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A	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food National Audit Office
B	The Bank of England The Benefits Agency
C	Cabinet Office Cabinet Office: Better Regulation Unit Cabinet Office: Social Exclusion Unit CCTA Government Information Service Central Office of Information (COI) Commission for Racial Equality CCTA - The Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency Child Support Agency Citizen's Charter Unit Civil Service Commissioners Office The Commission for Local Administration in England Committee on Standards in Public Life The Commonwealth OnLine Countryside Commission The Court Service The Crown Prosecution Service Department for Culture, Media and Sport Customs & Excise
D	The Data Protection Registrar The Dearing Report Ministry of Defence - Royal Air Force - Inspectorate of Recruiting (RAF) - Royal Marines - Royal Navy Department for Education and Employment Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Department of Health Department for International Development - formerly the ODA (Overseas Development Administration) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Department of Social Security Department of Social Security - Analytical Services Division (DSS) No. 10 Downing St DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency)
E	Department for Education and Employment Economic and Social Research Council Employment Service English Heritage English Nature English Partnerships English Sports Council The Engineering Council Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Environment Agency Natural Environment Research Council - NERC Export Control Organisation
F	The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) The Forestry Commission Freedom of Information Unit
G	Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
H	Health & Safety Executive Health Education Authority Her Majesty's Prison Service Her Majesty's Treasury Higher Education Funding Council for England Higher Education Statistics Agency Highways Agency HM Land Registry HMSO - Her Majesty's Stationery Office Home Office Home Office - Immigration & Nationality Directorate Home Office - Police Research Group The Housing Corporation Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
I	Inland Revenue ISI - Information Society Initiative The Insolvency Service
JKL	The Law Commission for England and Wales The Lord Chancellor's Department
M	Machinery of Government and Standards Group Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Medicines Control Agency Medical Research Council The Met. Office (The UK National Weather Service) Millennium Bug Website Millennium Commission
N	National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) National Disability Council Royal Navy No. 10 Downing St
O	OCPA - Office for the Commissioner for Public Appointments OCSC - The Office of the Civil Service Commissioners The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets OFGEM (formerly OFgas and OFFER) Office of Water Services Office of Fair Trading The Office for National Statistics (ONS) OPRA - Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority Office of Public Service Office of the Rail Regulator Office of Science and Technology OFSTED - Office for Standards in Education OFTEL - Office of Telecommunications The Official Solicitor to the Supreme Court
P	UK Passport Agency Pesticides Safety Directorate The Planning Inspectorate Public Appointments Unit Public Record Office (PRO) The Public Trust Office
Q	The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) Queen's Awards Office
R	Commission for Racial Equality The Radiocommunications Agency Office of the Rail Regulator Royal Parks
S	Schools OnLine project Office of Science and Technology SOCITM - Society of Information Technology Management The Student Loans Company
T	The Teacher Training Agency (TTA) Her Majesty's Treasury The Treasury Solicitor
U	The UK Information Technology Security Evaluation & Certification Scheme United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
V	The Valuation Office Agency Veterinary Medicines Directorate
WXYZ	War Pensions Agency Women's Unit YouthNet - The Site

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A	Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council Education Department Accounts Commission for Scotland Aldershot, Rushmoor Borough Council Alnwick District Council Anglesey, Isle of Council Angus Council Antrim Borough Council Ards Borough Council Arun District Council Avon and Somerset Constabulary Avon Health Authority
B	Babergh District Council Barking and Dagenham, Borough of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Bedford Borough Council Bedfordshire County Council Belfast City Council Belfast Education and Library Board - Youth Service Berkshire County Council Birmingham Disability Resource Centre Birmingham City Council Blackburn Borough Council Blackpool Borough Council Bolsover District Council Bolton Council Bournemouth District Council Bracknell Forest Borough Council Bradford Metropolitan Council Braintree District Council Breckland District Council Brent Council London Borough of Brent Brentwood Borough Council Brighton and Hove Borough Council Brighton Health Care NHS Trust Virtual Brighton and Hove The City of Bristol Bromsgrove District Council Broxtowe Borough Council Buckinghamshire County Council Burnley Borough Council Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
