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4. Science and Technology Policy

4.1 Expertise in science and technology policy

Over the years, an internationallyrecognised community of academic

and professional science andtechnology policy analysts has

developed in the UK. Many of theseacademic organisations undertake

specific studies for governmental orother customers and all contribute tothe broader policy debates through

publishing in the academic andpopular literature and through

participation in a broad range ofpolicy fora. Some also deliverteaching and/or training toundergraduates, postgraduates and

members of the broader sciencepolicy community.

PREST/Manchester Institute of

Innovation ResearchManchester Business School,MBS Harold Hankins

University of ManchesterBooth Street West,Manchester M13 9PLTelephone +44 (0)161 275 5921

www.mbs.ac.uk/research/engineeringpolicy/index.aspx

In 2007 the ESRC centre for research

in innovation and competition (CRIC)and the centre for science and

technology (S&T) policy andmanagement research of Manchester

Business School (PREST) combinedtheir expertise to form theManchester Institute of Innovation

Research.

Founded in 1977, PREST is one ofthe largest groups of its kind inEurope. It undertakes research andadvisory work on various aspects of

S&T policy and strategy, andprovides research training throughpost-graduate and post-experience

degrees and shorter topic-orientedcourses. Research is focused in thefollowing areas: innovation studies

(including innovation in the serviceand public sectors); science and

technology policy; evaluation ofresearch policies, programmes,

institutions and systems; andforesight and futures studies.Postgraduate and post-experiencetraining are vital complements

to the institute's research activitieswith some 50 PhD researchers

and a Masters course in Managementof Science, Technology andInnovation. PREST also delivers

internationally-renowned shortcourses in evaluation, foresight andS&T policy drawing in high-

level academics and seniorgovernment officials from around theglobe.

Science and Technology StudiesUnit (SATSU)

Wentworth College, University of

YorkYork YO10 5DD

Telephone +44 (0)1904 434740www.york.ac.uk/org/satsu

SATSU is a specialist unit within theSociology Department of theUniversity of York dedicated to

rigorous analysis of the

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contemporary science and

technology environment. Since 1988

it has an established internationalreputation as a centre of excellence

in the sociology of science,knowledge and technology. The

units work centres around three corethemes: Sociology of Science andTechnology Policy; Cultural Dynamicsof Scientific and Technological

Change; Identity and RiskUnderstandings.

Science Studies Unit

Edinburgh University21 Buccleuch PlaceEdinburgh EH8 9LN

Telephone +44 (0)131 6504256www.ssu.ssc.ed.ac.uk

The Science Studies Unit was formedin 1964 to develop a programme ofteaching and research on social

aspects of science. It is aninterdisciplinary group, combining

expertise in philosophy, history and

sociology, mostly though not

exclusively within a sociology of

scientific knowledge perspective. The

Science Studies Unit has developed aprogramme of teaching and research

on social aspects of science. Themain undergraduate teaching is

provided for science and engineeringstudents, and serves to introducethem to the historical development ofscientific knowledge and the

characteristics of science as a socialinstitution.

SPRU Science and TechnologyPolicy ResearchFreeman Centre, University of

SussexBrighton BN1 9QETelephone +44 (0)1273 686758www.sussex.ac.uk/spru

SPRU was founded in 1966 as one of

the first centres in the field ofscience, technology and innovation

policy. It is one of the world leadersin policy research on science,

technology and innovation (STI) and

its wider economic, social and

environmental implications. Its

mission is to deepen understandingof the place of STI in the global

economy for the benefit ofgovernment, business and society.

SPRU advances understanding of therelationship between STIdevelopments and society throughpioneering multidisciplinary research.

SPRU generates new empirical data,

methods, concepts and theories toexplain the role of STI in theeconomies of the world and itdelivers postgraduate training. SPRU

researchers also advise thoseconcerned with the development and

implementation of S&T policy andthose seeking to manage S&T insociety and work with firms, policy-

makers and civil society to developthe tools and techniques needed tomanage STI for purposes of

competitiveness, sustainabledevelopment and social well-being.

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Cabinet Committees

Ministerial Committees within the

Cabinet Office report to the PrimeMinister at the heart of Government.In 2007 the total number ofcommittees was reduced and focused

on the Governments priorities, andseveral committees touch upon areasrelated to SET. These include the Life

Chances Committee, with a sub-committee on Talent and Enterprise,

and the Economic DevelopmentCommittee and the Influenza

Pandemic Planning Committee.

Other Advisory Committees and

Groups

Funders Forum

The UK Research Base FundersForum has been set up to allow

governmental and non-governmentalfunders of public good research to

consider the collective impact of their

strategies on the sustainability,health and outputs on the Research

Base.

Global Science and Innovation

Forum (GSIF)

The Global Science and InnovationForum (GSIF) is designed to improvethe coordination of UK engagement

in international science andinnovation activities. GSIF is chairedby the Chief Scientific Adviser andmembership includes the

Department for Innovation,Universities and Skills, the Foreign &

Commonwealth Office, UK Trade &Investment, British Council, Royal

Society, Research Councils UK,Department for InternationalDevelopment, Department forEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs,

HM Treasury and the Department ofHealth. GSIFs broad aims are topromote excellent and efficient global

science & innovation, and globalstability/prosperity through science

and innovation. GSIF also overseesthe development and implementationof a UK International Strategy for

Science and Innovation.

Science and Industry Councils for

the Regional Development

Agencies

The Science and Industry Councilsare business-led advisory groups

established by each RegionalDevelopment Agency (RDA) todevelop and address the innovationagenda for each region. The exact

remit of each council is RDA- andregion-specific.

Technology Strategy Board

The Technology Strategy Board

guides technology strategy acrossgovernment, as set out in theGovernment's 10 year investment

framework for science andinnovation. It aims to provide clear

and transparent guidance in settingfunding priorities. The Board willdevelop the governments 320million technology strategy and

identify key technology areas forfunding.



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companies and universities and of

groups representing the public who

are affected by science. PSC alsoprovides Parliament with information

about scientific methods in relationto public affairs, encourages

discussion on issues of scientific andtechnical relevance, and provides aregular summary of scientific andtechnological concerns dealt with in

Parliament through the publicationScience in Parliament. It has no

formal advisory function to

Government.

