Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures

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Ministry of Magic department fictional organization

The Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures is the main Ministry of Magic division responsible for overseeing, classifying, and managing interactions with magical beings, beasts, and spirits in the Harry Potter universe.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures canonical	4
Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures – Beast Division	1
Ministry of Magic Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5203931 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
Context triple: [Ministry of Magic, department, Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures]

A. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes
The Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes is a division of the British Ministry of Magic responsible for managing, concealing, and repairing large-scale magical mishaps and disasters, especially those that risk exposing the wizarding world to Muggles.
B. Department of Magical Law Enforcement
The Department of Magical Law Enforcement is the primary law-enforcement and judicial body in the Harry Potter universe’s Ministry of Magic, overseeing aurors, magical policing, and the enforcement of wizarding laws.
C. Ministry of Magic
The Ministry of Magic is the central governing body of the magical community in the Harry Potter universe, overseeing wizarding law, security, and administration in Britain.
D. Department of Magical Transportation
The Department of Magical Transportation is the branch of the Ministry of Magic responsible for regulating and overseeing all forms of wizarding travel, including Floo Networks, Portkeys, Apparition, and magical vehicles.
E. Minister for Magic
The Minister for Magic is the highest-ranking government official in the British wizarding world in the Harry Potter series, responsible for overseeing magical law and administration.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
Target entity description: The Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures is the main Ministry of Magic division responsible for overseeing, classifying, and managing interactions with magical beings, beasts, and spirits in the Harry Potter universe.

A. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes
The Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes is a division of the British Ministry of Magic responsible for managing, concealing, and repairing large-scale magical mishaps and disasters, especially those that risk exposing the wizarding world to Muggles.
B. Department of Magical Law Enforcement
The Department of Magical Law Enforcement is the primary law-enforcement and judicial body in the Harry Potter universe’s Ministry of Magic, overseeing aurors, magical policing, and the enforcement of wizarding laws.
C. Ministry of Magic
The Ministry of Magic is the central governing body of the magical community in the Harry Potter universe, overseeing wizarding law, security, and administration in Britain.
D. Department of Magical Transportation
The Department of Magical Transportation is the branch of the Ministry of Magic responsible for regulating and overseeing all forms of wizarding travel, including Floo Networks, Portkeys, Apparition, and magical vehicles.
E. Minister for Magic
The Minister for Magic is the highest-ranking government official in the British wizarding world in the Harry Potter series, responsible for overseeing magical law and administration.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ministry of Magic department ⓘ fictional organization ⓘ
appearsIn	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (book) ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⓘ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ⓘ
classificationScale	X to XXXXX danger rating ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Department of International Magical Cooperation ⓘ Department of Magical Law Enforcement ⓘ
createdBy	J. K. Rowling ⓘ
employs	magizoologists ⓘ regulation officers ⓘ
governs	breeding of magical creatures ⓘ licensing of dangerous creatures ⓘ trade in magical creatures ⓘ
handles	complaints about magical creatures ⓘ incidents involving magical creatures ⓘ
jurisdiction	wizarding Britain ⓘ
languageOfOperation	English ⓘ
locatedIn	London ⓘ linked to: London, England Ministry of Magic Headquarters ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Magic
oversees	magical beasts ⓘ magical beings ⓘ spirits ⓘ
partOf	Ministry of Magic ⓘ
regulates	acromantulas ⓘ centaurs ⓘ dragons ⓘ ghosts ⓘ goblins (as beings) ⓘ hippogriffs ⓘ house-elves (as beings) ⓘ merpeople ⓘ vampires ⓘ werewolves ⓘ
responsibleFor	classification of magical creatures ⓘ control of magical creatures ⓘ management of interactions between wizards and magical creatures ⓘ regulation of magical creatures ⓘ
setsPolicyOn	protection of magical creatures from abuse ⓘ protection of non-magical people from magical creatures ⓘ rights of magical beings ⓘ
subdivision	Beast Division ⓘ Being Division ⓘ Spirit Division ⓘ
subjectOf	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (supplementary material) ⓘ linked to: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (book)
universe	Harry Potter ⓘ
usesClassificationSystem	Ministry of Magic creature classification ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ministry of Magic → department → Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures ⓘ

Newt Scamander → employer → Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures ⓘ

Acromantulas → classificationAuthority → Ministry of Magic Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures ⓘ

linked to: Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures

Minister for Magic → hasDepartmentOversight → Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures ⓘ

Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures → partOf → Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures ⓘ

Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures → associatedWith → Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures – Beast Division ⓘ