The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) was a
United Kingdom government department
The Government of the United Kingdom is divided up into departments. These, according to the government, are responsible for putting government policy into practice. There are currently 23 ministerial departments, 20 non-ministerial departments ...
. The department was created on 28 June 2007 on the disbanding of the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and was itself disbanded on 6 June 2009 on the creation of the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
BERR had a wide range of responsibilities. The main areas covered were essentially those previously covered by the DTI: company law, trade, energy, business growth, employment law, regional economic development and consumer law. The principal machinery of government changes affecting the department on creation were the removal of the
Office of Science and Innovation
The Office of Science and Technology (OST), later (briefly) named the Office of Science and Innovation, was a non-ministerial government department of the British government between 1992 and 2007.
The office was responsible for co-ordination o ...
to the new
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) was a UK government department created on 28 June 2007 to take over some of the functions of the Department of Education and Skills and of the Department of Trade and Industry. Its h ...
and the arrival of the
Better Regulation Executive
The Better Regulation Executive is a part of the British Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
It is in charge of regulatory reform across the British Government. A forerunner of the Executive was the Better Regulation Commis ...
from the
Cabinet Office. Subsequently, in October 2008, responsibility for
energy policy was removed to the new
Department of Energy and Climate Change
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom created on 3 October 2008, by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to take over some of the functions related to energy of the Department for Busin ...
. It merged with the
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) was a UK government department created on 28 June 2007 to take over some of the functions of the Department of Education and Skills and of the Department of Trade and Industry. Its h ...
in the June 2009 reshuffle to become the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
BERR was responsible for the implementation of the
Companies Act 2006
The Companies Act 2006 (c 46) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which forms the primary source of UK company law.
The Act was brought into force in stages, with the final provision being commenced on 1 October 2009. It largely ...
and for promoting
entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values t ...
in the UK. In this context, it supported initiatives such as:
* Make Your Mark,
Welcome to Make Your Mark Entrepreneurs
Makeyourmark.org.uk. Retrieved on 2014-04-19. the UK's national campaign to give people the confidence, skills and ambition to be more enterprising.
* Global Entrepreneurship Week
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is an international initiative that introduces entrepreneurship to young people in six continents. GEW emerged in 2008 as a result of Enterprise Week UK and Entrepreneurship Week USA 2007. Since its creation, more ...
, the world's first global celebration and promotion of the entrepreneurial spirit amongst young people.
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (2007–2009)
References
External links
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Archived Website
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Economic history of the United Kingdom
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Ministries established in 2007
2007 establishments in the United Kingdom
2009 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
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