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==Department of Administrative Affairs==
==Department of Administrative Affairs==
The (fictional) department that Hacker leads is the DAA, the Department of Administrative Affairs, whose job it is to help administrate all the other departments and to reduce needless administration and red tape. Ironically, the idea of having a department whose sole purpose is to check up on other departments is itself needless administration. The DAA's unique purpose means that the programme can use ideas for episodes that would normally fall under the jurisdiction of various other ministries, such as the Foreign Office or the Home Office.
The (fictional) department that Hacker leads is the DAA, the Department of Administrative Affairs, whose job it is to help administrate all the other departments and to reduce needless administration and red tape. Ironically, the idea of having a department whose sole purpose is to check up on other departments is itself needless administration. The DAA's unique purpose means that the programme can use ideas for episodes that would normally fall under the jurisdiction of various other ministries, such as the Foreign Office or the Home Office.
The DAA was founded in 1964, when Sir Humphrey joined the department, but the forerunner of the department was founded by [[William Gladstone]] (so, presumably somewhere between 1868 and 1894).
==Portrayal of the British Government==
==Portrayal of the British Government==