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Government

This category tree is for websites relating to all aspects of government in The United Kingdom.
The UK has three levels of Government - central, regional and local.
Central:
Each of the four countries of the UK are represented in the House of Commons,: by Members of Parliament.
Regional:
Three of these countries have devolved powers; Northern Ireland Assembly,: The Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales.
England is not devolved from the UK Parliament, but the population of London first warranted: regional division in a London Assembly administered by the Mayor of London; Subsequently other areas of England opted for a mayor as described in England: Regions.
Statutory bodies working with UK Ministries and various research organisations,: may also have websites listed in sub-categories here.
Local:
For sites which relate to the discussions on the European Union,: please suggest sites to UK: Society and Culture: Issues: European Union: Opinion
From there, enough websites may accumulate to justify a topic's own category such as:
For UK websites about the discussions on leaving the European Union, see:: UK: Society and Culture: Issues: European Union: Brexit
For other non-EU issues for which there is no separate category yet:: UK: Society and Culture: Politics: Issues:.

Please ensure that you read the Category Description ( i ) before suggesting your site to Curlie.
See also the FAQ for the UK, and Category Guidelines: for a list of what will and will not be accepted in this category.
Provided your website and description can be listed, Curlie editors will attempt to redirect: your website to a more appropriate category if necessary.
For sites related to the UK's political parties please see:: Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: Politics: Parties.

Advisers and Commissioners

Official sites of Central Government advisory bodies and commissions.

Please submit only official sites of Central Government advisory bodies and commissions.

Agriculture

Official Central Government sites concerning Agriculture in the United Kingdom.

Please submit only official Central Government sites concerning Agriculture in the United Kingdom. This includes sites sponsored by Government Departments, Agencies, statutory and advisory bodies.

Cabinet Office

Official websites produced or sponsored by the United Kingdom Cabinet Office, its Agencies, statutory and advisory bodies.

Please submit only official websites produced or sponsored by the United Kingdom Cabinet Office, its Agencies, statutory and advisory bodies.

Communications

Official websites produced or sponsored by Government Departments, Agencies, statutory and advisory bodies responsible for the regulation of communications in the United Kingdom.

Please submit only official websites produced or sponsored by Government Departments, Agencies, statutory and advisory bodies responsible for the regulation of communications in the United Kingdom.

Communities and Local Government

This category leads to websites providing access to general information and resources on UK local government.
Here the links for each UK country, should provide alphabetical lists of websites for: Unitary Authorities, District, Borough and Town Councils.

Please note that websites for Parish Councils are only listed at the appropriate Locality.

Please only suggest websites providing access to general information and resources on UK local government.

This category does NOT list local council websites, which should be suggested

according to the guidelines at the appropriate country category:

Official websites produced or sponsored by Government Departments, Agencies, statutory and advisory bodies (including Constabularies) responsible for issues concerning crime and policing in the United Kingdom.

Please submit only official websites produced or sponsored by Government Departments, Agencies, statutory and advisory bodies (including Constabularies) responsible for issues concerning crime and policing in the United Kingdom.

Crown

Sites pertaining to the Sovereign's constitutional role as British Head of State including essays on the Queen and the British constitution, Constitutional documents (i.e. Acts of Parliament) which are still in force and pertain to the monarchy, sites regarding the monarchy as an institution and the Queen's official site.

Sites submitted should relate to the monarchy''s official or constitutional role. Sites of a purely historical nature, fan sites, gossip or entertainment sites or sites regarding the larger Royal Family or its members (ie Princes, Princesses, Dukes, Duchesses, Queen Mother etc. who do not have a constitutional role) should be submitted to one of the related categories instead.

Defence

Sites relating to Defence in the United Kingdom.

Please submit only websites maintained by official bodies (MOD establishments, Service units etc). Unofficial websites should be submitted to Society/Military/By Country/United Kingdom.

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Official websites produced or sponsored by Government Departments, Agencies, statutory and advisory bodies (including National Museums and archives) responsible for issues relating to culture, media and sport in the United Kingdom.

Please submit only official websites produced or sponsored by Government Departments, Agencies, statutory and advisory bodies (including National Museums and archives) responsible for issues relating to culture, media and sport in the United Kingdom.

Economy

Official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for public finance issues.

Please submit only official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for public finance issues.

Education

Official websites of national UK governmental, statutory and advisory bodies responsible for Education and Employment issues.