Other support and advice bodies

With regard to specific policy sectors

and topics, probably the mostimportant sources of scientificadvice, in addition to the Cabinet

Office are the non-departmentalpublic bodies (NDPBs), of which two

types are relevant to the context ofthis report: executive NDPBs, whichcarry out executive or commercial

duties; and advisory NDPBs, whichprovide independent, expert adviceto Ministers and officials.

Departmental Executive Agencieshave discrete responsibility for

particular business areas, but arepart of a Department and are

accountable to it.

Other sources of advice include theLearned Bodies (e.g. the Royal

Society, the Royal Academy ofEngineering, etc.), internationalbodies, and discussions withinterested stakeholders and

stakeholder groups, including groupsrepresenting the interests of

consumers and members of thepublic. These bodies are listed under

the relevant Ministerial andDepartmental entries.



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4.3 Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office70 Whitehall, London SW1A 2AS

Telephone +44 (0)207 2703000www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

The Cabinet Office supports theGovernments delivery and reformprogramme. Its overarching purposeis to make government work better,

and to achieve this it has three corefunctions: to support the Prime

Minister in defining and deliveringthe Governments objectives; tosupport the Cabinet in transacting itsbusiness; and to strengthen the Civil

Service.

The Cabinet Office houses a numberof secretariats and committees. The

core function of the secretariats is tosupport collective decision-making bythe Prime Minister and Ministers who

chair committees. They only serveMinisters in their roles as Committee

Chairpersons. The Office is composedof six individual secretariats with thefollowing titles: Economic and

Domestic Affairs (EDS); European;Defence and Overseas; CivilContingencies; Ceremonial; and

Intelligence and Security. The

Secretariats advise the Chairman ofeach Committee on the handling ofparticular issues and broker

agreement between Departmentswhere policy initiatives cannot

otherwise be agreed.

Ministerial Committees

www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/secretariats/committees

In July 2007 a new set of CabinetCommittees was announced. The

number of committees was reducedand focused on the Governmentspriorities. The committees are listed

below, with reference to sub-committees of relevance to science

and innovation: Domestic Affairs Life Chances (including the

Sub-Committee on Talent andEnterprise)

Economic Development(including the Sub-Committeesfor Environment and Energy,

and Productivity, Skills andEmployment)

Constitution

National Security,International Relations and

Development Civil Contingencies Committee Security and Intelligence

Services

Legislation Public Services and Public

Expenditure Influenza Pandemic Planning Post Office Network

Civil Contingencies Secretariat

(CCS)www.ukresilience.info

The CCS resides within the Cabinet

Office and supports and coordinatesthe collective effort of Ministers and

their Departments to ensure that thenecessary plans and capabilities arein place for managing theconsequences of catastrophic

incidents, such as bad weather andinfectious diseases. Its wider role is

to improve the resilience of centralGovernment and the UK generally byhelping departments handle

disruptive challenges at every level

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through improved anticipation,

preparation, prevention and

resolution. The Emergency PlanningCollege (www.epcollege.gov.uk) is

the Governments Centre ofExcellence for running shortseminars on emergency planning and

crisis management.

The Policy Review

In November 2006 the PrimeMinister established five Policy

Review Working Groups to examinelong term, cross-cutting policychallenges:

Britain and the World

Environment and Energy Public Services The Role of the State

Security, Crime and JusticeWorking Group meetings are chairedby the Prime Minster and attended

by members of the Cabinet.

There will also be a strand of workfocusing on Economic Dynamism.

This work will be steered by the fullCabinet, with the Economic Affairs,

Productivity and Competitiveness(EAPC) Committee following up with

more detailed work.

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4.4 Department for Communities and Local Government

(DCLG)

Department for Communities andLocal Government

26 Whitehall, London SW1A 2WH

Telephone +44 (0)207 9444400Fax +44 (0)207 9446589www.communities.gov.uk

The Department for Communities

and Local Government (DCLG) has aremit to promote communitycohesion and equality, as well as

responsibility for housing, urbanregeneration, planning and local

government.

The Department brings togetherresponsibility for equality policy,

including policy on race, faith,gender and sexual orientation. These

functions were previously splitbetween several governmentdepartments. The Women and

Equality Unit moves to DCLG fromthe Department of Trade andIndustry. DCLG will also be the

sponsor department for the new

Commission for Equality and Human

Rights.

The DCLG has created The Academyfor Sustainable Communities (ASC)

as a new national and internationalcentre of excellence for the skills and

knowledge needed to createcommunities fit for the 21st century.

It is commissioning research in the

following areas:

Research on skills gaps by sectorand region (this will include the

creation of a cross professionaland cross sector steering group to

oversee the research) Baseline research on young

people's careers in sustainable

communities Evaluation of the regional

Learning Laboratories andNational Exemplar projects

Research for the European SkillsSymposium

It is also working with regionalpartners on live sustainable

communities projects across the

country to pilot innovations and testout new ways of working.

The goal of DCLG is to ensure that allcitizens and communities share inthe benefits of economic growth,

with economically strong cities andregions driving national prosperity. It

will tackle the challenge of socialinclusion and develop the voluntarysector. It will also develop new ways

to help working families and first-time buyers to purchase homes;create planning reforms that balance

the need for economic growth with

delivering sustainable development;and respond to the latest findings of

the Women and Work Commission.

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4.5 Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)Department for Culture, Mediaand Sport

2-4 Cockspur StreetLondon SW1Y 5DH

Telephone +44 (0)207 2116200www.culture.gov.uk

The Department for Culture, Mediaand Sport aims to improve the

quality of life for all, through culturaland sporting activities; support the

pursuit of excellence; and championthe tourism, creative and leisureindustries. Over fifty non-departmental public bodies receive

funding from the DCMS to deliverdirect sporting and cultural support

to the public, including the NaturalHistory Museum and the ScienceMuseum. The DCMS perceives

Sustainable Development to be animportant part of its remit,

particularly with regard to theforthcoming 2012 Olympic Games.Internally DCMS has a SustainableDevelopment Forum which brings

together all outside bodies and policydivisions to consider sustainability

issues.