C	Caerphilly County Borough Cambridge City Council Cambridge Online City Project Cambridgeshire County Council Camden Council Caradon District Council Cardiff County Council Carmarthenshire Council Carmarthenshire Council Castlereagh Borough Council Ceredigion County Council Charnwood Borough Council Cheltenham Borough Council Chelmsford Borough Council Cheltenham Borough Council Cherwell District Council Cheshire County Council City of Chester Chester City Council Chesterfield Borough Council Chichester District Council Christchurch Borough Council Clackmannan Council Colchester Borough Council Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) Cornwall County Council Countryside Council for Wales Coventry City Council The Coventry and Warwickshire Network Craigavon Borough Council Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council Croydon OnLine Cumbria County Council Cumbria Tourist Board
D	Darlington Borough Council Denbighshire Council Derbyshire County Council Derwentside District Council Devon County Council Dorset County Council Dorset Health Authority Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council Dundee City Council Dungannon District Council Durham City Council Durham Constabulary Durham County Council Dyfed-Powys Police
E	Ealing, London Borough of Easington District Council East Dorset District Council East Hampshire District Council East Midlands Network East Midlands Regional Supply Network East Northamptonshire Council East Renfrewshire Council East Sussex County Council East Sussex County Council - Eastbourne IT Centre Eastern Surrey Health Commission East Grinstead Town Council Eden District Council The City of Edinburgh Council Royal Observatory, Edinburgh London Borough of Enfield Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Essex County Council
F	Falkirk District Council Fareham Borough Council Farnborough, Rushmoor Borough Council Felixstowe Town Council Fermanagh Council Flintshire County Council - Social Services Forest of Dean District Council London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
G	Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Glan Clwyd District General Hospital NHS Trust Glasgow City Council Southern General Hospital NHS Trust Glasgow Gloucestershire County Council Gosport Borough Council *Grampian Regional Council (formally abolished on 1/4/96)* - Education Department Greater Manchester Police Greenwich, London Borough of Greenwich, London Borough of Guildford Borough Council Gwynedd County Council**
H	London Borough of Hackney Halton Borough Council London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hampshire County Council Harlow District Council Harlow District Council Hart District Council Hastings Borough Council Havant District Council Hereford City Council Hereford and Worcester Information Service Hereford and Worcester County Council Hertfordshire County Council Hertfordshire Training and Enterprise Council North Hertfordshire District Council Hounslow, London Borough of Kingston upon Hull City Council Hyndburn Borough Council
I	Ipswich Borough Council Isle of Man Government Isle of Man Parliament (Tynwald) Isle of Wight Council Islington, London Borough of
J	States of Jersey
K	Kensington & Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kent County Council King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Borough Council of Kingston upon Hull City Council Kingston upon Thames, Royal Borough of Kirklees Metropolitan Council Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
L	Lancashire County Council Leeds City Council Leominster District Council Lewes District Council Lewisham, London Borough of Lichfield City Council Lincolnshire County Council Liverpool City Council Local Government Local Government Association Local Government Commission for England Local Government Management Board Local Government Ombudsman UK Local Government Pages Corporation of London London Borough of Barking and Dagenham - Education Department London Borough of Brent London Borough of Camden London Borough of Croydon London Borough of Ealing London Borough of Enfield Greenwich, London Borough of London Borough of Hackney London Borough of Harrow London Borough of Hounslow London Borough of Islington London Borough of Kingston upon Thames London Borough of Lewisham London Borough of Newham London Borough of Redbridge London Borough of Richmond London Borough of Richmond - Education Department London Borough of Southwark London Borough of Waltham Forest London Borough of Wandsworth - Planning Register London Borough of Westminster London Borough of Westminster - Environmental Health Department London Borough of Westminster - Department of Education and Leisure London Research Centre Parking Committee for London Luton Borough Council
M	Macclesfield Borough Council Malvern Hills District Council Manchester City Council Greater Manchester Police Merthyr Tydfil Council Mendip District Council Merseyside Police Metropolitan Police (London) Mid Bedfordshire District Council Mid Suffolk District Council Middlesbrough Borough Council Midlothian Council Mole Valley District Council Moray Council
N	New Forest District Council London Borough of Newham Newport Council Newbury District Council Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council Newcastle-upon-Tyne, City of Norfolk County Council Norfolk Disability Information Federation North Dorset District Council North Down Borough Council North Hertfordshire District Council North Tyneside Council North Warwickshire Borough Council North West Training and Development Team North West Wales Training and Enterprise Council North Wiltshire District Council North Yorkshire County Council Northampton Borough Council Northern Ireland Civil Service & Agencies Northumberland County Council Norwich City Council Nottingham City Council Nottinghamshire County Council Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
O	Oadby & Wigston District Council Royal Greenwich Observatory Royal Observatory, Edinburgh Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Open University Oxfordshire County Council Oxford University
