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gov.uk (styled on the site as GOV.UK) is a United Kingdom public sector information website, created by the Government Digital Service to provide a single point of access to HM Government services. The site launched as a beta on 31 January 2012, following on from the AlphaGov project.
His Majesty's Government (abbreviated to HM Government, and commonly known as the Government of the United Kingdom) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Since 1998, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own devolved governments and legislatures while England is governed directly by the UK Government. The UK's capital and largest city is London which is also surrounded by the largest urban area.
t. e. 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]
The prime minister is the head of the United Kingdom government. [10] As such, the modern prime minister leads the Cabinet (the Executive). In addition, the prime minister leads a major political party and generally commands a majority in the House of Commons (the lower chamber of Parliament).
Official UK parliament website; Official UK parliamentary membership by party; British Government and Politics on the Internet from the Keele University School of Politics; British Politics and Policy at LSE The London School of Economics' UK politics and policy blog; ePolitix – UK Politics news website Archived 22 November 2008 at the ...
Website. www .parliament .uk. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [d] is the supreme legislative body [e] of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. [3] [4] It meets at the Palace of Westminster in London.
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.
The following is a list of ministerial offices in the Government of the United Kingdom. The highest ranking ministers are Cabinet ministers or also attend Cabinet. Political offices in the UK government. Prime Minister. Deputy Prime Minister / First Secretary.
Website. UK Visas and Immigration. UK Visas and Immigration ( UKVI) is a division of the Home Office responsible for the United Kingdom's visa system. It was formed in 2013 from the section of the UK Border Agency that had administered the visa system.