The Department has responsibilityfor Government policy on the arts,

sport, the National Lottery, libraries,museums and galleries, exportlicensing of cultural goods, gambling,

licensing, broadcasting, creative

industries including film and themusic industry, press freedom and

regulation, the built heritage, theroyal estate and tourism. A focus on

social inclusion regarding these UKcultural dimensions has also beeninitiated within this Department. The

Department also manages theGovernment Art Collection andrepresents the UKs interests in

various international fora.

The Department also works jointlywith the Department for Business,Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on

design issues and on relations withthe computer games and publishing

industries.

DCMS has created a CreativeEconomy Programme, focusing on

seven issues that are the key drivers

of productivity in the creative

industries:

1. Education and skills

2. Competition and intellectual

property

3. Technology

4. Business support and access

to finance

5. Diversity

6. Infrastructure

7. Evidence and analysis

Museums and GalleriesThere are around 2,500 museumsand galleries in the UK. DCMS

directly sponsors fourteen nationaland eight non-national museums and

galleries:

British Museum *Design MuseumGeffrye Museum

Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Imperial War Museum *

Museum of London *

Museum of Science and Industryin Manchester

National Coal Mining Museum forEnglandNational Football Museum

National Gallery *National Maritime Museum *National Museums Liverpool *

National Museum of Science &Industry *National Portrait Gallery *

Natural History Museum *People's History MuseumRoyal Armouries *

Sir John Soane's Museum *Tate Galleries *

Tyne & Wear MuseumsVictoria and Albert Museum *

Wallace Collection *

* defined as nationals

Some of the museums with aparticular focus on science or

technology are mentioned in more

detail below:

The Natural History Museum

Cromwell Road,

London SW7 5BDTelephone +44 (0)207 9425000

www.nhm.ac.uk

The Natural History Museum is theUKs national museum of natural

history, and a centre of scientificexcellence in taxonomy and

biodiversity. It maintains anddevelops its collections and usesthem to promote the discovery,

understanding, responsible use andenjoyment of the natural world. TheMuseums collection includes around70 million specimens of animals,

plants, minerals and fossils. The

collections stimulate a wide range ofscientific research, grouped underthe themes of: animal and human

health; origins and history of theEarth; ecology and conservation; theenvironment; global change;

biodiversity; evolution; andcollections management.

The National Museum of Science

and Industry (The Science

Museum)Exhibition Road

London SW7 2DDTelephone +44 (0)870 8704868www.sciencemuseum.org.uk

Including the Science Museum,London, the National Media Museum

(www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk)in Bradford, and the National RailwayMuseum (www.nrm.org.uk) in York.NMSI holds the worlds largest and

most significant collection illustratingthe history and contemporarypractice of science, technology,

medicine and industry. It regards

research as key to the intellectualsafeguarding and constantrevitalisation of the museum.

Research underpins other coreactivities enabling objects to be

preserved, displayed and interpretedto stimulate interest, knowledge and

enjoyment.

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National Maritime Museum

Park Row

Greenwich, London SE10 9NFTelephone +44 (0)208 8584422

www.nmm.ac.uk

The National Maritime Museum,

which includes the RoyalObservatory, Greenwich, is home tosome of the worlds largest and

finest collections of maritime andastronomical artefacts.

National Museums Liverpool

PO Box 33127 Dale Street, Liverpool L69 3LATelephone +44 (0)151 2070001

Fax +44 (0)151 4784790

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/

National Museums Liverpool is

Englands only national museumsgroup based entirely outside London.

The eight venues are home to variedcollections covering everything fromsocial history to space travel,

entomology to ethnology, dinosaursto docks, arts to archaeology.

The Museum of Science and

Industry in Manchester

Liverpool RoadCastlefield, Manchester M3 4FP

Telephone +44 (0)161 8322244www.msim.org.uk

The Museum's galleries andcollections embody the industrial andscientific achievements that made

Manchester a world leader.

DCMS also provides support for

the wider museum sectorthrough the Museums, Libraries

and Archives Council:

The Museums, Libraries andArchives Council

16 Queen Annes GateLondon SW1H 9AATelephone +44 (0)207 2731444

Fax +44 (0)207 2731404

www.mla.gov.uk

The Museums, Libraries and ArchivesCouncil (MLA) is the Governmentsstrategic body for the museums,galleries, libraries and archives

communities. Launched in April2000, it replaced the Museums and

Galleries Commission and the Library

and Information Commission, and

now includes archives within itsportfolio. MLA works in partnership

with a wide range of institutions,umbrella bodies, government

departments and national andinternational organisations.

The British Interactive Group

(BIG)www.big.uk.com

The British Interactive Group is anorganisation for individuals involved

in all aspects of hands-on exhibitionsand activities. The BIG website lists

over 50 UK science centres, and

provides full details of their activities.

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LibrariesPublic libraries are funded by local

authorities in accordance with theirstatutory duties to provide acomprehensive and efficient library

service.

The British Library (BL)96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DBTelephone +44 (0)207 4127000

www.bl.uk

The British Library is the national

library of the UK and is charged withresponsibility for collecting and

retaining a copy of everythingpublished in the UK. In addition theLibrary purchases its Document

Supply Centre collection and buyscurrent material from the rest of the

world. Units include ScienceTechnology and Business, PatentsInformation and the British LibraryDocument Supply Centre (BLDSC),

probably the largest in the worlddevoted to the provision of remote

document delivery, covering everyaspect of scientific, technical,medical and human knowledge, in

many languages.

The Chartered Institute of

Library and Information

Professionals (CILIP)7 Ridgmount St, London WC1E 7AE

Telephone +44 (0)207 2550500Fax +44 (0)207 2550501www.cilip.org.uk

CILIP is the leading professionalbody for librarians, information

specialists and knowledge managers.CILIP speaks out on behalf of theprofession to the media, governmentand decision makers, and provides

practical support for membersthroughout their entire careers,helping them with their academic

education, professional qualifications,

job hunting and continuingprofessional development.

