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The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is a United Kingdom government department. Its creation was announced on 12 June 2003 with the intention of replacing the Lord Chancellor's Department. It is primarily responsible for reforms to the Constitution, relations with the Channel Islands and Isle of Man and, within England and Wales, it is concerned with the administration of the Courts, the appointment of the Judiciary. Other responsibilities include issues relating to human rights, data protection and freedom of information. Administratively it incorporates the Wales Office and the Scotland Office, but those offices remain the overall responsibility of the Secretary of State for Wales and Secretary of State for Scotland respectively. After the 2005 general election, it gained additional responsibilities for coroners and conduct of local government elections in England. *.
Ministers Ministers of the Department of Constitutional Affairs as of 8 May 2006 * Permanent Secretary The Permanent Secretary is Alex Allan. Departmental agencies Among members of the legal profession the department is affectionately known as "decaff". Legislation enacted by the department This is a list of Acts of Parliament enacted by the DCA since 1997. Constitutional Acts Election Acts See also | ||||||||
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