Please submit only official websites of national UK governmental, statutory and advisory bodies responsible for Education and Employment issues.

This category is NOT for general UK education-related sites - please submit those to Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Education instead.

Similarly, this category is NOT for general UK employment-related sites - please submit those to Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Business_and_Economy/Employment instead.

Embassies and Consulates

Listed in Embassies and Consulates categories are entities such as Embassies, Consulates, High Commissions, Permanent Representatives and de facto equivalents. Information on their formatting, and on the arrangement of related categories, can be found in the FAQ of Society: Government: Embassies and Consulates.

Employment

Official Governmental websites relating to employment matters.

Environment

For the listing of official UK Governmental sites dealing with environmental issues.

Please submit only official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for energy efficiency issues.

Equality Issues

Official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for equality issues.

Please suggest only official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for equality issues.
General Equalities legislation websites may be listed in the Legislation subcategory,
whereas specific areas may be found by following links such as: Sex Discrimination Act 1975; Race Relations Act 1976; Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Health

Official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for health, safety and welfare matters.

Please submit only official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for health, safety and welfare matters.

Home Office

Official websites of the UK Home Office and its related organisations.

Please submit only official websites of the UK Home Office and its related organisations.

Information Security

Official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for information security matters.

Please submit only official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for information security matters.

Information Services

Official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for the provision of information services.

Please submit only official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for the provision of information services.

Inquiries

Official websites of UK public inquiries.

Please submit only official websites of UK public inquiries.

Intelligence Services

Official websites of the UK intelligence services (Security Service, Secret Intelligence Service and Government Communications Headquarters) and material from other official sources on their activities and administration.

Please submit only official websites of the UK intelligence services (Security Service, Secret Intelligence Service and Government Communications Headquarters) and material from other official sources on their activities and administration.

International Affairs

Please submit only official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for international affairs.

Official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for international affairs.

Legal System

Official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for the legal system.

Please submit only official websites of UK governmental, statutory or regulatory bodies responsible for the legal system.

Commercial legal websites should be submitted to:

http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Business_and_Economy/Legal_Services

This category covers only the UK-wide legal system. Regional and county legal websites should be submitted to the appropriate local government categories under

Legislation

Sites related to laws passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Sites dealing with specific bills or pieces of legislation do not belong here. They should instead be suggested to a category dealing with the topic of the bill or act.

National Assembly for Wales

This category leads to websites related to the formation of National Assembly for Wales,
resulting from the Acts of UK Parliament

Please see the UK: Wales: Government for recent devolved legislation and
links to issues that have been Devolved to the authority of Welsh Government.

News and Media

Sites providing news and other current affairs information on government in the UK.

Please submit only sites providing news and other current affairs information on government in the UK. General news and media sites should be submitted to Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/News_and_Media

Northern Ireland Assembly

When there are sufficient websites, this category will link directly to the categories in Northern Ireland than contain websites for Assembly Members
Until then, the related link points to all politicians, included those serving at the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Parliament

This category leads to websites providing information on the UK Parliament and its activities.
Members elected to the House of Commons should be listed in Members of Parliament: Members "elevated" to the House of Lords should be listed in Peers of the House of Lords.

Please suggest websites here if they provide information on the UK Parliament, that do not fit: under one of the subcategories, or alternative links.
Websites relating to the National Assemblies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: should be suggested to the appropriate regional categories.

Postal Services

Official websites of public sector postal service organisations.

Please submit only official websites of public sector postal service organisations.

Private sector postal services should be submitted to Business/Industries/Transportation/Couriers_and_Messengers/International_and_Overnight

Reform

Websites of organisations (governmental and otherwise) promoting the reform of government in the UK.

Please submit only websites of organisations (governmental and otherwise) promoting the reform of government in the UK.

Party political organisations should be submitted to Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Society_and_Culture/Politics/Parties or one of the subcategories therein.

Advisers and Commissioners

Agriculture

Cabinet Office

Communications

Communities and Local Government

Crime and Policing

Crown

Defence

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Economy

Education

Embassies and Consulates

Employment

Environment

Equality Issues

Health

Home Office

Information Security

Information Services

Inquiries

Intelligence Services

International Affairs

Legal System

Legislation

National Assembly for Wales

News and Media

Northern Ireland Assembly

Parliament

Postal Services

Reform

Regulatory Bodies

Research Councils

Rural Affairs

Science and Technology

Trade and Industry

Transport

Welfare