P	Parking Committee for London Pembrokeshire Council Perth & Kinross Council The Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford Plymouth City Council Metropolitan Police (London) Borough of Poole Powys County Council
Q	The British Monarchy, the official web site The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) Queen's Awards Office
R	Reading Borough Council Registers of Scotland Redbridge, London Borough of Redditch Borough Council East Midlands Regional Supply Network General Register Office for Scotland Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Restormel Borough Council Ribble Valley Borough Council London Borough of Richmond Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Rochester upon Medway City Council Rother District Council Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust The Royal Ulster Constabulary Rugby Borough Council Runnymede Borough Council Rushcliffe Borough Council Rushmoor Borough Council Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
S	Salford Metropolitan Borough Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Scarborough Borough Council Scottish New Councils - effective from 1st April 1996 Sedgefield Borough Council Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Sevenoaks District Council Shepway District Council Shropshire County Council Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council - IT POINT Somerset County Council South Ayrshire Council South Dorset Economic Partnership (SDEP) South Hams District Council South Herefordshire District Council South Norfolk Council South Oxfordshire District Council South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Southampton and South West Hampshire Health Authority Southampton Council Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Southern General Hospital NHS Trust Glasgow London Borough of Southwark Spelthorne Borough Council The City and District of St Albans St Edmundsbury Borough Council St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council Staffordshire County Council Stevenage Borough Council Stirling Council Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Stoke-on-Trent City Council Stratford on Avon District Council Strathkelvin District Council - (formally abolished on 1/4/96) See East Dunbartonshire Council Stroud District Council Suffolk County Council Surrey County Council Surrey Education Community OnLine London Borough of Sutton City & County of Swansea
T	Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Tamworth Borough Council Tandridge District Council Taunton Deane Borough Council Tayside Regional Council - Trading Standards Tayside Police Teesdale District Council Teignbridge District Council Test Valley Borough Council Three Rivers District Council Thurrock Community Information Service Thurrock Council Torbay Borough Council Tynedale District Council
U	Uttlesford District Council
V	Vale of White Horse District Council
WXYZ	Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council London Borough of Waltham Forest Council Wansbeck District Council London Borough of Wandsworth Borough Council Wansbeck District Council Warrington Borough Council Warwick District Council's Air Pollution Home Page Warwick District Council Warwick District Council - Environmental Health Department Warwickshire County Council The Coventry and Warwickshire Network Waveney District Council Waverley Borough Council Wealden District Council Welwyn Hatfield Council West Devon Borough Council West Dorset District Council West Lothian Council West Mercia Constabulary West Oxfordshire District Council West Sussex County Council West Sussex Health Authority West Wiltshire District Council West Yorkshire Police Western Isles Council London Borough of Westminster Weymouth and Portland Borough Council Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wiltshire County Council Winchester City Council Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Woking Borough Council Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council Worcester City Council Worthing Borough Council Wrekin District Council Wycombe District Council Wychavon District Council City of York Council
Parliaments and Assemblies	Scottish Parliament Scottish Office Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland Government Office Welsh Assembly
Parliament	Hansard - Commons Hansard - Lords Houses of Parliament main site House of Commons - Information about the House of Commons and Members of Parliament - House of Commons Public Information Office - House of Commons Select Committees House of Lords - House of Lords Information - House of Lords Membership Information - House of Lords Select Committees The Parliamentary Ombudsman (Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration)
Monarchy	British Monarchy Website
Political Parties	Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Alliance Party Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland Women's Coalition Progressive Unionists SDLP Sinn Fein Ulster Democratic Party Ulster Unionists Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Scottish Lib Dems Scottish Labour Scottish National Party (SNP) Plaid Cymru Welsh Conservatives Welsh Lib Dems Welsh Labour Liberal Party Green Party Monster Raving Loony Party Natural Law Party UK Independence Party
European Union	Europa European Information Service European Parliament European Union Contact List
Special Interest Groups	Amnesty International CBI CND Charter 88 Citizens Advice Bureau Electoral Reform Society Friends of the Earth Greenpeace Institute of Directors TUC
Think Tanks	Adam Smith Institute Centre for Reform Centre for Policy Studies Demos Economist Intelligence Unit Fabian Society IFS IPPR Labour Research Royal Institute of International Affairs Social Market Foundation

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