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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]
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 Cabinet Office is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.It is responsible for supporting the prime minister and Cabinet. [3] It is composed of various units that support Cabinet committees and coordinate the delivery of government objectives via other departments.
Below is a list of the individuals in the UK government at the grade of permanent secretary. Some departments are currently led by persons that do not hold the rank of Permanent Secretary or do not have a civil service executive at all; these have not been included.
Department for Work and Pensions (1 C, 41 P) Pages in category "Ministerial departments of the Government of the United Kingdom" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Therefore, the list below refers to the "Head of Government" and not the "Prime Minister". Even so, the leader of a government was often colloquially referred to as the "prime minister", beginning in the 18th century. Since 1902, prime ministers have always held the office of First Lord of the Treasury. [4]
Non-ministerial government department: Jurisdiction: United Kingdom: Headquarters: Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Newport NP10 8XG: Employees: 3,302 (including UK Statistics Authority) Annual budget: £206.5 million (2009–2010) [1] (including UK Statistics Authority)
The government of the United Kingdom, officially His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government, is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [2] [3] The government is led by the prime minister (Keir Starmer since 5 July 2024) who selects all the other ministers.