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Legal Terms - executive agency
A semi-autonomous agency that is tasked with the delivery of a service in accordance with the policy and resource framework of a central government department. Executive agencies are not legally distinct from their "parent" government department and are governed by the powers that ministers have delegated. Consequently, they continue to be a component of the Civil Service. The principal executive of each agency is accountable to the minister of the relevant department. They are intended to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery and do not participate in the formulation of policy. The objective is for central government to transition to a merely policy-making role, with service delivery being exclusively entrusted to specialized executive agencies. A few examples are the Royal Mint, Companies House, the Passport Agency, and the Prison Service.
A semi-autonomous agency that is tasked with the delivery of a service in accordance with the policy and resource framework of a central government department. Executive agencies are not legally distinct from their "parent" government department and are governed by the powers that ministers have delegated. Consequently, they continue to be a component of the Civil Service. The principal executive of each agency is accountable to the minister of the relevant department. They are intended to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery and do not participate in the formulation of policy. The objective is for central government to transition to a merely policy-making role, with service delivery being exclusively entrusted to specialized executive agencies. A few examples are the Royal Mint, Companies House, the Passport Agency, and the Prison Service.
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