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This page links to the websites of UK central government agencies and executive, advisory and tribunal non departmental public bodies, listed by department.

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Cabinet Office |  Communities and Local Government (DCLG) |  Constitutional Affairs (DCA) |  Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) |  Ministry of Defence (MoD) |  Education & Skills (DfES) |  Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |  Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) |  Department of Health (DoH) |  Home Office (HO) |  International Development (DfID) |  Northern Ireland Office (NIO) |  Prime Minister's Office (No 10) |  Privy Council |  Trade and Industry |  Transport (DfT) |  HM Treasury |  Wales Office |  Work and Pensions |  10 Downing Street

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Other Executive Agencies
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A separate Central Government page lists cabinet departments and other core government institutions.

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Cabinet Cabinet Office

Executive Agencies

• Central Office of Information (COI)
• Government Car and Despatch Agency

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Advisory Committee on Advertising
• Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
• Better Regulation Task Force
• Civil Service Appeal Board
• Committee on Standards in Public Life
• Honours Scrutiny Committee
• House of Lords Appointments Commission
• Security Commission
• Security Vetting Appeals Panel
• Senior Salaries Review Body

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DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) (formerly Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)

Executive Agencies

• The Fire Service College
• Ordnance Survey
• Planning Inspectorate
• Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Trading Fund
• The Rent Service

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales
• Castle Vale Housing Action Trust
• English PArtnerships
• Housing Corporation
• Liverpool Housing Action Trust
• Standards Board for England
• Stonebridge Housing Action Trust
• Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Advisory Panel on Beacon Councils
• Advisory Panel on Standards for the Planning Inspectorate
• Boundary Commission for England
• Boundary Commission for Wales
• Building Regulations Advisory Committee
• Community Forum
• Property Advisory Group

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Residential Property Tribunal Service
• Valuation Tribunal

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Constitutional Department for Constitutional Affairs

Executive Agencies

• Court Service
• HM Land Registry
• National Archives
• Public Guardianship Office

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board
• Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service
• Sustainable Development Commission
• Legal Services Commission
• Office of the Information Commissioner

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board
• Advisory Committees on General Commissioners of Income Tax
• Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace in England and Wales
• Advisory Council on Public Records
• Advisory Group on Enforcement Service Delivery
• Civil Justice Council
• Civil Procedure Rule Committee
• Council on Tribunals
• Crown Court Rule Committee
• Family Proceedings Rule Committee
• Insolvency Rules Committee
• Land Registration Committee
• Law Commission
• Legal Services Consultative Panel
• Strategic Investment Board

Tribunal Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• General Commissioners of Income Tax (GCIT)
• Information Tribunal

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sport Department for Culture, Media & Sport

Executive Agencies

• The Royal Parks

Public Corporations

• British Broadcasting Corporation
• Channel Four Television Corporation
• Independent Television Commission now part of Ofcom
• Radio Authority now part of Ofcom
• Sianel Pedwar Cymru (Welsh Fouth Channel Authority)

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Alcohol Education and Research Council (AERC)
• Arts Council of England
• The British Library
• The British Museum
• British Tourist Authority
• Broadcasting Standards Commission now part of Ofcom
• Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
• Community Fund
• English Heritage
• English Tourism Council
• Film Council
• The Football Licensing Authority
• Gaming Board for Great Britain
• Geffrye Museum
• Historical Royal Places (HRP)
• Historical Manuscripts, The Royal Commission on
• Horniman Museum and Gardens
• Horserace Betting and Levy Board
• Horserace Totalistor Board (The Tote)
• Imperial War Museum
• Millenium Commission
• Museum of London
• Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
• National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)
• The National Gallery
• National Heritage Memorial Fund
• National Lottery Commission
• National Maritime Museum
• National Museum of Science and Industry
• National Museums Liverpool
• The National Portrait Gallery
• Natural History Museum
• New Opportunities Fund
• Public Lending Right and Public Lending Right Advisory Committee
• Re:Source The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries
• Royal Armouries Museum
• Sir John Soane's Museum
• Sport England
• Tate Gallery
• UK Sport
• Victoria and Albert Museum
• The Wallace Collection

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites
• Advisory Committee on the Government Art Collection
• Advisory Council on Libraries
• Culture North East (North East Cultural Consortium)
• East Midlands Cultural Consortium
• Living East (East of England Cultural Consortium)
• North West Cultural Consortium
• Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art
• South East England Cultural Consortium
• South West Regional Cultural Consortium
• Spoliation Advisory Panel
• The Theatres Trust
• Treasure Valuation Committee
• West Midlands Life Cultural Consortium
• Working Group on Human Remains
• Yorkshire Cultural Consortium

