Alex Chalk KC MP
Secretary of State for Justice and
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
[32]
[33]
Antonia Romeo
Permanent Secretary &
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
[34]
Northern Ireland Office
The Rt Hon
Chris Heaton-Harris MP
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Julie Harrison
Permanent Secretary
[35]
Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
The Rt Hon
The Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC
[36]
[37]
[38]
Advocate General for Scotland
Neil TaylorDirector & Solicitor to the Advocate General
[39]
[40]
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
[n 1]
The Rt Hon
Penny Mordaunt MP
[41]
[42]
Leader of the House of Commons and
Lord President of the Council
N/A
[43]
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
[n 1]
The Rt Hon
The Lord True CBE
[41]
[44]
Leader of the House of Lords and
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
N/A
[45]
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
The Rt Hon
Alister Jack DL MP
[36]
[46]
Secretary of State for Scotland
Lyn McDonaldTemporary Director
[47]
Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
The Rt Hon
David TC Davies
Secretary of State for Wales
Glynne Jones CBE Director
[48]
[49]
Non-ministerial departments
Non-ministerial departments are headed by
civil servants and usually have a regulatory or inspection function.
[50] A list of all non-ministerial departments is shown below.
Agencies and other public bodies
Government departments in this third and final category can generally be split into five types:
[50]
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
Notes
References
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