The Home Officer have many responsibilities to help the public services and these are:

·         working on the problems caused by illegal drug use

·         shaping the alcohol strategy, policy and licensing conditions

·         keeping the United Kingdom safe from the threat of terrorism

·         reducing and preventing crime, and ensuring people feel safe in their homes and communities

·         securing the UK border and controlling immigration

·         considering applications to enter and stay in the UK

·         issuing passports and visas

·         supporting visible, responsible and accountable policing by empowering the public and freeing up the police to fight crime

·         fire prevention and rescue
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European Parliament

Central Government

Devolved Parliament

Regional Government

Local Authorities 

 

European Parliament is based in Brussels and has 751 members elected in 28 different states. The members are voted in every 5 years. The European Parliament was created to manage economic corporations and makes decisions on environment, equal opportunities, transport, human rights and movement of workers and goods.

Central Government is made up of 3 parts which include the monarch (Queen Elizabeth ii), the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Central Governments role is to sign treaties or agreements with other nations, such as the ongoing negotiation with the EU regarding Brexit, making laws and legislation and defending the nation. It is based in Westminster in London.

Devolved Parliaments are made up of 3 sections Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Devolution means to pass government powers to a lower-level elected body. The Scottish Devolved Parliament was established in 1998 and has 129 representatives and is self-contained. The Northern Ireland Devolved Parliament was again establish in 1998 and has 108 members and is based in Stormont.  These were all created by the central government transferring power to these much smaller governments because they have more of a grasp on what is the best polices and strategies for their country.

Regional Governments were abolished in March 2010 due to their costs were too high for the job that they were doing. Their aim was to reduce bureaucracy from central government and transfer power to the councils and communities. However, they are still vital in order to understand fully how the levels of government work.

Each regional government had 4 main roles:

-          Regional Planning which was to monitor, develop and review 

-          Regional Housing which was to provide recommendations for priorities

-          Policy Development which was to provide a voice for each region and tweak polices to fit their specific needs.

-          Accountability which was to monitor the development agencies

 

There were 8 main regions and these were:

-          East

-          North East

-          South East

-          West Midlands

-          East Midlands

-          South West

-          North West

-          Yorkshire and Humbler

 

Local Authorities are at the bottom of the hierarchy with the least power. There are multiple types of local authorities and they are County Councils, District Areas, Parish, Metropolitan and Unitary authorities. 

The County Councils are responsible for education, emergency planning, highways and traffic, libraries, planning and development, public transport, refuse disposal, social services and trading standards because these are much larger councils than the all the rest so have more complicated roles. Several districts make up a county council and they are responsible for registration of births, deaths and marriages, cemeteries and crematoria. Education, environment, housing, recreation and amenities, tax and council tax collection. Finally, a Parish is a single village or a part of a town that’s makes up a district. Its roles are Street lighting, local transport, allotments, cemeteries, war memorials, seating and shelters, rights of way and tourist information centres. They are allocated these jobs because they are the smallest councils made up of local public meaning they do not have much power compared to a district.

The Metropolitan district focuses within a very large city such as London or Manchester. An Unitary authority is a city that is large enough to need its own local authority dealing with just that city. 
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On the 23/06/2017 the UK voted to leave the EU and is set to leave on March 29th 2019.

Central Government is based in London at Westminster. Within the Central Government are the Monarch, House of Lords and House of Commons. Since Brexit, they are now responsible for making laws, treaties and agreements. In the house of commons there are 650 seats for MPs, 13 of which were lost by the conservatives meaning they can no longer have the majority vote. The house debates important issues, makes and reviews our laws and holds the government to account.  In the house of lords there are 800 lords. Originally the house of lords started off as an advisory to the monarch about the matters of state. The house has 3 main functions; to question and challenge the work of the government, to work with the commons to shape laws and to investigate issues through committees and debates. The monarch has final approval of laws, known as royal assent, and provides guidance to the prime minister. The monarch must remain neutral by not getting involved in running the government or publicly saying what they think on political issues.

Devolved Parliaments are split into three sections, the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Irish Assembly. Devolution is the process of power being transferred from the central government to the small parliaments. The Scottish Parliament was established in 1998 by the Scotland act. It has 129 representatives. It is self contained meaning it can pass it's own laws. The Northern Irish Assembly was established in 1998 after a referendum. It has 108 members and can pass its own laws. The Welsh Assembly Government was established in 1998 via the Welsh referendum, it has 60 members and shares the same criminal and civil laws as England. 

Regional Government was abolished across England due to spending, the aim was to transfer power to councils and communities from Central Government. There was four main roles which included transport, housing, policy development and accountability. 
There are 8 regions which are:

-          East

-          North East

-          South East

-          West Midlands

-          East Midlands

-          South West

-          North West

-          Yorkshire and Humbler

Local Authorities have two tears- County Councils and District/City Council. The County Council is responsible for bin collection, recycling, council tax and housing. London services such as fire, police and transport are provided threw joint authorities. 

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The UK regular forces include the:

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