Government and public bodies in the United Kingdom

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 463 government and public bodies in the United Kingdom.

Government and public bodies set policy, fund programs and run the economic development work that shapes a regional innovation ecosystem.

The largest concentrations are in London (111), Belfast (26) and Edinburgh (20).

The United Kingdom scores 67.4 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 24 of 117 economies.

See the United Kingdom on the IEPA ↗

463 government and public bodies

• East Sussex County Council
  Government or public body · Lewes · eastsussex.gov.uk
• Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
  Government or public body · Ebbsfleet · ebbsfleetdc.org.uk
• Economic and Social Research Council
  Government or public body · Swindon · ukri.org
• Education Authority
  Government or public body · Belfast · eani.org.uk
• Education Scotland
  Government or public body · Livingston · educationscotland.gov.uk
• Electoral Commission
  Government or public body · London · electoralcommission.org.uk
• Electric Infrastructure Security Council
  Government or public body · London · eiscouncil.org
• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
  Government or public body · Swindon · ukri.org
• England's Economic Heartland
  Government or public body · Milton Keynes area · arcuniversities.co.uk
• English Institute of Sport
  Government or public body · Manchester · eis2win.co.uk
• Enterprise Oxfordshire
  Government or public body · Oxford · enterpriseoxfordshire.com
• Environment Agency
  Government or public body · Rotherham · gov.uk
• Environmental Health
  Government or public body · London · newham.gov.uk
• Equality and Human Rights Commission
  Government or public body · Manchester · equalityhumanrights.com
• Essex County Council
  Government or public body · Chelmsford · essex.gov.uk
• Exeter City Council
  Government or public body · Exeter · exeter.gov.uk
• Fareham Borough Council
  Government or public body · Fareham · fareham.gov.uk
• Fife Council
  Government or public body · Glenrothes · fife.gov.uk
• Fisheries Research Services
  Government or public body · Dormant · Aberdeen · sfpa.gov.uk
• Food and Drink Wales
  Government or public body · foodanddrink.wales
• Food Standards Agency
  Government or public body · London · food.gov.uk
• Food Standards Scotland
  Government or public body · Aberdeen · foodstandards.gov.scot
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  Government or public body · Dormant · London · gov.uk
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  Government or public body · London · gov.uk
• Forestry Commission England
  Government or public body · Bristol · forestry.gov.uk
• Forestry Commission Scotland
  Government or public body · Edinburgh · scotland.forestry.gov.uk
• Gateshead Council
  Government or public body · Gateshead · gateshead.gov.uk
• General Medical Council
  Government or public body · London · gmc-uk.org
• Glasgow City Council
  Government or public body · Glasgow · glasgow.gov.uk
• Gloucestershire County Council
  Government or public body · Gloucester · gloucestershire.gov.uk
• Government Communications Headquarters
  Government or public body · Cheltenham · gchq.gov.uk
• Government of Northern Ireland
  Government or public body · Belfast · northernireland.gov.uk
• Government of the United Kingdom
  Government or public body · London · gov.uk
• Greater Brighton Economic Board
  Government or public body · Brighton and Hove · greaterbrighton.com
• Greater London Authority
  Government or public body · London · london.gov.uk
• Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  Government or public body · Manchester · greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
• Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership
  Government or public body · Manchester · gmintegratedcare.org.uk
• Greater Manchester Police
  Government or public body · Manchester · gmp.police.uk
• Guildford Borough Council
  Government or public body · Guildford · guildford.gov.uk
• Gwynedd Council
  Government or public body · Wales · gwynedd.llyw.cymru
• Hampshire Constabulary
  Government or public body · Eastleigh · hampshire.police.uk
• Hampshire County Council
  Government or public body · Winchester · hants.gov.uk
• Haringey Council
  Government or public body · London · haringey.gov.uk
• Health and Safety Executive
  Government or public body · Bootle · hse.gov.uk
• Health Education England
  Government or public body · Leeds · hee.nhs.uk
• Health Protection Scotland
  Government or public body · Glasgow · hps.scot.nhs.uk
• Health Research Authority
  Government or public body · London · hra.nhs.uk
• Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre
  Government or public body · Milton Keynes · hmgcc.gov.uk
• Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland
  Government or public body · Edinburgh · hmics.org
• Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation
  Government or public body · Manchester · justiceinspectorates.gov.uk
• Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
  Government or public body · London · gov.uk
• Hertfordshire County Council
  Government or public body · Hertford · hertsdirect.org
• Highland Council
  Government or public body · Inverness · highland.gov.uk
• Highlands and Islands Enterprise
  Government or public body · Inverness · hie.co.uk
• Highways England
  Government or public body · Bristol · highwaysengland.co.uk
• His Majesty's Treasury
  Government or public body · London · gov.uk
• Historic Environment Scotland
  Government or public body · Edinburgh · historicenvironment.scot
• HM Prison and Probation Service
  Government or public body · London · gov.uk
• HM Prison Service
  Government or public body · London · gov.uk
• Home Office
  Government or public body · London · gov.uk
• Homes England
  Government or public body · London · gov.uk
• Horserace Betting Levy Board
  Government or public body · London · hblb.org.uk
• Hull City Council
  Government or public body · Hull · hullcc.gov.uk
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
