Northern Ireland

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This article is a list of Northern Ireland government Departments and their Agencies and other related organisations (listed underneath each Department) (at September 2006): 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Government departments and agencies

These Departments are subject to the Northern Ireland Assembly, when it is in operation: The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly is a six flowered linen or flax plant, chosen for the plants historical economic importance to the region. ...

• Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD)
  • Forest Service
  • Rivers Agency

• Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL)
  • Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI)
  • Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)

• Department of Education (DE)

• Department for Employment and Learning (DEL)

• Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment (DETI)
  • Invest NI

• Department of the Environment (DOE)
  • Driver and Vehicle Licensing NI (DVLNI)
  • Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency (DVTA)
  • Environment and Heritage Service (EHS)
  • Planning Service

• Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP)
  • Account NI
  • Central Procurement Directorate (CPD)
  • Delivery and Innovation Division (DID)
  • Land Registers of Northern Ireland (LRNI)
  • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
  • Office of Law Reform
  • Rate Collection Agency (RCA)
  • Valuation and Lands Agency (VLA)

• Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS)
  • Health and Care NI
  • Health Estates Agency

• Department for Regional Development (DRD)
  • Roads Service
  • Water Service

• Department for Social Development (DSD)
  • Child Support Agency (CSA)
  • Social Security Agency (SSA)

• Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM)

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United Kingdom departments in Northern Ireland

United Kingdom Government Departments operating in Northern Ireland:

• Electoral Commission
• Northern Ireland Office

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Other related organisations

• Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
• Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland
• Compensation Agency
• District Policing Partnerships
• Electoral Office for Northern Ireland
• Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI)
• Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO)
• Northern Ireland Court Service
• Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• Northern Ireland Policing Board
• Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Office of the Oversight Commissioner
• Parades Commission
• Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
• Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI)
• Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPSNI)
• Youth Justice Agency of Northern Ireland

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Other bodies

• Arts Council of Northern Ireland
• Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
• Labour Relations Agency
• Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland
• Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
• Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
• Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Northern Ireland Museums Council
• Northern Ireland Ombudsman's Office
• Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman
• Northern Ireland Social Care Council
• Northern Ireland Tourist Board

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Education and Library Boards

• Belfast Education and Library Board
• North Eastern Education and Library Board
• South Eastern Education and Library Board
• Southern Education and Library Board
• Western Education and Library Board

The Southern Education and Library Board (or SELB) is a board providing education and library services in the southern districts of Northern Ireland: namely the district councils of Armagh, Banbridge, Cookstown, Craigavon, Dungannon and South Tyrone, and Newry and Mourne. ...

Health and Social Services Boards and Trusts

• Eastern Health and Social Services Board
  • Belfast City Hospital Trust
  • Down Lisburn Trust
  • Green Park Healthcare Trust
  • Mater Hospital Trust
  • North and West Belfast Trust
  • The Royal Hospitals
  • South and East Belfast Trust
  • Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust
• Northern Health and Social Services Board
  • Causeway Health and Social Services Trust
  • Homefirst Community Trust
  • United Hospitals Trust
• Southern Health and Social Services Board
  • Armagh and Dungannon Health and Social Services Trust
  • Craigavon Area Hospital Health and Social Services Trust
  • Craigavon and Banbridge Community Health and Social Services Trust
  • Newry and Mourne Health and Social Services Trust
• Western Health and Social Services Board
  • Altnagelvin Health and Social Services Trust
  • Foyle Health and Social Services Trust
  • Sperrin Lakeland Health and Social Services Trust
• Central Services Agency
• Health Promotion Agency
• Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service

See Also

• Northern Ireland Executive
• Reserved matters

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References

• Online NI