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10 Downing Street The website provides information about the history of Number 10, the current Prime Minister, the latest Government news and background information on Government policies.

Audit Commission 
The Audit Commission is an independent public body responsible for ensuring that public money is spent economically, efficiently, and effectively in the areas of local government, housing, health, criminal justice and fire and rescue services.


Cabinet Office The Cabinet Office aims to ensure that Government delivers its priorities by working with No 10 and others to reform and modernise the country's vital public services, redesigning them around the customer. The site has in-depth information about the Cabinet Office and latest news.

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) BERR helps ensure business success in an increasingly competitive world. BERR is the voice for business across Government.

Department for Children, Schools and Families The purpose of the Department for Children, Schools and Families is to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
This department aims to improve the quality of life for all through cultural and sporting activities and through the strengthening of the creative industries.

Department for Education and Skills The Department for Education and Skills was established with the purpose of creating opportunity, releasing potential and achieving excellence for all. The website holds information about the latest developments in the department alongside outlines of long term plans.

Department for Transport Press releases and structural information on the Department for Transport.

Directgov - the widest range of government information and services online.

Foreign & Commonwealth Office The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is the Government department responsible for foreign affairs through its headquarters in London and Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates throughout the world.

Government Gateway A centralised registration service for e-Government services in the UK.

Government Office for London 
The Government Office for London represents central government across the capital, delivering policies and programmes in the London region on behalf of ten central government departments, and reflecting London’s views back to Whitehall. The Government Office’s aim is to make London a better place: healthy, safe, clean and green, and investing in children and economic development.

Greater London Assembly
& Mayor of London The official website for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly - the strategic citywide government for London.

Her Majesty's Treasury The department responsible for formulating and putting into effect the UK Government's financial and economic policy. Their overall aim is to raise the rate of sustainable growth, and achieve rising prosperity, through creating economic and employment opportunities for all.

HM Revenue & Customs 
HM Revenue & Customs is responsible for collecting the bulk of tax revenue, as well as paying Tax Credits and Child Benefits, and strengthening the UK's frontiers.

London Councils is committed to fighting for more resources for the capital and getting the best possible deal for London's 33 councils. Part think-tank and part lobbying organisation, they also run a range of services designed to make life better for Londoners.

Lord Chancellor's Department The site offers information about Government civil legislation and reform in such fields as human rights, freedom of information, data protection, data sharing, family law, property law, electoral & referendum law, defamation and legal aid.

National Audit Office
The role of the National Audit Office (NAO) is to audit the financial statements of all government departments and agencies, and many other public bodies. It also reports to Parliament on the value for money with which these bodies have spent public money. As well as providing accountability to Parliament, the NAO aims to bring about real improvements in the delivery of public services.

Office for National Statistics 
ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of economic and social statistics. It also registers life events and holds the decennial census of the population.

Office of Fair Trading 
The OFT is responsible for making markets work well for consumers. It achieves this by promoting and protecting consumer interests throughout the UK, while ensuring that businesses are fair and competitive.

Office of the e-Envoy The e-Envoy is leading the drive to get the UK online - to ensure that the country, its citizens and its businesses derive maximum benefit from the knowledge economy.

Serious Fraud Office 
The Serious Fraud Office is an independent government department that investigates and prosecutes serious or complex fraud. It is part of the UK criminal justice system.


Trade Partners UK The role of Trade Partners UK is to foster business competitiveness by helping UK firms secure overseas sales and investments, and by attracting high quality foreign direct investment.

UK Trade & Investment 
UK Trade & Investment is the lead UK Government organisation which helps businesses locate in the UK and grow internationally.

United Kingdom Debt Management Office 
The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) was established on 1 April 1998. The DMO's remit is to carry out the Government's debt management policy of minimising financing costs over the long term, taking account of risk, and to minimise the cost of offsetting the Government's net cash flows over time, while operating in a risk appetite approved by Ministers in both cases.

The United Kingdom Parliament
Information about the UK Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords.


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