The Government of the United Kingdom is divided into departments that each have responsibility, according to the government, for putting government policy into practice. There are currently 24 ministerial departments, 20 non-ministerial departments, and 422 agencies and other public bodies, for a total of 465 departments.
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.
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| Attorney General's Office
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| Richard Hermer, Baron Hermer<br/><small>Attorney General</small>
| Douglas Wilson<br><small>Director-General</small>
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| Cabinet Office
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| Darren Jones<br><small>Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister,<br>Minister for Intergovernmental Relations,<br>Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</small>
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Dame Antonia Romeo<br/><small>Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service</small>
Catherine Little<br/><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Department for Business and Trade
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| Peter Kyle<br><small>Secretary of State for Business and Trade,<br>President of the Board of Trade</small>
| Amanda Brooks<br><small>Interim Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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| Lisa Nandy<br><small>Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport</small>
| Susannah Storey<br><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Department for Education
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| Bridget Phillipson<br><small>Secretary of State for Education,<br>Minister for Women and Equalities</small>
| Susan Acland-Hood<br><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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| Ed Miliband<br><small>Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero</small>
| Jonathan Brearley<br><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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| Emma Reynolds<br><small>Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</small>
| Paul Kissack<br><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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| Liz Kendall<br><small>Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology</small>
| Emran Mian<br><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Department for Transport
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| Heidi Alexander<br><small>Secretary of State for Transport</small>
| Jo Shanmugalingam<br><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Department for Work and Pensions
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| Pat McFadden<br><small>Secretary of State for Work and Pensions</small>
| Sir Peter Schofield<br><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Department of Health and Social Care
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| Wes Streeting<br><small>Secretary of State for Health and Social Care</small>
| Samantha Jones<br><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Export Credits Guarantee Department<br><small>(trading as UK Export Finance)</small>
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| Peter Kyle<br><small>President of the Board of Trade</small>
| Tim Reid<br><small>Chief Executive</small>
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| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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| Yvette Cooper<br><small>Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs</small>
| Nick Dyer<br/>Interim <small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| HM Treasury
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| Rachel Reeves<br><small>Chancellor of the Exchequer</small>
| James Bowler<br/><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Home Office
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| Shabana Mahmood<br><small>Secretary of State for the Home Department</small>
| Gareth Davies<br/><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Ministry of Defence
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| John Healey<br><small>Secretary of State for Defence</small>
| Jeremy Pocklington<br><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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| Steve Reed<br><small>Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government</small>
| Dame Sarah Healey<br><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Ministry of Justice
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| David Lammy<br><small>Deputy Prime Minister,</small><br><small>Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice</small><br>
| Jo Farrar <br><small>Permanent Secretary and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery</small>
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| Northern Ireland Office
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| Hilary Benn<br><small>Secretary of State for Northern Ireland</small>
| Julie Harrison<br><small>Permanent Secretary</small>
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| Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
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| Catherine Smith, Baroness Smith of Cluny<br><small>Advocate General for Scotland</small>
| Neil Taylor<br><small>Director and Solicitor to the Advocate General</small>
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| Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
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|Sir Alan Campbell<br><small>Lord President of the Council,<br>Leader of the House of Commons</small>
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| Office of the Leader of the House of Lords<br><small>Lord Privy Seal,<br>Leader of the House of Lords</small>
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| Scotland Office
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| Douglas Alexander<br><small>Secretary of State for Scotland</small>
| Fiona Mettam<br><small>Director</small>
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| Wales Office
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| Jo Stevens<br><small>Secretary of State for Wales</small>
| Ciarán Hayes <br><small>Director</small>
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Non-ministerial departments
Non-ministerial departments are headed by civil servants and usually have a regulatory or inspection function. A list of all non-ministerial departments is shown below.
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|The Charity Commission
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