Government Offices are the primary means by which a wide range of policies and programmes of the Government of the United Kingdom are delivered in the regions of England. In 2003/2004 Government Offices were responsible for managing over £9bn of expenditure. [1] The agencies responsible for the government of the United Kingdom consist of a number of ministerial departments (usually headed by a Secretary of State) and non-ministerial departments headed by senior civil servants. ... The region (also known as government office region) is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ...

They represent 10 Whitehall departments, and are involved in the front line of regenerating communities, fighting crime, tackling housing needs, improving public health, raising standards in education and skills, tackling countryside issues, and reducing unemployment. Whitehall, London, looking south towards the Houses of Parliament. ... The Government of the United Kingdom contains a number of Ministries, known in the United Kingdom as Government Departments. ...

The Whitehall departments that they work for are:

• Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
• Department for Education and Skills
• Department of Trade and Industry
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Home Office
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Transport
• Department of Health
• Cabinet Office

Each English region has a Regional Development Agency and a Regional Assembly. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is a department of the British government. ... Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is a department in the United Kingdom government created in 2001. ... The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government department. ... The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities. ... The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (sometimes abbreviated DCMS) is a department of the British government. ... The Department for Work and Pensions is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the Employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security. ... In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. ... The Department of Health headquarters in Whitehall The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government. ... The Cabinet Office is a United Kingdom government department. ... Regional Development Agencies are Non-Departmental Public Bodies, sponsored by Central Government Departments, for the development of each of the UKs regions. ... Regional Assembly is a title which has universally been adopted by the English bodies established as regional chambers under the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. ...

External Links

• Government Offices for the English Regions