Useful Links to Government Departments
- Directgov - widest range of government information and services online (External Link)
- A to Z of Central Government (External Link) - details of all government departments and roles
- A to Z of Local Authorities (External Link) - details of all Local Authorities in the UK
- Boundary Committee for England (External Link) - Reviews local government, local boundaries and local electoral arrangements in England
- Business Gateway (External Link) - Point of contact for all publicly funded services to business in Scotland
- Business Link (External Link) -Advice and information for new and small businesses
- Cabinet Office (External Link) - Ensures delivery of government policies
- Central Office of Information (External Link) - The government's communications division
- Child Support Agency (External Link) - Ensures that parents meet their financial responsibilities to their children
- Crown Prosecution Service (External Link) - Conducts criminal prosecutions and improves the criminal justice system
- Customs and Excise, Her Majesty's (External Link) - Collects duties and taxes and controls imports and exports
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport (External Link) - Responsible for culture, media and sport
- Department for Education and Skills (DfES) (External Link) - Responsible for education and work-based learning
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (External Link) - Responsible for the environment, food and rural affairs
- Department for International Development (External Link) - Promotes international development and the reduction of poverty
- Department for Transport (DfT) (External Link) - Responsible for transport issues
- Department for Work and Pensions (External Link) - Responsible for jobs and benefits
- Department of Health (External Link) - Responsible for all aspects of health
- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) (External Link) - Responsible for economic development and UK competitiveness
- Department for Education and Skills (External Link), responsible for education and work-based learning
- Downing Street (External Link) - Information on policy, news and parliamentary speeches from the Prime Minister's office
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) (External Link) - Registers drivers and vehicles and collects vehicle excise duty
- Driving Standards Agency (External Link) - Responsible for all driving tests in Great Britain
- Department of Trade and Industry (External Link) - responsible for economic development and UK competitiveness
- Electoral Commission (External Link) - Monitors electoral law and practice
- Environment Agency (External Link) - Works to protect and improve the environment
- Equal Opportunities Commission (External Link) - Works to remove sex discrimination in Britain
- Floodline (External Link) - Flood warning and advice service
- Food Standards Agency (External Link) - Monitors food safety and standards
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office (External Link) - Responsible for international relations and foreign affairs
- General Register Office (External Link) - Ensures all births, adoptions, marriages and deaths in England and Wales are registered and maintains a central archive
- Health and Safety Executive (External Link) - Regulates health and safety in the workplace
- Highways Agency (External Link) - Responsible for motorways and major roads in England
- Home Office (External Link) - Responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales
- House of Commons (External Link) - Information about the House of Commons business, publications, Members and committees
- House of Lords (External Link) - Information about the work of the House of Lords and its Select Committees
- Information Commissioner (External Link) - Responsible for data protection and freedom of information
- Inland Revenue (External Link) - Responsible for the administration of taxes
- Local Government Ombudsman (External Link)- Investigates complaints about local councils in England
- Ministry of Defence (External Link) - Responsible for defending the UK and overseas territories
- National Audit Office (External Link)- Investigates public spending
- National Health Service (NHS) (External Link) - Information about NHS services
- NHS Direct - Health information
- Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) (External Link) - Inspects and advises on schools and colleges
- Office of Fair Trading (External Link) - Protection for UK consumers
- Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (External Link) - Responsibilities includes local government, the regions and social exclusion
- Passport Service UK (External Link) - Online passport applications, travel information and advice
- Pensions Service (External Link) - part of the Department for Work and Pensions, helping people to make decisions about pensions and retirement
- Planning Inspectorate (External Link) - Rules on planning appeals
- Planning Portal (External Link) - Explains how the planning system works, how to make an application online, and how to make an appeal
- Small Business Service (External Link) - Government agency providing information, advice and assistance for small businesses
- Teacher Training Agency (TTA) (External Link)- Advice and promotion on careers in teaching
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