The district has a Deputy Commissioner who is the pivot of district administration. He performs multifarious functions in the district such as revenue collection, supervision of local bodies, performing executive duties, discharging judicial duties, developmental functions and miscellaneous other functions. He is the supervisor over the heads of other departments functions as the district magistrate as well. He has unlimited powers which are necessary for the maintenance of general peace and order in the district.

There is a court of Session Judge who heads the judicial set up in the district. He is equipped with both original and appellate jurisdiction. He tries murder cases, and hears appeals in both civil and criminal cases. Subordinate judges in the district help him in his functions. the head of police force in the district is Superintendent of police. In the maintenance of peace and order he assists the D.C. Each tehsil is headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police under whom police stations work. To maintain law and order, ten police stations are working in Mansehra district.