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We are the government’s principal legal advisers. Our core purpose is to help the government to govern well, within the rule of law. GLD is a non-ministerial department.
The Board forms the collective strategic and operational leadership of the department, bringing together its ministerial and civil service leaders with senior non-executives from outside government. Cabinet Office Board is part of the Cabinet Office .
Guidance on the required standards for vehicle safety, construction and use.
HM Treasury’s programme of secondary legislation to replace retained EU law in order to deliver a Smarter Regulatory Framework for financial services tailored to the UK.
Framework agreements describe the working relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and its arm’s length bodies (ALBs).
The Law Commission is a statutory independent body that keeps the law under review and recommends reform where it is needed. The aim of the Commission is to ensure that the law is fair, modern, simple and as cost-effective as...
We're seeking your views on the European Commission’s proposals to align a package of 9 Directives to the New Legislative Framework.
The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s largest libraries. Its collections include more than 150 million items, in over 400 languages including books, magazines, manuscripts, maps, music scores, newspapers, patents,...
We’re a unit located within core-Defra that supports Defra and the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland governments and their paying agencies to administer the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the UK in accordance with the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement with the...
The RPC is the independent regulatory scrutiny body for the UK Government. The Committee assesses the quality of evidence and analysis used to inform government regulatory proposals. This independent advice and scrutiny helps ensure that ministerial policy decisions are based...
How the government monitors imports into the UK.
The Department was responsible for the judicial system in England and Wales. It was merged with the then Department for Constitutional Affairs (now Ministry of Justice) in 2003.
This guidance is on a Union making an application to be recognised for collective bargaining
Guidance about working in collaboration with other charities.
The Welsh Government is the devolved government for Wales. Led by the First Minister, it works across devolved areas that include key areas of public life such as health, education and the environment. Welsh Government is a devolved administration, supported...
Find out if your business needs to publish a tax strategy, what it should include and when to publish it.
This note is part of the statutory guidance under s215 of the HRA 2008 (from 1 April 2024)
The McKay Commission (TMC) was set up to consider how the House of Commons might deal with legislation which affects only part of the UK, following the devolution of certain legislative powers to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. View the...
Supporting documents for Finance Bill 2021, the vehicle for renewing annual taxes, delivering new tax proposals and maintaining administration of the tax system.
Guidance and regulatory advice on how to apply for licences issued under ASPA and how your compliance with ASPA and your licence conditions will be assessed.
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