The Society of Chief Librarians

(SCL)

Head of Library and InformationService

Leeds City Council, The Town HallThe Headrow, Leeds LS1 3ADTelephone +44 (0)113 247 8330

Fax +44 (0)113 247 8331www.goscl.com

The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL)is a local government associationmade up of the chief librarian of each

library authority in England, Walesand Northern Ireland.

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4.6 Department for Children, Schools and FamiliesDepartment for Children, Schoolsand Families (DCSF)

Sanctuary BuildingsGreat Smith Street, London SW1P

3BTTelephone +44 (0)870 001 0336

Fax +44 (0)1928 794248

www.dcsf.gov.uk

The Department for Children,Schools and Families was set up inJune 2007 and is responsible for

childrens services and education inEngland. It also has widerresponsibility for a range of policies,

and leads work across Governmentto improve outcomes for children,

including work on childrens healthand child poverty.

The Department's aim is to ensurethat all children and young people:

stay healthy and safe secure an excellent education and

the highest possible standards of

achievement

enjoy their childhood

make a positive contribution tosociety and the economy

have lives full of opportunity, freefrom the effects of poverty.

Education is a devolved issue and in

Scotland, Wales and NorthernIreland different agencies take onmany of the areas that the DCSF is

responsible for in England. For moreinformation, visit the followingwebsites:

The Scottish Government Education

and Trainingwww.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Educati

on

Wales: Department for Children,Education, Lifelong Learning and

Skillshttp://new.wales.gov.uk/about/depa

rtments/dcells/?lang=en

Department of Education NorthernIreland

www.deni.gov.uk

BECTAMillburn Hill Road, Science Park

Coventry CV4 7JJTelephone +44 (0)24 7641 6994Fax +44 (0)24 7641 1418www.becta.org.uk

Becta is the Governments leadpartner in the strategic developmentand delivery of its e-strategy forschools and the learning and skills

sectors. The organisation providesstrategic leadership in the innovativeand effective use of ICT to enable

the transformation of learning,teaching and educationalorganisations for the benefit of every

learner.

Training and Development

Agency for Schools (TDA)151 Buckingham Palace RoadLondon SW1W 9SZ

Telephone +44 (0)20 7023 8000Fax +44 (0)20 7023 8092www.tda.gov.uk

The aim of the Training andDevelopment Agency for Schools isto raise standards of achievement by

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children and young people to

promote their well-being by creating

a more effective workforce. It is anon-departmental public body

established by the Education Act1994.

Qualifications and Curriculum

Authority (QCA)83 Piccadilly, London W1J 8QA

Telephone +44 (0)20 7509 5555Fax +44 (0)20 7509 6666www.qca.org.uk

The Qualifications and CurriculumAuthority is a non-departmentalpublic body, sponsored by the

Department for Children, Schools

and Families. QCA is committed tobuilding a world-class education and

training framework. It regulates,develops and modernises thecurriculum, assessments,

examinations and qualifications. QCAhas a pivotal role in helping the UKbecome the most dynamic

knowledge-based economy in theWorld. The QCA Northern Ireland

group regulates National VocationalQualifications (NVQs) in Northern

Ireland.

Scottish Qualifications Authority

The Optima Building

58 Robertson StreetGlasgow

G2 8DQwww.sqa.org.uk

SQA is an executive non-departmental public body sponsoredby the Scottish Government

Education Department. It is thenational body in Scotlandresponsible for the development,accreditation, assessment and

certification of qualifications other

than degrees.

Council for the Curriculum,

Examinations and Assessment29 Clarendon RoadClarendon Dock

Belfast BT1 3BGwww.rewardinglearning.org.uk

The Council for the Curriculum,Examinations and Assessment(CCEA) is a non-departmental publicbody reporting to the Department of

Education in Northern Ireland. Itadvises Government on what should

be taught in Northern Irelandsschools; monitors standards of

qualifications and examinations; and

awards a diverse range of

qualifications, including GCSEs.

In Wales, responsibility for the

curriculum lies with the Curriculumand Assessment group in the Welsh

Assembly Governments Departmentfor Children, Education, Lifelong

Learning and Skills.

http://www.qca.org.uk/http://www.sqa.org.uk/http://www.rewardinglearning.org.uk/http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/curriculum_and_assessment/?lang=enhttp://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/curriculum_and_assessment/?lang=enhttp://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/curriculum_and_assessment/?lang=enhttp://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/curriculum_and_assessment/?lang=enhttp://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/curriculum_and_assessment/?lang=enhttp://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/curriculum_and_assessment/?lang=enhttp://www.rewardinglearning.org.uk/http://www.sqa.org.uk/http://www.qca.org.uk/


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To find out more about DEFRAs

science work visit:

www.defra.gov.uk/science/default.htm

Climate Change Group

This group includes the SustainableConsumption and ProductionDirectorate, the International Climate

Change, Air and Analysis Directorate,and the Domestic Climate Change

and Energy Directorate. DEFRA isworking both in the UK andinternationally to address the causesand consequences of climate change

and a new Climate Change Bill wasintroduced into the House of Lords in

November 2007. To find out moreabout DEFRAs work on climatechange, visit:www.defra.gov.uk/environment/clim

atechange/index.htm

DEFRA (together with theDepartment for Transport) funds the

Sustainable Development ResearchNetwork (www.sd-research.org.uk),

which aims to facilitate andstrengthen the links between

providers of research andpolicymakers across government, inorder to improve evidence-based

policymaking to deliver the UK

government's objectives for

sustainable development. DEFRA alsofunds the UK Climate Impacts

Programme (www.ukcip.org.uk),which provides scenarios that showhow our climate might change, and

co-ordinates research on dealing withour future climate, and provides thisinformation to the commercial and

public sectors.

DEFRA sponsors a number of

Executive Agencies and non-departmental public bodies, and the

complete delivery landscape for the

department can be viewed online.

Executive Agencies

Animal HealthAnimal Health Corporate

HeadquartersC11 Government BuildingsWhittington Road

WorcesterWR5 2LQ

Telephone +44 (0)1905 767111www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/index.htmAnimal Health is the government's

executive agency primarilyresponsible for ensuring that farmedanimals in Great Britain are healthy,

disease-free and well looked after.

As well as being an executive agencyof DEFRA, Animal Health works onbehalf of the Scottish Executive,Welsh Assembly Government, andthe Food Standards Agency.

