Test 27 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 27 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 27 is a free 24-question practice test for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.
Life in the UK Test 27
The devolved administrations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each have their own civil service:
Correct Answer: True
This statement is True. The Scottish Government, the Welsh Government (Senedd Cymru) and the Northern Ireland Executive each have their own separate civil service — officials who support the work of their respective devolved administrations.
This is separate from the UK Civil Service at Westminster, which serves the UK Government and continues to handle reserved matters across the whole UK.