Governments on the WWW: Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Official languages: English - in parts of the country: Welsh

General Resources:

UK online

National Institutions:

British Monarchy
Parliament
Prime Minister's Office
Cabinet Office
- Regulatory Impact Unit (RIU)
- Performance and Innovation Unit (PIU)
- Central Information Technology Unit (CITU)
- Service First Unit
- Social Exclusion Unit
- Women's Unit
- Procurement Policy Unit (PPU)
- Government Information and Communication Service (GICS)
- Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA)
- Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO)
- Office of the e-Envoy
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)
- Committee on Standards in Public Life
- Women's National Commission (WNC)
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
- Royal Parks Agency
- British Tourist Authority (BTA) <additional site>
- Radio Authority
- Football Licensing Authority (FLA)
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- English Heritage
- National Lottery Charities Board (NLCB)
- Gaming Board for Great Britain
- Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB)
- Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries
- Arts Council of England
- Film Council
- Crafts Council
- English Sports Council (ESC)
- Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
- Independent Television Commission (ITC)
- British Film Commission (BFC)
- Broadcasting Standards Commission
- Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
- National Lottery Commission
- Millennium Commission
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  - BBC World Service
- Channel 4
- Channel 4 Wales / Sianel Pedwar Cymru (S4C)
Ministry of Defence (MoD)
- British Army
- Royal Navy
- Royal Air Force (RAF)
- Royal Auxiliary Air Force
- Directorate of Standardization (DStan)
- Defence Bills Agency (DBA)
- Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA)
- Veterans Agency (VA)
- Defence Estates (DE)
- Central Data Management Authority (CDMA)
- United Kingdom National Codification Bureau (UK NCB)
- Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO)
- Army Base Repair Organisation (ABRO)
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
- Meteorological Office (Met.Office)
- United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
- Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED)
- Teacher Training Agency (TTA)
- British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA)
- Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
- Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI)
- Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
- Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)
- General Teaching Council for England (GTC)
- Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
- Further Education Funding Council (FEFC)
Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)
- Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD)
- Countryside Agency
- Environment Agency
- Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA)
- Sea Fish Industry Authority
- Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA)
- Covent Garden Market Authority
- Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI)
- National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB)
- Central Science Laboratory (CSL)
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
- English Nature
- Horticultural Development Council (HDC)
- Milk Development Council (MDC)
- British Potato Council (BPC)
- Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC)
- Forestry Commission
- Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission (AEBC)
- Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP)
- Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC)
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
- North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee
- Animal Procedures Committee (APC)
- Veterinary Products Committee (VPC)
- Committee of Inquiry into Hunting with Dogs in England and Wales
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
- Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
  - Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG)
- British Council
Department of Health (DH)
- National Health Service (NHS)
- Health Development Agency (HDA)
- Medicines Control Agency (MCA)
- Medical Devices Agency (MDA)
- Food Standards Agency (FSA)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
- Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS)
- National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)
- National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB)
- Dental Practice Board of England & Wales
- English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (ENB)
- United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC)
- Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (CCETSW)
- General Medical Council (GMC)
- General Dental Council (GDC)
- National Screening Committee (NSC)
- Human Genetics Commission (HGC)
- Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly
Home Office (HO)
- Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND)
- Research Development and Statistics Directorate (RDS)
- Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)
- United Kingdom Passport Agency (UKPA)
- Forensic Science Service (FSS)
- Her Majesty's Prison Service
- National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)
- Security Service (MI5)
- Metropolitan Police
- Avon and Somerset Constabulary
- Bedfordshire Police
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary
- Cheshire Constabulary
- Cleveland Police
- Cumbria Constabulary
- Derbyshire Constabulary
- Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
- Dorset Police
- Dyfed-Powys Police
- Essex Police
- Gloucestershire Constabulary
- Hampshire Constabulary
- Hertfordshire Constabulary
- Humberside Police
- Kent County Constabulary
- Lancashire Constabulary
- Leicestershire Constabulary
- Lincolnshire Police
- Greater Manchester Police
- Merseyside Police
- Northamptonshire Police
- Northumbria Police
- North Wales Police
- South Wales Police
- South Yorkshire Police
- Staffordshire Police
- Suffolk Constabulary
- Surrey Police
- Sussex Police
- Thames Valley Police
- West Mercia Constabulary
- West Midlands Police
- West Yorkshire Police
- Wiltshire Constabulary
- Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO)
- Police Complaints Authority (PCA)
- Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
- National Family & Parenting Institute
- Parole Board for England and Wales
- Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
- Boards of Visitors (BOV)
- Alcohol Education and Research Council (AERC)
- Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)
