<P> A directorate is an agency usually headed by a director, often a subdivision of a major government department . </P> <Ul> <Li> Directorates of the Scottish Government </Li> <Li> Directorate - General, a type of specialised administrative body in the European Union </Li> <Li> Directorate - General for External Security, the French external intelligence agency, established 1982 </Li> <Li> Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (Pakistan) the premier intelligence service of Pakistan and a division of Pakistan Army . </Li> <Li> Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India), the India's civil safety watch and responsible for investigation for aviation incidents . </Li> <Li> General Intelligence Directorate (Jordan), the Jordanian state intelligence agency, est. 1964 </Li> <Li> Intelligence Directorate, the Cuban state intelligence agency, est. 1961 </Li> <Li> Veterinary Medicines Directorate, an agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom), est. 1989 </Li> </Ul> <Li> Directorates of the Scottish Government </Li> <Li> Directorate - General, a type of specialised administrative body in the European Union </Li>

What is the difference between department and directorate