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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
An organisation responsible for a particular area of government work, such as transport or defence. Most are led by ministers.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: Government AdministrationA government department is responsible for a particular area of government activity. The Department for Transport, for example, deals with transport. Dividing administration into departments allows staff to concentrate their knowledge and work on particular responsibilities.
Paper 1, Paper 2
An organisation responsible for a particular area of government policy and its implementation, such as transport or defence.
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A ministry is a government department: the Ministry of Defence, for example, deals with defence. The Department for Transport deals with transport policy.
