Crown Bodies
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UK Crown Bodies
This is a list of those public bodies which have Crown status according to the OPSI[1].
There is a wide range of public bodies which do not have Crown status. We have listed some of these organisations under Non-Crown Bodies
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
* A
o Advisory Committee on Statute Law
o Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service(ACAS)
o Assets Recovery Agency [pre-1 April 2008 merger with SOCA]
* B
o Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Department for,
+ Office of Manpower Economics
+ Executive Agencies:
+ Companies House
+ Insolvency Service
+ Small Business Service
* C
o Cabinet Office
+ Executive Agency:
+ Government Car & Despatch Agency
o Central Office of Information
o Charity Commission
o Children, Schools and Families, Department of
o Communities and Local Government, Department of (DCLG)
+ Government Offices for the Regions
+ Executive Agencies
+ Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre (QEIICC)
+ Fire Service College
+ Planning Inspectorate
o Crown Estate
o Crown Prosecution Service
o Culture, Media and Sport, Department for
+ Executive Agency:
+ Royal Parks
* D
o Defence, Ministry of
+ Executive Agencies:
+ Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
+ Defence Storage and Distribution Agency
+ Defence Support Group
+ Defence Vetting Agency
+ Hydrographic Office
+ Met Office
+ Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency
+ People Pay and Pensions Agency
+ Service Children’s Education
+ Service Personnel and Veterans Agency
o Duchy of Lancaster
* E
o Energy and Climate Change, Department of
o Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for the
+ Executive Agencies:
+ Animal Health
+ Central Science Laboratory
+ Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
+ Marine and Fisheries Agency
+ Rural Payments Agency
+ Veterinary Laboratories Agency
+ Veterinary Medicines Directorate
o Export Credits Guarantee Department
* F
o Food Standards Agency
+ Executive Agency:
+ Meat Hygiene Service
o Foreign & Commonwealth Office
+ Executive Agency:
+ Wilton Park
o Forestry Commission
+ Executive Agencies:
+ Forest Enterprise
+ Forest Research
* G
o Government Actuary’s Department
o Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
* H
o Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
+ Pesticides Safety Directorate
o Health, Department of
+ Executive Agencies:
+ Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
+ NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
o Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (see Office of Public Sector Information)
o HM Revenue and Customs
+ National Insurance Contributions Office
+ Executive Agency:
+ Valuation Office Agency
o Home Office
+ Executive Agencies:
+ Criminal Records Bureau
+ HM Prison Service
+ Probation Service
+ Identity and Passport Service
* I
o Innovation, Universities and Skills, Department for
+ UK Intellectual Property Office
+ Executive Agency:
+ National Weights and Measures Laboratory
o International Development, Department for
* J
o Justice, Ministry of
+ Executive Agencies:
+ Court Service
+ Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Forces
+ Public Guardianship Office
+ Tribunals Service
* L
o Land Registry, HM
o Law Commission
o Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers
o Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lord’s Office
* N
o National Archives, The
+ Office of Public Sector Information
o National Debt Office
o National Investment & Loans Office
o Northern Ireland Administration
o Northern Ireland Office
+ Crown Solicitor’s Office
+ Northern Ireland Prison Service
+ Executive Agency:
+ Compensation Agency
+ Forensic Science Agency of Northern Ireland
* O
o Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED)
o Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
o Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
o Office of Government Commerce (OGC)
+ Executive Agency:
+ OGCbuying solutions
o Office of the Rail Regulator
o Office of Water Services (OFWAT)
o Ordnance Survey
* P
o Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the
o Paymaster General, Office of HM
o Prime Minister’s Office
o Privy Council Office
o Public Works Loan Board
* R
o Registry of Friendly Societies
o Royal Mint
* S
o Scotland Office
o Scottish Administration
o Scottish Government
o Security & Intelligence Service
o Serious Fraud Office
o Service Authorities
+ National Crime Squad
+ National Criminal Intelligence Service
o Shadow Strategic Rail Authority
* T
o Transport, Department for
+ Executive Agencies:
+ Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
+ Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
+ Highways Agency (HA)
+ Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA)
+ Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA)
+ Vehicle & Operator Services Agency (VOSA)
o Treasury Solicitor’s Department
+ Executive Agency:
+ Government Property Lawyers
o Treasury, HM
+ Executive Agencies:
+ National Savings and Investment
+ UK Debt Management Office
* U
