The organisations we sponsor, their classification and roles. Information about the classification of executive agencies and non departmental public bodies can be found on the Civil Service website.

• ABC
• DEF
• GHI
• JKL
• MNO
• PQR
• STU
• VWX
• YZ

ABC

• Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Advisory Committees on General Commissioners of Income Tax
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Advisory Committees on General Commissioners of Income Tax (Northern Ireland)
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB) to Northern Ireland Court Service
• Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace in England and Wales
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Advisory Council on Historical Manuscripts
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB) to The National Archives
• Advisory Council on National Records and Archives
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB) to The National Archives
• Advisory Council on Public Records
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB) to The National Archives
• Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Assessor for Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice
  Independent Body
• The Boundary Commission, England
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• The Boundary Commission, Scotland
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB) to Scotland Office
• The Boundary Commission, Wales
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Civil Justice Council
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Civil Procedure Rule Committee
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Courts Boards
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Criminal Cases Review Commission
  Executive non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
  Executive non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Criminal Procedure Rule Committee
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Crown Court Rule Committee
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)

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DEF

• The Directorate of Judicial Offices for England and Wales
  Independent directorate comprising: the Judicial Office; Judicial Studies Board; and Judicial Communications Office
• Family Justice Council
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Family Procedure Rule Committee
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)

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GHI

• HM Courts Service (HMCS)
  Executive agency
• HM Inspectorate of Court Administration
  Independent statutory office
• HM Inspectorate of Prisons
  Independent Inspectorate
• HM Inspectorate of Probation
  Independent Inspectorate
• HM Land Registry
  Non Ministerial Dept and Trading Fund Executive Agency
• HM Prison Service
  Executive Agency
• Independent Monitoring Boards
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Insolvency Rules Committee
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)

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JKL

• Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC)
  Executive non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman
  Independent statutory office
• Land Registration Rule Committee
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Law Commission
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Legal Services Board
  Executive non-departmental public body
• Legal Services Commission (LSC)
  Executive non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Legal Services Consultative Panel
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)

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MNO

• The National Archives
  Non-ministerial department and executive agency
• National Offender Management Service (NOMS)
  Part of Ministry of Justice corporate centre
• National Probation Service
  NPS is part of NOMS and the individual 42 Probation Area Boards are Bodies Corporate established by statute
• Northern Ireland Court Service (NiCtS)
  Separate Civil Service
• Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission
  Executive non departmental public body (NDPB) to Northern Ireland Court Service
• Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission
  Executive non departmental public body (NDPB) to Northern Ireland Court Service
• Offices of Courts Funds, the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
  Independent statutory office
• Office for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR)
  Tri-lateral body (hosted by Ministry of Justice)
• Office of the Information Commissioner
  Executive non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Office of the Judge Advocate General
  Independent body
• Office of the Judicial Committee
  Part of Ministry of Justice, reporting ministerially to the Lord President of the Council
• Office for Judicial Complaints
  Other independent offices
• Office of the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner
  Independent statutory office
• Office of the Legal Services Ombudsman
  Independent statutory office
• Office of the Public Guardian
  Executive agency

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PQR

• Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Parole Board
  Executive non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
  Ombudsman
• Privy Council Office
  Part of Ministry of Justice, reporting ministerially to the Lord President of the Council

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STU

• Scotland Office
  Office relating to devolved administrations
• Sentencing Advisory Panel
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Sentencing Guidelines Council
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Strategic Investment Board
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Tribunals Service
  Executive agency

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VWX

• Victims Advisory Panel
  Advisory non departmental public body (NDPB)
• Wales Office
  Office relating to devolved administrations

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YZ

• Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
  Executive non departmental public body (NDPB)

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