Tribunal Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Horserace Betting Levy Tribunal

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defence Ministry of Defence (MOD)

Executive Agencies

• Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency (AFPAA)
• Army Base Repair Organisation (ABRO)
• Army Personnel Centre (APC)
• Army Training and Recruiting Agency (ATRA)
• British Forces Post Office Agency (BFPO)
• Defence Analytical Services Agency (DASA)
• Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA)
• Defence Bills Agency (DBA)
• Defence Communications Services Agency (DCSA)
• Defence Dental Agency (DDA)
• Defence Estates
• Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency (DGIA)
• Defence Housing Executive
• Defence Intelligence and Security Centre (DISC)
• Defence Medical Education and Training Agency (DMETA)
• Defence Procurement Agency (DPA)
• Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
• QinetiQ
• Defence Storage & Distribution Agency
• Defence Transport and Movements Agency (DTMA)
• Defence Vetting Agency
• Disposal Sales Agency (DSA)
• Duke of York's Royal Military School (DYRMS))
• Medical Supplies Agency (MSA)
• Ministry of Defence Police (MDP))
• Naval Manning Agency (NMA)
• Naval Recruitment and Training Agency (NRTA)
• Pay and Personnel Agency (PPA)
• Queen Victoria School (QVS)
• RAF Personnel Management Agency (RAF PMA)
• RAF Training Group Defence Agency (TGDA)
• Service Children's Education (SCE)
• United Kingdom Hydrophonic Office (UKHO)
• Veterans Agency
• Warship Support Agency

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Fleet Air Arm Museum
• National Army Museum
• Oil and Pipelines Agency
• Royal Air Force Museum
• Royal Marines Museum
• Royal Naval Museum
• Royal Navy Submarine Museum

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors
• Advisory Group on Medical Countermeasurers
• Animal Welfare Advisory Committee
• Armed Forces Pay Review Body
• Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions
• Dartmoor Steering Group
• Defence Nuclear Safety Committee
• Defence Scientific Advisory Committee
• Independent Board of Visitors for Military Corrective Training Centre
• National Employer Advisory Board
• Nuclear Research Advisory Council
• Review Board for Government Contracts
• War Pensions Committee

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education The Department for Education & Skills (DfES)

• This department has no executive agencies

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Adult Learning Inspectorate
• British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA)
• Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS)
• Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
• Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)
• Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFEC)
• Investors in People UK (IiP UK)
• Learning and Skills Council (LSC)
• National College for School Leadership
• Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted))
• Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
• Sector Skills Development Agency
• Student Loans Company Limited
• Teacher Training Agency (TTA)

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• School Teachers' Review Body

Tribunal Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Registered Inspectors of Schools Appeals Tribunal
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal

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agriculture Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Executive Agencies

• Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
• Central Science Laboratory
• Food Standards Agency
• Pesticides Safety Directorate
• Rural Payments Agency (RPA)
• Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA)
• Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)

Public Corporations

• British Waterways Board
• Covent Garden Market Authority

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales
• Agricultural Wages Committee for England
• British Potato Council (BPC)
• Countryside Agency (CA)
• English Nature (EN)
• Environment Agency (EA)
• Food from Britain (FFB)
• Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA)
• Horticultural Development Council (HDC)
• Horticulture Research International (HRI)
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
• Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC)
• Milk Development Council (MDC)
• National Forest Company
• Regional Flood Defence Committee
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew)
• Sea Fish Industry Authority (SFIA)
• United Kingdom Register of Organic Food Standards (UKROFS)
• Wine Standards Board

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment (ACBE)
• Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment (ACCPE)
• Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (ACHS)
• Advisory Committee on Packaging
• Advisory Committee on Pesticides (ACP)
• Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment [of genetically modified organisms] (ACRE)
• Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees (ADHACs)
• Air Quality Expert Group
• Air Quality Forum
• Committee of Investigation for Great Britain
• Committee on Agricultural Valuation
• Committee on Products and Processes for Use in Public Water Supply
• Consumers Committee for Great Britain under the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958
• National Forest Company
• Darwin Advisory Committee (the Darwin Initiative)
• Expert Group on Cryptosporidium in Water Supplies
• Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards
• Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC)
• Hill Farming Advisory Committee for England, Wales and Nothern Ireland
• Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB (ISG)
• Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council
• Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) Appeals Panel
• National Expert Group on Transboundary Air Pollution
• Pesticide Residues Committee
• Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee
• Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
• Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee
• Sustainable Development Commission
• Sustainable Development Education Panel
• Veterinary Products Committee
• Water Regulations Advisory Committee (WRAC)
• Zoos Forum

