United Kingdom civil administration

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The United Kingdom civil administration is the system of government departments and public services responsible for implementing national policy and managing the day-to-day affairs of the British state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf system of public administration
accountableTo Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
aimsTo deliver efficient public administration
ensure continuity of government
provide impartial advice to ministers
alsoKnownAs British civil administration
UK civil administration
coordinatesWith devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
country United Kingdom
directedBy UK government ministers
distinctFrom armed forces of the United Kingdom
judiciary of the United Kingdom
local government in the United Kingdom
employs civil servants in the United Kingdom
governedBy constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom
statute law of the United Kingdom
hasComponent administrative and operational delivery functions
policy development functions
hasPrinciple accountability to ministers
merit-based recruitment
permanence of civil servants
political impartiality of civil servants
historicalOrigin British civil service reforms of the 19th century
includes Northern Ireland Civil Service
UK central government departments
executive agencies of the United Kingdom government
non-ministerial government departments of the United Kingdom
public bodies of the United Kingdom
the Home Civil Service
linked to: Home Civil Service
influencedBy Northcote–Trevelyan Report
legalBasis Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom
royal prerogative
monitoredBy National Audit Office
Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom
operatesWithin Westminster system
oversees delivery of public services in the United Kingdom
implementation of government programmes
partOf government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
regulatedBy Civil Service Commission (United Kingdom)
relatedTo Cabinet Office
Downing Street
Treasury of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor implementation of national policy in the United Kingdom
management of day-to-day affairs of the British state
scope United Kingdom excluding most devolved matters
supports Cabinet of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Cabinet

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
other ministers of the Crown
usesLanguage English

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Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply usedBy United Kingdom civil administration
Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath associatedWith United Kingdom civil service
linked to: United Kingdom civil administration
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour associatedWith United Kingdom civil service
linked to: United Kingdom civil administration
United Kingdom civil administration alsoKnownAs UK civil administration
linked to: United Kingdom civil administration