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Records of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Catalogue reference: SIT

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SIT

Records created or inherited by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. For series created for regularly archived websites, please see the separate Websites Division.

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Reference

SIT

Title
Records of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Date

2023-2024

Description

Records created or inherited by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

For series created for regularly archived websites, please see the separate Websites Division.

Related material

For records of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), see BEIS

For records of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), see PF

For records of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), see BIS

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

6 series

Access conditions

Open

Administrative / biographical background

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) was formed in February 2023 alongside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) following the dissolution of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) after a cabinet reshuffle.

DSIT inherited remits from BEIS and from one of BEIS's predecessors, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), as well as the digital remit from the former Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (later Department for Culture, Media and Sport). DSIT is responsible for research and development (R&D) funding, supporting innovations to improve public services and boost economic growth through infrastructures and regulations, expanding the UK's presence in global scientific and technological advancements and delivering talent programmes to create new jobs. DSIT also inherited the Office for Artificial Intelligence and fully integrated it in 2024.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C19394250/

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Records of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology