Department for Constitutional Affairs (for some functions)

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The Department for Constitutional Affairs was a UK government department responsible for constitutional policy, the justice system, and courts, later largely superseded by the Ministry of Justice.

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instanceOf former United Kingdom government department
country United Kingdom
dissolvedInto Ministry of Justice NERFINISHED
field administration of justice
constitutional law
public law
hadMinisterialPortfolio constitutional affairs
courts and legal services
electoral and information policy (for some functions)
human rights (for some functions)
hasHead Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED
Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United Kingdom
locatedIn London NERFINISHED
oversaw Her Majesty's Courts Service NERFINISHED
Legal Services Commission NERFINISHED
Public Guardianship Office (for some functions) NERFINISHED
Tribunals Service (for some functions) NERFINISHED
partOf UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
replacedBy Ministry of Justice NERFINISHED
responsibleFor administration of the courts service
civil justice policy
constitutional policy in the United Kingdom
constitutional reform policy
constitutional relations with the devolved administrations (for some functions)
courts in England and Wales
criminal justice policy (for some functions)
data protection policy (for some functions)
electoral law policy (for some functions)
freedom of information policy (for some functions)
human rights policy (for some functions)
legal aid policy
relations with the judiciary in England and Wales
the justice system in England and Wales
superseded Lord Chancellor's Department NERFINISHED

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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister replacedBy Department for Constitutional Affairs (for some functions)