The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) was a United Kingdom government department. Its creation was announced on 12 June 2003; it took over the functions of the Lord Chancellor's Department.[1] On 28 March 2007 it was announced that the Department for Constitutional Affairs would take control of probation, prisons and prevention of re-offending from the Home Office and be renamed the Ministry of Justice.[2] This took place on 9 May 2007.
^"Lord Chancellor's Department". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^"Home Office to be split in two". BBC News Online. BBC. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
^. Archived from the original on 2 November 2005. Retrieved 24 May 2005.
External linksedit
Department for Constitutional Affairs Official Archived Website from 6 May 2007
Land Registry
The National Archives
Tribunals Service
February 16, 2024
department, constitutional, affairs, united, kingdom, government, department, creation, announced, june, 2003, took, over, functions, lord, chancellor, department, march, 2007, announced, that, would, take, control, probation, prisons, prevention, offending, f. The Department for Constitutional Affairs DCA was a United Kingdom government department Its creation was announced on 12 June 2003 it took over the functions of the Lord Chancellor s Department 1 On 28 March 2007 it was announced that the Department for Constitutional Affairs would take control of probation prisons and prevention of re offending from the Home Office and be renamed the Ministry of Justice 2 This took place on 9 May 2007 Department for Constitutional AffairsAgency overviewFormed12 June 2003Dissolved9 May 2007Superseding agencyMinistry of Justice United Kingdom JurisdictionGovernment of the United KingdomWebsitehttps www dca gov uk Department s headquarters on the right It was primarily responsible for reforms to the constitution relations with the Channel Islands and Isle of Man and within England and Wales it was concerned with the administration of the Courts legal aid and the appointment of the judiciary Other responsibilities included issues relating to human rights data protection and freedom of information It incorporated the Wales Office and the Scotland Office but those offices remained the overall responsibility of the Secretary of State for Wales and Secretary of State for Scotland respectively After the 2005 general election it gained additional responsibilities for coroners and conduct of local government elections in England 3 Contents 1 Departmental executive agencies and public bodies 2 Legislation enacted by the department 2 1 Constitutional acts 2 2 Election acts 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDepartmental executive agencies and public bodies editHer Majesty s Courts Service for England and Wales Public Guardianship Office for England and Wales Tribunals Service Official Solicitor and Public Trustee Legal Services Commission HM Land RegistryLegislation enacted by the department editThis is a list of acts of Parliament enacted since 1997 that gave powers to the Department of Constitutional Affairs Constitutional acts edit Compensation Act 2006 Criminal Defence Service Act 2006 Inquiries Act 2005 Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Mental Capacity Act 2005 Gender Recognition Act 2004 Courts Act 2003 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 Land Registration Act 2002 Freedom of Information Act 2000 Access to Justice Act 1999 Data Protection Act 1998 Human Rights Act 1998Election acts edit Electoral Administration Act 2006 European Parliamentary and Local Elections Pilots Act 2004 European Parliament Representation Act 2003 European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 Representation of the People Act 2000See also editEnglish law Scottish Government Courts of Scotland Departments of the United Kingdom GovernmentReferences edit Lord Chancellor s Department GOV UK Retrieved 2 January 2022 Home Office to be split in two BBC News Online BBC 29 March 2007 Retrieved 29 March 2007 Machinery of Government Changes Archived from the original on 2 November 2005 Retrieved 24 May 2005 External links editDepartment for Constitutional Affairs Official Archived Website from 6 May 2007 His Majesty s Courts Service Land Registry The National Archives Public Guardianship Office Tribunals Service Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Department for Constitutional Affairs amp oldid 1187690994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
