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What you need to know

 

The formal institutions – 2

  • How are judges appointed and how do they apply the law?
  • How are the police organised and who controls their administration?
  • What is the civil service and how do civil servants work with government?
  • How are local services managed, governed and paid for?

Devolved administration

  • What is proportional representation and where is it used?
  • What are the powers of the devolved administrations? Which areas of policy remain under the control of the UK government?
  • What are quangos and non-departmental public bodies?