{"id":1372,"date":"2023-03-01T09:44:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T09:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/?page_id=1372"},"modified":"2023-10-19T06:06:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T06:06:21","slug":"government","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/rules\/legal\/government\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Services and Public Information for United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UK Government<\/strong>: How does government work in the United Kingdom?<\/p>\n<p>The British government is one of the oldest in the world. In fact, the British Parliament first started in the year 1215.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the UK Government has shaped itself in the <a href=\"\/rules\/legal\/history\/\">history of Britain<\/a> throughout the ages.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister leads the government in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>The role of the UK Prime Minister gets the support of the Cabinet (22) and 94 other ministers (117 in total).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>The Prime Minister (PM)<\/h2>\n<p>The Prime Minister is the head of the whole government. Thus, they have the responsibility for all their policies and decisions. The role of the PM also includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Appointing new members of the government.<\/li>\n<li>Overseeing the operation of the Civil Service and all government agencies.<\/li>\n<li>Standing as the principal government figure in the House of Commons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: The current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022 is The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP.<\/p>\n<div class=\"category-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"list-content\">\n<h5>A Message from the Queen<\/h5>\n<p>How do you receive a personal <a href=\"\/rules\/media\/message-from-the-queen\/\">message from the Queen<\/a>? British nationals can apply for certain special birthday or anniversary messages sent by telegram from HM The Queen of the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"list-content\">\n<h5>Call Charges<\/h5>\n<p>What is the rate for <a href=\"\/rules\/call-charges\/\">call charges and phone numbers<\/a> in the United Kingdom? Check a list of different UK telephone rates that continues to grow.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"category-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"list-content\">\n<h5>Challenge an Election Result<\/h5>\n<p>You must have some grounds to <a href=\"\/rules\/legal\/government\/challenge-an-election-result\/\">challenge the result of an election<\/a> in the United Kingdom. As a rule, you can make a challenge if it wasn&#8217;t run in the proper manner (e.g. the votes were counted incorrectly).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"list-content\">\n<h5>Government Gateway<\/h5>\n<p>The &#8216;Government Gateway&#8217; provides a secure digital online account to use government services online. The new <a href=\"\/rules\/legal\/government\/gov-uk-verify\/\">GOV.UK Verify<\/a> is the verification process replacing Government Gateway.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"category-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"list-content\">\n<h5>Internet Scams<\/h5>\n<p>Digital communication is safer if you understand how Internet scams work. Review a guide that helps you identify and <a href=\"\/rules\/media\/reporting-suspicious-internet-activity\/\">report questionable Internet fraud<\/a> and phishing emails.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"list-content\">\n<h5>Parliament Petitions<\/h5>\n<p>Learn <a href=\"\/rules\/legal\/community\/petitions\/\">how petitions work<\/a> in the United Kingdom. Discover the basic principles behind parliament petition wording and signatures with information on submitting a petition to your MP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: You can find out information about your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/find-your-local-councillors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local councillors<\/a> online, such as who they are and how to contact them.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"category-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"list-content\">\n<h5>Referendum Question<\/h5>\n<p>The UK Government asked the public to cast a final vote on the big debate during the EU referendum on Thursday June 23rd 2016. So, what was the <a href=\"\/news\/homes-and-lifestyle\/eu-referendum-question\/\">EU referendum question<\/a> and result?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"list-content\">\n<h5>Using a .GOV.UK Domain<\/h5>\n<p>The main benefits for eligible organisations when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/benefits-of-getting-a-govuk-domain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">getting and using a .gov.uk domain<\/a> is being related to trusted branding, having increased security, and meeting certain policy and legal obligations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"category-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"list-content\">\n<h5>Voting in the United Kingdom<\/h5>\n<p>Information in the overview section focuses on the three different <a href=\"\/rules\/legal\/government\/voting\/\">ways of voting<\/a> and how to vote in UK elections and referendums.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"updated-data\"><strong>Government Services and Information for United Kingdom<\/strong><br \/>\n<time datetime=\"2022-01-01\">Last Updated 2022<\/time><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Government: How does government work in the United Kingdom? 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