Role: The primary government body overseeing all magical activity in the UK.
Description: A modern, sprawling, and highly bureaucratic ministry. It is responsible for everything from magical infrastructure and taxation to national security.
Relationship with The Department of Magical Crimes: The MAS views The Department of Magical Crimes as an archaic and inefficient relic. They impose heavy regulations and oversight, constantly threatening to absorb the department entirely. Commissioner Eleanor Vane is a high-ranking official within the MAS.