Central Science Laboratory (CSL)

Sand Hutton, York, YO4 1LZTelephone +44 (0)1904 462000Fax +44 (0)1904 462111

www.csl.gov.ukCSL is a public sector science

organisation providing research andinformation services to governmentsand industry around the world. CSL

http://www.defra.gov.uk/science/default.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/science/default.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/index.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/index.htmhttp://www.sd-research.org.uk/http://www.ukcip.org.uk/http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/delivery/landscape/map/index.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/index.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/index.htmhttp://www.csl.gov.uk/http://www.csl.gov.uk/http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/index.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/index.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/delivery/landscape/map/index.htmhttp://www.ukcip.org.uk/http://www.sd-research.org.uk/http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/index.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/index.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/science/default.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/science/default.htm


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square-mile forest in the heart of

England. It encourages alternative

land use by farmers and landownersand is transforming an area badly

scarred by past mineral workingswhich was also one of the least

wooded areas in the country. Since1995, over 7 million trees have beenplanted in the area.

Royal Botanic Gardens, KewRichmond, Surrey, TW9 3ABTelephone +44 (0)208 3325000Fax +44 (0)208 3325197

www.rbgkew.org.ukKews mission is to enable bettermanagement of the earths

environment by increasing

knowledge and understanding of theplant and fungal kingdoms. As partof its work it runs the MillenniumSeed Bank project(www.kew.org/msbp), which seeks

to develop a global seedconservation network.

Other Executive NDPBS:

Agricultural Wages BoardAgricultural Wages Commission

Commission for Rural Communities

Consumer Council for Water

Gangmasters Licensing Authorities

Advisory NDPBs

A full list of Advisory NDPBs can befound online.They include the following:

Darwin Advisory Committee (TheDarwin Initiative)

www.defra.gov.uk/environment/darwin/terms.htm

The Committee advises the Secretaryof State for the Environment in

relation to the implementation of the

Convention on Biological Diversity.

Sustainable DevelopmentCommission

www.sd-commission.gov.uk

The Commissions main role is toadvocate sustainable development

across all sectors in the UK, reviewprogress towards it, and buildconsensus on the actions needed iffurther progress is to be achieved.

Spongiform EncephalopathyAdvisory Committee (SEAC)www.seac.gov.uk

A Government advisory committee

providing independent expert

scientific advice to the Governmenton spongiform encephalopathies such

as BSE, CJD and scrapie.

Public Corporations

British WaterwaysWillow GrangeChurch Road, Watford WD17 4QA

Telephone +44 (0)1923 201120www.britishwaterways.co.uk

Covent Garden Market AuthorityCovent House, Covent Garden

Market,London SW8 5NXwww.cgma.gov.uk

Associated and related bodies

Forestry Commission

http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/http://www.kew.org/msbphttp://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/delivery/landscape/bodies/index.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/darwin/terms.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/darwin/terms.htmhttp://www.sd-commission.gov.uk/http://www.seac.gov.uk/http://www.seac.gov.uk/http://www.britishwaterways.co.uk/http://www.cgma.gov.uk/http://www.cgma.gov.uk/http://www.britishwaterways.co.uk/http://www.seac.gov.uk/http://www.seac.gov.uk/http://www.sd-commission.gov.uk/http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/darwin/terms.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/darwin/terms.htmhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/delivery/landscape/bodies/index.htmhttp://www.kew.org/msbphttp://www.rbgkew.org.uk/


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231 Corstorphine Road

Edinburgh EH12 7AT

Telephone +44 (0)131 3340303www.forestry.gov.uk

The Forestry Commission isresponsible for the protection and

expansion of Britains forests andwoodlands. As forestry is a devolvedmatter, the Forestry Commission has

a devolved structure, with separateCommissions for England, Scotland

and Wales, which each report to theirrespective governments.

The Carbon Trust

www.carbontrust.co.uk

The Carbon Trust is a private, not-forprofit company set up by

Government in response to thethreat of climate change. Its mission

is to accelerate the move to a lowcarbon economy by developingcommercial low carbon technologies

and working with business and the

public sector to reduce carbonemissions

Energy Saving Trustwww.energysavingtrust.org.uk

The Energy Saving Trust is another

non-profit organisation, funded bothby government and the private

sector. It has offices in England,Scotland, Northern Ireland andWales and its aim is to cut emissions

of carbon dioxide by promoting thesustainable and efficient use ofenergy.

Other advisory bodies andstakeholder groups

Chemicals Stakeholder ForumDEFRA, CSF Secretariat

3/E3 Ashdown House

123 Victoria Street, London, SW1E6DE

Telephone +44 (0)207 9445283

Royal Commission onEnvironmental Pollution

www.rcep.org.uk

An independent body established toadvise the Queen, the Government,

Parliament and the public onenvironmental issues.

Privatised agencies (former

MAFF/DETR)

ADAS (Agricultural Development

and Advisory Service)

ADAS Wolverhampton HQWoodthorne, Wergs Road,

Wolverhampton, WV6 8TQ.Telephone +44 (0)1902 754190www.adas.co.uk

BRE (Building Research

Establishment)Garston, Watford, WD25 9XXTelephone +44 (0)1923 664000www.bre.co.uk

Royal Colleges and Societies

Royal College of VeterinarySurgeonsBelgravia House, 62-64 Horseferry

Road, London, SW1P 2AFTelephone +44 (0)207 2222001Fax +44 (0)207 2222004

www.rcvs.org.uk

Royal Agricultural Society of

EnglandStoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8

2LZTelephone +44 (0)2476 696969

Fax +44 (0)2476 696900www.rase.org.uk

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/http://www.rcep.org.uk/http://www.adas.co.uk/http://www.bre.co.uk/http://www.rcvs.org.uk/http://www.rase.org.uk/http://www.rase.org.uk/http://www.rcvs.org.uk/http://www.bre.co.uk/http://www.adas.co.uk/http://www.rcep.org.uk/http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/http://www.forestry.gov.uk/


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Royal Highland and Agricultural

Society of Scotland (RHASS)

Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston,Edinburgh, EH28 8NF

Telephone +44 (0)131 3356200Fax +44 (0)131 3335236www.rhass.org.uk

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)Administrative Offices, Lindley

Library and Exhibition Halls,80 Vincent Square, London, SW1P2PE

Telephone +44 (0)207 8344333www.rhs.org.uk

http://www.rhass.org.uk/http://www.rhass.org.uk/http://www.rhs.org.uk/http://www.rhs.org.uk/http://www.rhass.org.uk/http://www.rhass.org.uk/


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4.8 Department of Health (DH)Department of HealthRichmond House

79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NSTelephone +44 (0)207 2104850

www.doh.gov.uk

The aim of the Department of Health

(DH) is to improve the health andwell-being of people in England.

