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Written by Rachel Billen   
Thursday, 11 June 2009 00:00
New department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS)

On Friday, 5 June 2009 it was announced that the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) is to be merged with the Department of Innovation Universities & Skills. 

The new department will be known as the Department for Business Innovation & Skills which, according to the government press release, creates a single department “committed to building Britain’s future economic strengths”.  The press release goes on to state that the new department will, amongst others, advocate the needs of business across government, especially of UK small business, promote an enterprising environment that is good for business and good for consumers and defend a sound regulatory environment that encourages enterprises and skills. 

As at the time of writing, the website for the new department is still accessed through www.berr.gov.uk.