government department
An organ of central government responsible for a particular sphere of public administration (e.g. the Treasury). It is staffed by permanent civil servants and is normally headed by a minister who is politically responsible for its activities and is assisted by one or more junior ministers, usually responsible for particular aspects of departmental policy.

• Digital Case System
• digital services
• digital signature
• dilapidation
• diminished responsibility
• diplomatic agent
• diplomatic immunity
• diplomatic mission
• direct evidence
• direct examination
• directions questionnaire
• direction to jury
• directives of the EU
• Direct Labour Organization
• directly applicable law
• directly effective law
• director
• Director of Public Prosecutions
• Director of Service Prosecutions
• directors’ authority to act
• directors’ duties
• disability discrimination
• Disability Living Allowance
• Disability Rights Commission
• disabled person