Devolution
Its main counterparts in the devolved nations of the UK are as follows.
Scotland
- Governance and Communities Directorate
- Justice Directorate
Northern Ireland
- Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister (civil resilience, community cohesion, race relations)
- Department of the Environment (local government, planning)
- Department of Finance and Personnel (building regulations)
- Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (fire services)
- Department for Social Development (housing, urban regeneration)
Wales
- Department for Communities & Local Government (local government, civil resilience, fire services)
- Department of Strategic Planning, Finance and Performance (community cohesion, race relations)
- Department of Environment & Sustainable Development (planning)
- Department of Housing, Regeneration & Heritage (housing, urban regeneration)
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