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Learn about the central executive authority of the UK, led by the prime minister and responsible to Parliament. Find out the history, structure, powers and functions of the government and its relationship with the monarch.
gov.uk is a website created by the Government Digital Service to provide a single point of access to HM Government services. It launched in 2012 and hosts pages for ministerial and non-ministerial departments, public bodies, and embassies.
The United Kingdom (UK) or Britain is a country that includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It has a total area of 244,376 km2 and a population of 67.6 million, and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
Learn about the 24 ministerial, 20 non-ministerial, and 422 other departments of the UK government, their responsibilities, and their leaders. Find out the differences between ministerial and non-ministerial departments, and the types of agencies and public bodies.
Learn about the history, structure and functions of the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, which has 650 seats in the House of Commons and 790 seats in the House of Lords. The Parliament of the United Kingdom is one of the oldest and most influential in the world, and has shaped the political systems of many former colonies.
Learn about the history, composition, and functions of the Cabinet, the senior decision-making body of the UK government. The Cabinet is chaired by the Prime Minister and consists of Secretaries of State and senior Ministers of State, appointed by the Prime Minister from Parliament.
The DHSC is a UK government department responsible for health and social care policy in England. It is led by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and has three ministers of state and three parliamentary under-secretaries of state.
Learn about the constitutional monarchy, parliamentary system, and multiple-party politics of the UK. Find out how the UK is divided into four nations, each with its own legislature and executive, and how the UK relates to the EU and other countries.