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  2. Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom

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    v. t. e. The Government of the United Kingdom is divided into departments that each have responsibility, according to the government, for putting government policy into practice. [1] There are currently 24 ministerial departments, 20 non-ministerial departments, and 422 agencies and other public bodies, for a total of 465 departments. [2]

  3. Regional development agency - Wikipedia

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    Regional development had been a concern of UK policymakers, particularly on the Left, since at least the 1970s. [3] After Labour came to power in the 1997 election, eight RDAs were created on 25 November 1998 following the passing of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. [4]

  4. United Kingdom agency worker law - Wikipedia

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    United Kingdom agency worker law refers to the law which regulates people's work through employment agencies in the United Kingdom. Though statistics are disputed, there are currently between half a million and one and a half million agency workers in the UK, and probably over 17,000 agencies. As a result of judge made law [1] and absence of ...

  5. National Audit Office (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    Website. nao.org.uk. The National Audit Office (NAO) is an independent Parliamentary body in the United Kingdom which is responsible for auditing central government departments, government agencies and non-departmental public bodies. The NAO also carries out value for money (VFM) audits into the administration of public policy.

  6. Employment Agencies Act 1973 - Wikipedia

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    Revised text of statute as amended. The Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35) is a United Kingdom act of Parliament and part of a wider body of UK agency worker law. It regulates the conduct of employment agencies which recruit and manage temporary and permanent labour. It applies to approximately 17,000 employment agencies operating in the UK.

  7. Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate - Wikipedia

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    The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS) [1] is located within the Department for Business and Trade. EAS is the government regulator for the private recruitment sector, regulating all employment agencies and employment businesses that provide work-finding services in Great Britain. It takes complaints and investigates breaches of the ...

  8. Department for Work and Pensions - Wikipedia

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    During 2012 the department announced records of the number of people born outside of the United Kingdom ("non-UK nationals") claiming work-related benefits from 2011, using data already collated within the department together with those of HM Revenue and Customs and the UK Border Agency [45] (whose duties are now fulfilled by UK Visas and ...

  9. List of professional associations in the United Kingdom

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    The UK government has a list of professional associations approved for tax purposes (this includes some non-UK based associations, which are not included here). [1] There is a separate list of regulators in the United Kingdom for bodies that are regulators rather than professional associations.