Devolved arrangements for strategywithin the National Health Service

(not part of the DH) exist inScotland, Wales and NorthernIreland. Environment concerns in theDH remit include the National

Biological Standards and ControlBoard, the National Radiological

Protection Board, and the FoodStandards Agency. The NHSstructure continues to change at a

rapid pace as decentralisationreforms continue. A new R&D

strategy with a budget of more than650 million per year was announced

in early 2006. In the followingbudget, plans were announced for a

single fund for medical research, forthe Medical Research Council and

NHS research, worth at least 1billion a year. In December 2006 Sir

David Cooksey published a review of

the arrangements for the publicfunding of health research in the UK.

This sets out recommendations toensure that health research is carriedout in the most effective and efficient

way. Key recommendations include

the establishment of the Office forStrategic Coordination of Health

Research (OSCHR) to act as a centralcoordinating body for healthresearch, and the creation of a joint

MRC/NIHR (National Institute forHealth Research) Translational

Medicine Funding Board.

The Chief Medical Officer, currentlySir Liam Donaldson, is theGovernment's principal medical

adviser and the professional head ofall medical staff in England.

The National Health ServiceThe Department of Health, and therespective departments in the

devolved administrations, fund,direct and support the NationalHealth Services in England, Wales,

Scotland and Northern Ireland. For

information about the NHS in thedifferent countries of the UK visit the

following websites:England: www.nhs.ukScotland: www.show.scot.nhs.ukNorthern Ireland: www.n-i.nhs.uk

Wales: www.wales.nhs.uk

Department of Health ExecutiveAgencies

Medicines and Healthcare

Products Regulatory Agency(MRHA)

10-2 Market Towers1 Nine Elms Lane, London SW8 5NQTelephone +44 (0)207 084 2000www.mhra.gov.uk

The MHRA protects and promotes

public health and patient safety byensuring that medicines, healthcare

products and medical equipment

meet appropriate performance,quality and safety standards.

http://www.doh.gov.uk/http://www.nhs.uk/http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/http://www.n-i.nhs.uk/http://www.wales.nhs.uk/http://www.mhra.gov.uk/http://www.mhra.gov.uk/http://www.wales.nhs.uk/http://www.n-i.nhs.uk/http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/http://www.nhs.uk/http://www.doh.gov.uk/


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Telephone +44 (0)131 2257324

Fax +44 (0)131 2203939

www.rcpe.ac.ukThe Royal College of Physicians

of London11 St. Andrew's Place, Regent's Park

London, NW1 4LETelephone +44 (0)207 9351174Fax +44 (0)207 4864514www.rcplondon.ac.uk

The Royal College ofPsychiatrists

17 Belgrave Square London SW1X8PGTelephone +44 (0)207 2352351

Fax +44 (0)207 2451231www.rcpsych.ac.uk

The Royal College of Radiologists38 Portland Place, London, W1B 1JQTelephone +44 (0)207 6364432Fax +44 (0)207 3233100

www.rcr.ac.uk

The Royal College of Surgeons of

EdinburghNicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DWTelephone +44 (0)131 5271600

Fax +44 (0)131 5576406www.rcsed.ac.uk

The Royal College of Surgeons of

England

35-43 Lincolns Inn Fields,London WC2A 3PN

Telephone +44 (0)207 4053474www.rcseng.ac.uk

The Royal Institute of PublicHealth28 Portland Street, London, W1B1DE

Telephone +44 (0)207 5802731Fax +44 (0)207 5806157

www.riph.org.uk

The Royal PharmaceuticalSociety of Great Britain

1 Lambeth High Street,London, SE1 7JN

Telephone +44 (0)207 7359141Fax +44 (0)207 7357629www.rpsgb.org.uk

The Royal Society of Medicine

1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AETelephone +44 (0)207 2902900

Fax +44 (0)207 2902999

www.roysocmed.ac.uk

The Royal Society of Tropical

Medicine and Hygiene50 Bedford Square

London WC1B 3DPTelephone +44 (0)207 5802127Fax +44 (0)207 4361389

www.rstmh.org

http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/http://www.rcr.ac.uk/http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/http://www.riph.org.uk/http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/http://www.roysocmed.ac.uk/http://www.rstmh.org/http://www.rstmh.org/http://www.roysocmed.ac.uk/http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/http://www.riph.org.uk/http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/http://www.rcr.ac.uk/http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/


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4.9 Department for Transport (DfT)Department for TransportGreat Minster House

76 Marsham Street,London SW1P 4DRTelephone +44 (0)207 9448300Fax +44 (0)207 9446589

www.dft.gov.uk

The Department for Transport aimsto build a transport system to tackle

congestion, improve accessibility,reduce casualties, respect theenvironment and support theeconomy. The Department is

engaged with both SustainableDevelopment in all areas, andSustainable Travel. It also offers

transport statistics to aid research.

The key delivery agents of DfT

targets are the executive agencies:the Highways Agency

(www.highways.gov.uk);the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

(www.mcga.gov.uk); TheGovernment Car and DespatchAgency (www.gcda.gov.uk)and the four agencies which form theDriver, Vehicle and Operator Group

the Driver and Vehicle LicensingAgency (www.dvla.gov.uk), the new

Vehicle and Operator ServicesAgency (www.vosa.gov.uk), the

Driving Standards Agency(www.dsa.gov.uk) and the VehicleCertification Agency(www.vca.gov.uk).