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fco Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Executive Agencies

• Wilton Park Conference Centre

Public Corporation

• BBC World Service (Including BBC Monitoring)

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Britain-Russia Centre
• British Association for Central and Eastern Europe
• Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission
• The British Council
• The Great Britain-China Centre
• The Westminster Foundation for Democracy

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Diplomatic Service Appeal Board
• The Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine
• Wilton Park Academic Council

Tribunal Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Foreign Compensation Commission

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health Department of Health

Executive Agencies

• Health Protection Agency
• Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
• NHS Estates Agency
• NHS Pensions Agency
• NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Commission for Health Improvement (CHI)
• Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health
• General Social Care Council (GSCC)
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
• National Care Standards Commission
• National Institute for Biological Standards and Controls (NIBSC)
• National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB)
• Public Health Laboratory Service Board (PHLS)

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Acupuncture Regulatory Working Group
• Advisory Board on the Registration of Homoeopathic Products
• Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA)
• Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP)
• Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing (ACGT)
• Advisory Group on Hepatitis
• British Pharmacopoeia Commission (BPC)
• Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC)
• Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (comare)
• Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP)
• Committee on the Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM)
• Committee on the Safety of Medicines (CSM)
• Expert Advisory Group on AIDS
• Eye Care Services Steering Group
• Gene Therapy Advisory Committee (GTAC)
• Genetics and Insurance Committee
• Herbal Medicine Regulatory Working Group
• Human Genetics Commission
• Independent Reconfiguration Panel
• Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)
• Medicines Commission
• National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group (NSCAG)
• Nutrition Forum
• Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN)
• Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health (SCOTH)
• Specialist Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance (SACAR)
• Standing Dental Advisory Committee (SDAC)
• Standing Medical Advisory Committee (SMAC)
• Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (SNMAC)
• UK Xenotransplanatation Interim Regulatory Authority (UKXIRA)
• Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority (ULTRA)

National Health Service Bodies

• Dental Practice Board
• Family Health Services Appeal Authority
• Health Development Agency
• Centre for Applied Microbiology & Research
• Mental Health Review Tribunal
• NHS Information Authority
• National Blood Service
• Prescription Pricing Authority
• Protection of Children Act Tribunal
• Registered Homes Tribunal

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HO Home Office

Executive Agencies

• Criminal Records Bureau
• Forensic Science Service
• HM Prison Service Agency
• UK Passport Service

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Commission for Racial Equality
• Community Development Foundation
• Criminal Cases Review Commission
• Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
• National Crime Squad
• National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)
• Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
• Parole Board
• Police Complaints Authority
• Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO)
• Security Industry Authority
• Criminal Cases Review Commission
• Youth Justice Board

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Advisory Board on Restricted Patients
• Animal Procedures Committee (APC)
• Correctional Services Accreditation Panel
• Firearms Consultative Committee
• Poisons Board
• Police Advisory Board
• Police Negotiating Board
• RIPA Technical Advisory Board
• Sentencing Advisory Panel

Tribunals

• Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel (CICAP)
• Investigatory Powers Tribunal
• Misuse of Drugs Advisory Body
• Misuse of Drugs Professional Panel
• Misuse of Drugs Tribunal
• Office of the Surveillance Commissioners
• Police Arbitration Tribunal
• Police Discipline Appeals Tribunal

Other Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Independent Monitoring Boards
• Central Police Training and Development Authority (CENTREX)
• Visiting Committees for Immigration Detention Centres

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IR Inland Revenue

Executive Agencies

• The Valuation Office

Tribunal Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Section 706 Tribunal

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development Department for International Development

• This department has no executive agencies

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom
• Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Overseas Service Pensions Scheme Advisory Board

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NIO Northern Ireland Office

Executive Agencies

• The Compensation Agency for Northern Ireland
• Forensic Science Northern Ireland
• Northern Ireland Prison Service
• The Valuation Office
• Youth Justice Agency

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Equality Commission
• Juvenille Justice Board
• Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Northern Ireland Policing Board
• Probation Board for Northern Ireland
• The Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland

