Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom

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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Ministerial department	Minister responsible		Civil servant responsible	Ref.
Attorney General's Office		Richard Hermer, Baron Hermer Attorney General	Douglas Wilson Director-General	[3][4]
Cabinet Office		Darren Jones Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Dame Antonia Romeo Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service Catherine Little Permanent Secretary	[5][6]
Department for Business and Trade		Peter Kyle Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade	Amanda Brooks Interim Permanent Secretary	[7]
Department for Culture, Media and Sport		Lisa Nandy Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Susannah Storey Permanent Secretary	[8]
Department for Education		Bridget Phillipson Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities	Susan Acland-Hood Permanent Secretary	[9][10]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero		Ed Miliband Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero	Jonathan Brearley Permanent Secretary
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		Emma Reynolds Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Paul Kissack Permanent Secretary	[11]
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology		Liz Kendall Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology	Emran Mian Permanent Secretary
Department for Transport		Heidi Alexander Secretary of State for Transport	Jo Shanmugalingam Permanent Secretary	[12]
Department for Work and Pensions		Pat McFadden Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Sir Peter Schofield Permanent Secretary	[13][14]
Department of Health and Social Care		Wes Streeting Secretary of State for Health and Social Care	Samantha Jones Permanent Secretary	[15][16]
Export Credits Guarantee Department (trading as UK Export Finance)		Peter Kyle President of the Board of Trade	Tim Reid Chief Executive	[17][18]
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office		Yvette Cooper Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs	Nick Dyer Interim Permanent Secretary	[19]
HM Treasury		Rachel Reeves Chancellor of the Exchequer	James Bowler Permanent Secretary	[20]
Home Office		Shabana Mahmood Secretary of State for the Home Department	Gareth Davies Permanent Secretary	[21]
Ministry of Defence		John Healey Secretary of State for Defence	Jeremy Pocklington Permanent Secretary	[22]
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government		Steve Reed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government	Dame Sarah Healey Permanent Secretary	[23]
Ministry of Justice		David Lammy Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice[24][25]	Jo Farrar Permanent Secretary and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery	[26]
Northern Ireland Office		Hilary Benn Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Julie Harrison Permanent Secretary	[27]
Office of the Advocate General for Scotland		Catherine Smith, Baroness Smith of Cluny[28][29] Advocate General for Scotland	Neil Taylor Director and Solicitor to the Advocate General[30]	[31]
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons[n 1]		Sir Alan Campbell[32][33] Lord President of the Council, Leader of the House of Commons	N/A	[34]
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords[n 1]		Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon[32][35] Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords	N/A	[36]
Scotland Office		Douglas Alexander[28][37] Secretary of State for Scotland	Fiona Mettam Director	[38]
Wales Office		Jo Stevens Secretary of State for Wales	Ciarán Hayes Director	[39]

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Non-ministerial departments are headed by civil servants and usually have a regulatory or inspection function.^[40] A list of all non-ministerial departments is shown below.

Government departments in this third and final category can generally be split into five types:^[41]

• 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

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