DfT Research Programmes cover thewhole spectrum of road safety,

vehicle technology, strategic andintegrated transport policies,

environment, freight, aviation andrailways issues within its overallremit. The Chief Scientific Adviser iscurrently Prof Brian Collins

(appointed in 2006). The Departmenthas an overarching evidence and

research strategy. Directed research,addressing the DfT policy objectives,is managed through specific research

programmes, with wide-rangingtopics such as low carbon transport

technology, and social research

looking at the travel needs andbehaviours of different age groups. Acentral database of information on

individual DfT research projects is

available at: www.dft.gov.uk/rmd/.

Science and Research

www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/scienceresearchDfT's Chief Scientific Adviser seeks toensure that the Department's

scientific activities are well directedand that policy is soundly based on

good science.Science and Research issues arecoordinated centrally by the Chief

Scientific Adviser's Unit (CSAU)which oversees Science Engineeringand Technology across the whole ofthe DfT. CSAU also runs an

innovative forward-thinking researchprogramme called DfT Horizons, toencourage independent researchers

to solve issues of concern over thenext decade.

DfT research has a strong focus onencouraging participation by Small

and Medium Enterprises.

http://www.dft.gov.uk/http://www.highways.gov.uk/http://www.mcga.gov.uk/http://www.gcda.gov.uk/http://www.dvla.gov.uk/http://www.vosa.gov.uk/http://www.dsa.gov.uk/http://www.vca.gov.uk/http://www.dft.gov.uk/rmd/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/scienceresearch/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/scienceresearch/futures/horizons/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/scienceresearch/futures/horizons/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/scienceresearch/http://www.dft.gov.uk/rmd/http://www.vca.gov.uk/http://www.dsa.gov.uk/http://www.vosa.gov.uk/http://www.dvla.gov.uk/http://www.gcda.gov.uk/http://www.mcga.gov.uk/http://www.highways.gov.uk/http://www.dft.gov.uk/


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Public corporations

The Department has a number ofExecutive Agencies and non-

departmental public bodies. Theseinclude:

Highways Agency (HA)

Romney House43 Marsham Street, London SW1P

3HWTelephone 0845 9556575www.highways.gov.uk

Maritime and Coastguard Agency(MCA)

Spring Place, 105 Commercial RoadSouthampton SO15 1EG

Telephone +44 (0)23 80 329100www.mcga.gov.uk

Commission for IntegratedTransport

1/F16, Ashdown House123 Victoria Street,

London SW1E 6DE

www.cfit.gov.uk

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

CAA House, 45-59 KingswayHolborn, London WC2B 6TETelephone +44 (0)207 3797311

www.caa.co.uk

The CAA is the UKs independentaviation regulator, with all civil

aviation regulatory functions(economic regulation, airspace

policy, safety regulation andconsumer protection) integratedwithin a single specialist body.

Transport for London (TfL)

Windsor House42-50 Victoria Street

London SW1H 0TL

Telephone 0207 9414500www.tfl.gov.uk

The integrated body responsible forthe UK capitals transport system.

http://www.highways.gov.uk/http://www.mcga.gov.uk/http://www.cfit.gov.uk/http://www.caa.co.uk/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/http://www.caa.co.uk/http://www.cfit.gov.uk/http://www.mcga.gov.uk/http://www.highways.gov.uk/


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4.10 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)Department for Work andPensions

Department for Work and PensionsCaxton HouseTothill StreetLondon

SW1H 9NA

Tel: 0207 962 [email protected]

The key aims of the Department for

Work and Pensions are to helppeople become financially

independent and to help reduce childpoverty. It is responsible fordelivering support and advice

through a modern network ofservices to people of working age,

employers, pensioners, families andchildren, and disabled people. Since

2002, the Benefits Agency andEmployment Service have been

replaced by two new businesses,Jobcentre Plus and The Pension

Service. Other units include Workingage, and Children (which promoteopportunity and independence for

those of working age and people withchildren).

Science within DWP

The Chief Scientific Adviser/ChiefMedical Adviser to DWP advisesMinisters, the Department and its

Executive Agencies on all aspects ofsocial security, employment and

related issues requiring medicalinput, advice and evidence-basedscientific opinion. As Medical

Director, he evaluates the latestdevelopments in the understanding

of a wide range of medical anddisability issues, manages theCorporate Medical Group and ensuresthat medical quality and professional

standards are set for and achievedby all doctors and healthcareprofessionals employed by the

Department.

Other Science-related activity

within DWP

Statistics and Researchwww.dwp.gov.uk/asd

The Department for Work and

Pensions has many professionalanalysts working on social and

economic issues. They alsocommission external Social Sciencesresearch which informs departmental

strategy, policymaking and delivery.

The Resource Centre

www.dwp.gov.uk/resourcecentre

This is the central online archive forall DWP publications and researchresults. It focuses on communication

and research on the policy areas ofWelfare Reform, Pensions and olderpeople, Children, Social inclusion,

and other policy areas such as thosethat affect disabled people and

carers.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asdhttp://www.dwp.gov.uk/resourcecentrehttp://www.dwp.gov.uk/resourcecentrehttp://www.dwp.gov.uk/asdhttp://www.dwp.gov.uk/


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Health and Safety Commission

(HSC) and Health and SafetyExecutive (HCE)Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge,

London SE1 9HSTelephone +44 (0)207 7176000www.hse.gov.uk

The Health and Safety Commission isresponsible for health and safetyregulation in Great Britain. The

Health and Safety Executive andlocal government are the enforcing

authorities who work in support ofthe Commission. Their mission is toprotect people's health and safety byensuring that risks in the changing

workplace are properly controlled.

