UK Law

Tag: Government

  • Change of Power

    Change of Power in the English System History One of the most difficult problems of government is how to provide for the devolution of political power, and perhaps no other question is so generally and justly applied as the test of a working constitution. If the transmission works smoothly, […]

  • Ministers

    Ministers Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Ministers are the Members of the Parliament and members of the House of Lords who are in the Government. They are appointed by the Prime Minister and each given a specific area of government policy to oversee. Ministers speak on behalf of the […]

  • Shadow Cabinet

    Rise of the Cabinet in General: History Since this practice, with the many customs which have grown up about it, has become a most essential part of the government of the United Kingdom today, and has been copied in recent times by many other countries, it is important to understand its […]

  • Cabinet

    Definition of Cabinet In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Cabinet : A body of *ministers (normally about 20) consisting mostly of heads of chief government departments but also including some ministers with few or no departmental responsibilities; it […]

  • Policy

    The Relation between Government and Laws (History) It might be supposed that, if any general proposition could be established about government, it would be one establishing some constant relation between the form of a government and the character of the laws which it enforces. The […]

  • Financial Ombudsman Service

    Online Dispute Resolution in the Financial Ombudsman Service The UK Financial Ombudsman Service was established by statute in 2000 as the mandatory ADR body in the financial services sector. Its function is to resolve disputes between consumers and UK-based financial businesses quickly and […]

  • HM Courts and Tribunals Service

    HM Courts & Tribunals Service was created in 2011 as an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The Ministry of Justice is one of the largest government departments bringing together areas responsible for the administration of the courts, tribunals, legal aid, sentencing […]

  • Ministerial Departments

    Attorney General’s Office: Works with 4 agencies and public bodies: the Crown Prosecution Service, the Government Legal Department, the Serious Fraud Office and the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate Cabinet Office: Works with 21 agencies and public bodies Department for […]

  • Devolved Administrations

    Devolved Administrations (Government) List of Devolved Administrations (Government) Northern Ireland Executive The Scottish Government Welsh Government Northern Ireland Executive The Northern Ireland Executive is the administrative branch of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the […]

  • Devolved Administrations

    Devolved Administrations (Government) List of Devolved Administrations (Government) Northern Ireland Executive The Scottish Government Welsh Government Northern Ireland Executive The Northern Ireland Executive is the administrative branch of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the […]

  • Public Bodies

    Agencies and other Public Bodies List of Agencies and other Public Bodies Academy for Justice Commissioning Accelerated Access Review The Adjudicator’s Office Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs Advisory […]

  • High Profile Groups

    High Profile Groups (Government) List of High Profile Groups (Government) Better Regulation Delivery Office Bona Vacantia Border Force British Cattle Movement Service Broadmoor Hospital investigation CESG Centre for Defence Enterprise Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser […]

  • Prime Minister’s Office

    Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street Number 10 Past United Kingdom Prime Ministers 20th & 21st centuries Name of the Prime Minister: Gordon Brown Party and Time Period: Labour 2007 to 2010. Name of the Prime Minister: Tony Blair Party and Time Period: […]

  • Public Corporations

    List of Public Corporations Architects Registration Boards BBC BBC World Service Channel 4 Civil Aviation Authority Historic Royal Palaces London and Continental Railways Ltd Office for Nuclear Regulation The Oil and Pipelines Agency Pension Protection Fund […]

  • Non Ministerial Departments

    List of the Non Ministerial Departments The Charity Commission Competition and Markets Authority Crown Prosecution Service Food Standards Agency Works with 6 public bodies: Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs, Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, Advisory […]