o UK Statistics Authority (The Statistics Board)
+ Office for National Statistics (ONS)
o UK Trade and Investment (UKTI)
+ UKTI Defence & Security Organisation (UKTI DSO)
* W
o Wales Office (Office of the Secretary of State for Wales)
o Welsh Assembly Government
o Work and Pensions, Department for
+ Executive Agencies:
+ Appeals Service
+ Child Support Agency (CSA)
+ Job Centre Plus
+ The Pension Service
+ The Rent Service
* SCOTTISH ADMINISTRATION
* Scottish Executive Core Departments
o Development Department
o Education Department
o Enterprise Transport and Lifelong Learning Department
o Environment and Rural Affairs Department
o Executive Secretariat
o Finance Department
o Fisheries Research Services
o General Register Office for Scotland
o Health Department
o Historic Scotland
o Justice Department
o National Archives of Scotland
o Registers of Scotland
o Scottish Agricultural Science Agency
o Scottish Court Service
o Scottish Executive Agencies
o Scottish Building Standards Agency
o Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency
o Scottish Prison Service
o Scottish Public Pensions Agency
o Student Awards Agency for Scotland
* Other offices which form part of the Scottish Administration
o Accountant in Bankruptcy
o Accountant of Court
o Assistant Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland
o Chief Dental Officer of the Scottish Administration
o Chief Medical Officer of the Scottish Administration
o Chief Inspector of Constabulary, HM
o Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, HM
o Depute, Assistant or other Clerk in the Justiciary Office of the High Court of Justiciary
o Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland, HM
o Inspector of Constabulary, HM
o Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland, HM
o Inspector of Schools, HM
o Macer in the Court of Session and Macer in the High Court of Justiciary
o Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
o Principal Clerk of Justiciary
o Principal Clerk of Session and other Clerks or Officers of the Court of Sessions
o Procurator Fiscal and Procurator Fiscal Depute
o Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer
o Queen’s Printer for Scotland
o Registrar of Independent Schools
o Rent Officer
o Sheriff Clerk
o Sheriff Clerk Depute
o Social Work Inspector
o Pension Appeals Tribunals for Scotland
o Scottish Public Authorities
+ Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland
+ Deer Commission for Scotland
+ Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
+ Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland
o UK Government Authority
+ Army HQ Scotland
* NORTHERN IRELAND ADMINISTRATION
* Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of
o Executive Agencies:
o Forest Service
o Rivers Agency
* Crown Solicitor’s Office for Northern Ireland
* Culture, Arts and Leisure, Department of
o Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland
o Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
* Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, Department of the
* Employment and Learning, Department for
* Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Department of
o Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
o Industrial Research, Technology Unit
o LEDU (Local Enterprise Development Unit) The Small Business Agency
o Northern Ireland Tourist Board
* Environment, Department of the
o Driver & Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland
o Driver & Vehicle Testing Agency
o Environment & Heritage Service
o Executive Agencies:
o Planning Service
* Finance & Personnel, Department of
o Executive Agencies:
o Business Development Service
o Construction Service
o Government Purchasing Agency
o Land Registers of Northern Ireland
o NI Building Regulations Advisory Council
o NI Construction Industry Advisory Council
o Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency
o Office of Law Reform
o Rates Collection Agency
o Valuation & Lands Agency
* Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Department of
o Executive Agencies:
o Fire Authority
o Northern Ireland Health & Social Service Agency
o Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment, Department of
o Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland
o Northern Ireland Court Service
o Office for Regulation of Electricity & Gas
o Office of the Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland
o Office of the First and Deputy First Minister
+ Executive Agencies/Sub Departments:
+ Office of the Legislative Counsel
+ Recruitment
o Office of the Industrial and Fair Employment Tribunals
o Regional Development Northern Ireland, Department of
+ Executive Agencies:
+ Roads Service
+ Training & Employment Agency
o Social Development, Department of
+ Northern Ireland Child Support Agency
+ Northern Ireland Social Security Agency
+ Office of Social Fund Commissioner
o Statute Law Committee, Northern Ireland
* WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT
o Executive Agency:
o Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments
o Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales, HM
o Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