- Charity Commission
- Commission for Racial Equality (CRE)
- Sentencing Advisory Panel
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel (CICAP)
Department for International Development (DfID)
Lord Chancellors's Department (LCD)
- Court Service
- Public Record Office (PRO)
- Public Trust Office
- Land Registry
- Official Solicitor to the Supreme Court
- Judicial Studies Board (JSB)
- Civil Justice Council
- Law Commission for England and Wales
- Legal Services Commission
- Office of the Data Protection Registrar
- HM Magistrates' Courts Service Inspectorate (MCSI)
Northern Ireland Office (NIO)
- Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC)
- Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS)
- Forensic Science Agency of Northern Ireland (FSANI)
- Compensation Agency
- Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI)
- Parades Commission (PC)
Scotland Office
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
- Export Control Organisation (ECO)
- Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD)
- Invest UK
- Insolvency Service
- Radiocommunications Agency (RA)
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency (UKAEA)
- East of England Development Agency (EEDA)
- East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA)
- North West Development Agency (NWDA)
- South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)
- South West of England Development Agency
- Coal Authority
- United Kingdom Patent Office
- Office of Science and Technology (OST)
  - Council for Science and Technology (CST)
  - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBRSC)
  - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
  - Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
  - Medical Research Council (MRC)
  - Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
  - Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC)
  - Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CLRC)
- Simpler Trade Procedures Board (SITPRO)
- National Consumer Council (NCC)
- Scottish Consumer Council (SCC)
- Welsh Consumer Council
- Design Council
- Companies House (CH)
- National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
- National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML)
- British National Space Centre (BNSC)
- Low Pay Commission (LPC)
- Postal Services Commission (PSC)
- Competition Commission (CC)
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR)
- Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)
- Marine Accidents Investigation Branch (MAIB)
- Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
- Highways Agency
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
- Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA)
- Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
- Strategic Rail Authority (SRA)
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
  - Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL)
- Planning Inspectorate
- Vehicle Inspectorate (VI)
- Ordnance Survey
- English Partnerships
- British Railways Board (BRB)
  - British Transport Police
- Northern Lighthouse Board
- Corporation of Trinity House
- Housing Corporation
- Audit Commission
- Local Government Commission for England (LGCE)
- Commission for Integrated Transport (CfIT)
Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT)
- Inland Revenue
- HM Customs and Excise
- British Royal Mint
- Office for National Statistics (ONS)
- Office of Government Commerce (OGC)
- Debt Management Office (DMO)
- National Investment and Loans Office (NILO)
- Valuation Office Agency (VOA)
- Financial Services Authority (FSA)
- National Savings
Wales Office
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- Analytical Services Directorate (ASD)
- Employment Service (ES)
- Appeals Service
- Child Support Agency (CSA)
- Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA)
- Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI)
- Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board (DLAAB)
- Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)
- Disability Rights Commission (DRC)
- Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)
- Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)
Law Officers' Department
- Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers
- Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
- Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
- Treasury Solicitor's Department
Privy Council Office
Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre (HMGCC)
Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and Technology (IACMST)
Office of the Civil Service Commissioners (OCSC)
Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA)
Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
Office of Telecommunications (OFTEL)
- Advisory Committees on Telecommunications (ACT)
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM)
Office of Water Services (OFWAT)
Office of the Rail Regulator (ORR)
Independent Review Service for the Social Fund
Bank of England
Electoral Commission
Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Health Service Commissioners
National Audit Office (NAO)
Immigration Appellate Authority (IAA)
Social Security and Child Support Commissioners
VAT and Duties Tribunals, Special Commissioners and the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal
Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)

Regional Institutions:

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Municipal Institutions:

Representations in Foreign Countries:

Political Parties:

Other Institutions:

Additional Information:

General Information:

The World Factbook (by the CIA)
Atlapedia Online (by Latimer Clarke Corporation)
Information Please: Countries of the World (by Information Please LLC)

Political Information:

Elections around the world (by Wilfried Derksen)
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members (by the CIA)
Political Leaders (by Roberto Ortíz de Zárate)
World Statesmen (by Benjamin Cahoon)
Political Resources on the Net (by Roberto Cicciomessere)
The Political Reference Almanac (by Keynote Publishing Co.)
Regents of the world (by Enno Schulz)

Information from Encyclopedias:

Columbia Encyclopedia (by Columbia University Press)

Touristic Information:

World Travel Guide (by Columbus Publishing Ltd.)

Information on Human Rights:

Amnesty International Publications (by Amnesty International)
Freedom in the World (by Freedom House, Inc.)

Other Information:

Human Development Report (by United Nations Development Programme)
Ethnologue: Languages of the World (by Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.)
Flags Of The World (by Giuseppe Bottasini, Rob Raeside, Mark Sensen and others)
World Flag Database (by Graham Bartram)