Crown Bodies

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