Other Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Boards of Visitors and Visiting Committees

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PMO Prime Minister's Office

• This department has no executive agencies

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PC Privy Council

• This department has no executive agencies

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dti Department of Trade and Industry

Executive Agencies

• Companies House
• Employment Tribunals Service
• Insolvency Service
• National Weights and Measures Laboratory
• Patent Office
• Small Business Service

Public Corporations

• Office of Communications (Ofcom)
• Royal Mail Holdings Plc

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Advantage West Midlands
• Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
• British Hallmarking Council
• Coal Authority
• Competition Commission
• Council for Central Laboratory Research Councils
• Design Council
• East Midlands Development Agency
• East of England Development Agency
• Economic & Social Research Council
• Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
• Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)
• Gas & Electricity Consumer Council (GECC)
• Medical Research Council
• National Consumer Council
• Natural Environment Research Council
• North West Development Agency
• One North East
• Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
• Postwatch
• SITPRO Limited
• South East England Development Agency
• South West of England Regional Development Agency
• United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
• Yorkshire Forward

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Advisory Committee on Cleaner Coal Technology
• Advisory Group on Basic Technologies Programme
• Aerospace Committee
• Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission
• Business Incubation Fund Investment Panel
• Council for Science & Technology
• Distributed Generation Co-ordination Group
• Energy Advisory Panel
• Ethnic Minority Business Forum
• Fuel Cells Advisory Panel
• Fuel Poverty
• Industrial Development Advisory Board
• Intellectual Property Advisory Committee (IPAC)
• Low Pay Commission
• Measurement Advisory Committee
• Partnership Fund Assessment Panel
• Regional Industrial Development Boards
• Renewables Advisory Board
• Small Business Council
• Small Business Investment Taskforce
• Spectrum Management Advisory Group
• Women's National Commission

Tribunal Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Central Arbitration Committee
• Copyright Tribunal
• Employment Appeal Tribunal
• Employment Tribunals
• Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal
• Persons Hearing Consumer Credit Licensing Appeals
• Persons Hearing Estate Agent Appeals

Nationalised Industries

• British Coal Corporation
• British Nuclear Fuels plc
• British Shipbuilders

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dft Department for Transport (DfT)

Executive Agencies

• Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
• Driver, Vehicle and Operator Group (DVO)
• Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
• Highways Agency (HA)
• Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
• Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA)
• Vehicle Inspectorate (VI)

Public Corporations

• Civil Aviation Authority

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Northern Lighthouse Board
• Rail Passengers Committee Eastern England
• Rail Passengers Committee Midlands
• Rail Passengers Committee North Eastern England
• Rail Passengers Committee North Western England
• Rail Passengers Committee Scotland
• Rail Passengers Committee Southern England
• Rail Passengers Committee Wales
• Rail Passengers Committee Western England
• Rail Passengers Council
• Strategic Rail Authority
• Trinity House Lighthouse Service

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Commission for Integrated Transport
• Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

Tribunal Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Traffic Commissioners

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treasury HM Treasury

Executive Agencies

• National Savings & Investments
• Office for National Statistics
• Office of Government Commerce - Buying Solutions
• The British Royal Mint
• United Kingdom Debt Management Office

Public Corporation

• The Bank of Engand

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Public Services Productivity Panel
• Statistics Commission

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Wales Wales Office

Executive Agencies

• Welsh Development Agency
• Welsh Tourist Board
• Welsh Historic Monuments: CADW

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DWP Department for Work and Pensions

Executive Agencies

• The Appeals Service
• The Child Support Agency (CSA)
• Jobcentre Plus
• The Pension Service

Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Disability Rights Commission
• Health and Safety Commission
• Health and Safety Executive
• Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (Opra)
• Pensions Compensation Board
• Remploy Limited

Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Disability Employment Advisory Committee
• Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board
• Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
• National Employment Panel
• Race Education and Employment Forum
• Social Security Advisory Committee

Tribunal Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Appeals Service
• Pensions Ombudsman

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forest Forestry Commission

Executive Agencies

• Forest Enterprise
• Forest Research

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otherpages Other directories compiled by Tagish include...

• Central Government Web Sites
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• Single issue and government initiative websites
• Local Government Web Sites
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• Parish and Town Council Web Sites
• Other Public Sector Organisation Web Sites
• Selected Useful Web Sites
• Tagish's Essential List of UK Information Sources

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