  Government or public body · London · hfea.gov.uk
• Humber Bridge Board
  Government or public body · Hessle · humberbridge.co.uk
• Innovate UK
  Government or public body · Swindon · ukri.org
• Innovate UK Business Connect
  Government or public body · iuk-business-connect.org.uk
• Institute for Government
  Government or public body · London · instituteforgovernment.org.uk
• InterTradeIreland
  Government or public body · Newry · intertradeireland.com
• Invest Kent
  Government or public body · Maidstone · investkent.co.uk
• Invest Northern Ireland
  Government or public body · Belfast · investni.com
• Isle of Wight Council
  Government or public body · Newport (Isle of Wight) · iow.gov.uk
• Italian Cultural Institute, London
  Government or public body · London · icilondon.esteri.it
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee
  Government or public body · Peterborough · jncc.defra.gov.uk
• Kent and Medway Economic Partnership (KMEP)
  Government or public body · Maidstone · kmep.org.uk
• Kirklees Council
  Government or public body · Huddersfield · kirklees.gov.uk
• Lambeth Council
  Government or public body · London · lambeth.gov.uk
• Lancaster City Council
  Government or public body · Lancaster · lancaster.gov.uk
• Leeds City Council
  Government or public body · Leeds · my.leeds.gov.uk
• Leicester City Council
  Government or public body · Leicester · leicester.gov.uk
• Leicestershire County Council
  Government or public body · Leicester · leicestershire.gov.uk
• Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
  Government or public body · Leicester · leicestershire-fire.gov.uk
• Leicestershire Police
  Government or public body · Leicester · leics.police.uk
• Life Sciences Hub Wales
  Government or public body · lshubwales.com
• Lincolnshire County Council
  Government or public body · Lincoln · lincolnshire.gov.uk
• Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
  Government or public body · Lisburn · lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
• Liverpool City Council
  Government or public body · Liverpool · liverpool.gov.uk
• Livestock & Meat Commission
  Government or public body · Lisburn · lmcni.com
• Local Partnerships
  Government or public body · London · localpartnerships.gov.uk
• Locate in Kent
  Government or public body · Closed · Maidstone · locateinkent.com
• London Borough of Camden
  Government or public body · London · camden.gov.uk
• London Borough of Hackney
  Government or public body · London · hackney.gov.uk
• London Borough of Islington
  Government or public body · London · islington.gov.uk
• London Borough Of Lewisham
  Government or public body · London · lewisham.gov.uk
• London Borough of Redbridge
  Government or public body · Redbridge · redbridge.gov.uk
• London Borough of Southwark
  Government or public body · London · southwark.gov.uk
• London Borough of Tower Hamlets
  Government or public body · London · towerhamlets.gov.uk
• Manchester City Council
  Government or public body · Manchester · manchester.gov.uk
• Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland
  Government or public body · St Andrews · masts.ac.uk
• Marine Science Coordination Committee
  Government or public body · London · gov.uk
• Marine Scotland
  Government or public body · Edinburgh · gov.scot
• Marine Stewardship Council
  Government or public body · London · msc.org
• Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  Government or public body · Southampton · gov.uk
• Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
  Government or public body · London · london.gov.uk
• Medical Defence Union
  Government or public body · London · themdu.com
• Medical Research Council
  Government or public body · London · ukri.org
• Medr
  Government or public body · medr.cymru
• Medway Council
  Government or public body · Chatham · medway.gov.uk
• Mentera
  Government or public body · mentera.cymru
• Merseytravel
  Government or public body · Liverpool · merseytravel.gov.uk
• Met Office
  Government or public body · Exeter · metoffice.gov.uk
• Metropolitan Police Service
  Government or public body · London · content.met.police.uk
• Milton Keynes Council
  Government or public body · Aylesbury · milton-keynes.gov.uk
• Ministry of Defence
  Government or public body · London · gov.uk
• Ministry of Justice
  Government or public body · London · gov.uk
• Monmouthshire County Council
  Government or public body · Caldicot · monmouthshire.gov.uk
• MRC Centre
  Government or public body · Closed · Cambridge · mrc-centre.cam.ac.uk
• MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
  Government or public body · Glasgow · gla.ac.uk
• National Audit Office
  Government or public body · London · nao.org.uk
• National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement
  Government or public body · Bristol · publicengagement.ac.uk

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Cities

• Government and public bodies in London 111
• Government and public bodies in Belfast 26
• Government and public bodies in Edinburgh 20
• Government and public bodies in Swindon 12
• Government and public bodies in Bristol 9
• Government and public bodies in Oxford 9
• Government and public bodies in Manchester 8
• Government and public bodies in Leicester 7
• Government and public bodies in Glasgow 6
• Government and public bodies in Leeds 6
• Government and public bodies in Nottingham 6
• Government and public bodies in Southampton 6
• Government and public bodies in Aberdeen 5
• Government and public bodies in Birmingham 5
• Government and public bodies in Cambridge 5
• Government and public bodies in Inverness 5
• Government and public bodies in Reading 5
• Government and public bodies in Aylesbury 4
• Government and public bodies in Cardiff 4
• Government and public bodies in Exeter 4
• Government and public bodies in Maidstone 4
• Government and public bodies in Portsmouth 4
• Government and public bodies in Guildford 3
• Government and public bodies in Lisburn 3
• Government and public bodies in Liverpool 3
• Government and public bodies in Norwich 3
• Government and public bodies in Swansea 3