Public bodies and services
Departments work with agencies, non-ministerial departments, public bodies, regulators and operational services. Their institutional form and independence are preserved.
Current organisational family
This directory uses the current HCG functional allocation and current institutional forms. A public body does not become part of a department merely because the department sponsors it or is accountable to the Chamber for the relationship.
Cabinet Office
- Government Commercial AgencyExecutive agency
- Government Property AgencyExecutive agency
- HCG Statistics AuthorityStatistical authority
- Office for National StatisticsStatistical body
- Civil Service CommissionExecutive non-departmental public body
HCG HM Treasury
- Government Actuary’s DepartmentNon-ministerial department
- NS&INon-ministerial department and executive agency
- Government Internal Audit AgencyExecutive agency
- UK Debt Management OfficeExecutive agency
- Office for Budget ResponsibilityExecutive non-departmental public body
- National Wealth FundExecutive non-departmental public body
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
- Competition and Markets AuthorityNon-ministerial department
- Companies HouseExecutive agency
- Fair Work AgencyExecutive agency
- The Insolvency ServiceExecutive agency
- Intellectual Property OfficeExecutive agency
- Met OfficeExecutive agency
- Advanced Research and Invention AgencyExecutive non-departmental public body
- UK Research and InnovationExecutive non-departmental public body
- Financial Reporting CouncilExecutive non-departmental public body
- Government Office for ScienceScientific advisory and support body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- The National ArchivesNon-ministerial department
- Government Digital ServiceGovernment service
- OfcomIndependent regulator
- Arts Council EnglandExecutive non-departmental public body
- British Film InstituteExecutive non-departmental public body
- National GalleryExecutive non-departmental public body
- National Portrait GalleryExecutive non-departmental public body
- The Royal ParksPublic corporation
Department for Education
- Standards and Testing AgencyExecutive agency
- Teaching Regulation AgencyExecutive agency
- OfqualNon-ministerial department
- OfstedNon-ministerial department
- Office for StudentsExecutive non-departmental public body
- Oak National AcademyExecutive non-departmental public body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- OfgemNon-ministerial department
- Mining Remediation AuthorityExecutive non-departmental public body
- Great British Energy – NuclearExecutive non-departmental public body / arm’s-length body
- Nuclear Decommissioning AuthorityExecutive non-departmental public body
- Great British EnergyPublic company / body
Department for Work and Pensions
- Public Sector Fraud AuthorityCross-government fraud authority; continued HCG HM Treasury sponsorship
- Skills EnglandExecutive agency
- Jobcentre PlusGovernment service
- The Pension ServiceGovernment service
- Child Maintenance ServiceGovernment service
- The Pensions RegulatorExecutive non-departmental public body
Department for Transport
- Office of Rail and RoadNon-ministerial department
- Active Travel EnglandExecutive agency
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyExecutive agency
- Driver and Vehicle Standards AgencyExecutive agency
- Maritime and Coastguard AgencyExecutive agency
- Vehicle Certification AgencyExecutive agency
- National HighwaysExecutive non-departmental public body
- Network RailExecutive non-departmental public body
- Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary — roads policing relationshipOperational police relationship
Home Office
- National Crime AgencyNon-ministerial law-enforcement body
- Border ForceOperational service
- UK Visas and ImmigrationOperational service
- Immigration EnforcementOperational service
- HM Passport OfficeOperational service
- Disclosure and Barring ServiceExecutive non-departmental public body
- Independent Office for Police ConductExecutive non-departmental public body
- Hampshire & Isle of Wight ConstabularyPolice force
Department of Health and Social Care
- UK Health Security AgencyExecutive agency
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory AgencyExecutive agency
- Care Quality CommissionExecutive non-departmental public body
- NHS EnglandExecutive non-departmental public body
- South Central Ambulance ServiceNHS ambulance service
Ministry of Defence
- Royal NavyArmed service
- British ArmyArmed service
- Royal Air ForceArmed service
- Strategic CommandDefence command
- Defence Equipment and SupportDefence delivery organisation
- Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryExecutive agency
- UK Hydrographic OfficeExecutive agency
Ministry of Justice
- HM Courts & Tribunals ServiceExecutive agency
- HM Prison and Probation ServiceExecutive agency
- Legal Aid AgencyExecutive agency
- Office of the Public GuardianExecutive agency
- Criminal Injuries Compensation AuthorityExecutive agency
- Law CommissionIndependent public body
- Criminal Cases Review CommissionIndependent public body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- FCDO ServicesExecutive agency
- Wilton ParkExecutive agency
- British CouncilExecutive non-departmental public body
- Independent Commission for Aid ImpactIndependent body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Animal and Plant Health AgencyExecutive agency
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceExecutive agency
- Rural Payments AgencyExecutive agency
- Veterinary Medicines DirectorateExecutive agency
Department responsible for housing, planning and communities
- Office for Equality and OpportunityEquality and opportunity office
- Disability UnitGovernment unit
- Race Equality UnitGovernment unit
- Women and Equalities UnitGovernment unit
- Planning InspectorateExecutive agency
- HM Land RegistryNon-ministerial department
- Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue ServiceFire and rescue service