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4.11 Home Office (HO)Home Office2 Marsham Street, London SW1P

4DFTelephone +44 (0)20 7035 4747

Fax +44 (0)20 7035 4745www.homeoffice.gov.uk

The Home Office (HO) is responsiblefor internal affairs in England and

Wales. Its purpose is to work withindividuals and communities to build

a safe, just and tolerant society. HOis responsible for the police,immigration, and keeping the UKsafe from any threat to national

security. To protect the public, theHome Office focuses on seven key

objectives:

1. help people feel secure in theirhomes and local communities

2. cut crime, especially violentcrime, and crime related to

drugs and alcohol3. lead visible, responsive and

accountable policing4. protect the public from

terrorism

5. secure our borders, andcontrol migration for the

benefit of our country6. safeguard people's identity

and the privileges ofcitizenship

7. support the efficient andeffective delivery of justice

In November 2005 the Home Officepublished its Science and Innovation

Strategy (2005-2008). In thisdocument, it described its strategicaims for the next three years. Thesewere to:

use science and technology toimprove the effectiveness and

efficiency of the current HomeOffice work and to help drivefuture innovation;

deliver high quality science andtechnology fit for clearly definedpurposes;

have rigorous independentreviews of HO science;

be more open and innovative; better address future threats and

opportunities;

work co-operatively with others;

ensure that science andinnovation are at the heart of

policy development and delivery.

In 2005/06 the Home Officelaunched a 14million programme of

research to underpin its ability to

respond to Chemical, Biological,Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN)incidents. It notes, the challengesand priorities for counter-terrorism

are frequently different to those ofthe battlefield.

Science and Research

The Home Office undertakes a largenumber of scientific and research

projects in the areas of:

research, development andstatistics

DNA analysis and theexpansion of the database

police science and technology forensic science animal testing

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There are many HO NDPBs (listed on

the HO website,of which theNational Policing ImprovementAgency (www.npia.police.uk) is the

most significant from a technologicalpoint of view. It provides informationand communications technology to

police forces either directly orthrough contracts with suppliers.

The Ministry of Justice

www.justice.gov.uk

Since May 2007 the responsibility forprobation, prisons and preventing re-

offending moved to the Ministry of

Justice. This new Governmentdepartment replaced the Departmentof Constitutional Affairs and is alsoresponsible for policy on the overallcriminal, civil, family and

administrative justice system,including sentencing policy, as well

as the courts, tribunals, legal aid and

constitutional reform.

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4.12 Ministry of Defence (MoD)Ministry of DefenceMain Building

Whitehall,London SW1A 2HBTelephone +44 (0)207 2189000www.mod.uk

The purpose of the Ministry of

Defence (MoD) and the ArmedForces, is to defend the United

Kingdom, and Overseas Territories,its people and interests and to act asa force for good by strengtheninginternational peace and security.

Like other departments with a strong

science and technology base, theMoD has a Chief Scientific Adviserwho is appointed from outside the

Civil Service to provide independentadvice to the Ministry. Thedepartment provides and allocates

resources to its various researchestablishments and it coordinates

policy on research and capitalprogrammes concerning its researchand development.

The MoD is developing newcontracting mechanisms in line withits industrial policy. This includes the

development ofDefenceTechnology Centreswhich create

partnerships between Government,industry and academia. There are

currently four DTCs:

Systems Engineering for

Autonomous Systems Electro Magnetic Remote

Sensing Human Factor Integration

Data Information Fusion

The MoDs formal channel for

dialogue on these issues is with theDefence Industries Council.

Defence agencies

Defence Science and Technology

Laboratory (DSTL)Porton DownSalisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ

Telephone +44 (0)1980 613121

Fax +44 (0)1980 613085www.dstl.gov.uk

The Defence Science and TechnologyLaboratory is home to the core of theMoDs technical expertise. DSTL

science teams encompass defenceresearch, analytical studies, test and

evaluation of operational equipmentand research into humaneffectiveness and protection. The

laboratory serves military customersand government and industrial

laboratories in the United States andEurope. This covers naval, land and

air systems; information

management; environmentalsciences; energetics; missiles andcountermeasures; electronics;sensors detection; and both

biomedical and physical sciences,encompassing defence research,

analytical studies, test and

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evaluation of operational equipment

and research into human

effectiveness and protection.

United Kingdom HydrographicOffice (UKHO)Admiralty WayTaunton, Somerset, TA1 2DN

Telephone +44 (0)1823 337900Fax +44 (0)1823 284077

www.hydro.gov.uk

The UKHOs main activities are theprovision of navigational productsand services to the Royal Navy, and

to the merchant marine, to enableships to comply with UN Safety of

Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations. It is

a Government Trading Fund and partof the UK Ministry of Defence.

The Meteorological Office (TheMet Office)Fitzroy Road

ExeterDevon

EX1 3PBTelephone 0870 900 0100

or +44 (0)1392 885680www.metoffice.gov.uk

The Met Office is a provider ofenvironmental and weather related

services. It maintains and advances

technical research competence andquality in meteorology and climatematters to meet customer

requirements; provides informationand gives advice to Ministers relating

to meteorology and climate; and itmaintains the NationalMeteorological Library and theNational Meteorological Archive.

There is also a Met Office Collegewith training facilities and activities.

The Met Office has operated as aTrading Fund since April 1996. Itprovides a range of meteorological

and climatological services forGovernment Departments, the

Armed Forces, the Civil Aviation

Authority, the general public,commerce and industry.

The Met Office Hadley Centre forClimate Protection and Research

www.meto.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre

The Hadley Centre is partly fundedby the Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs. Its aims are:

to understand, model, simulate andattempt to predict climate changes;to study seasonal predictability and

make seasonal forecasts; to monitor

global and national climate trends; to

search for the cause of recentclimate change; to communicateresults to Government, news media,

industry and the public; and toprovide a focal point in the UK for

interaction with other climate-research institutes and activities,both nationally and internationally.The Technical Support Unit for the

Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange (IPCC) impacts, adaptation

and vulnerability assessmentWorking Group (WGII) is also locatedin the Hadley Centre. There is a

Visiting Scientists Programmewhere scientists from UK and non-UK

institutes can undertake collaborative

research at the Hadley Centre forperiods of up to a year.

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Non-departmental public bodies

(NDPBs)

Defence Scientific Advisory

Council (DSAC)

DSAC SecretariatIndependent Scientific and Technical

Advice (ISTA) Office, Room 513MOD Metropole Building,

Northumberland AvenueLondon, WC2N 5BPTelephone +44 (0)207 2180333Fax +44 (0)207 2184066http://tinyurl.com/yn5b2a

The Defence Scientific AdvisoryCouncil (DSAC) provides independent

advice to the Secretary of State forDefence on matters of concern to theMinistry of Defence in the fields of

science, engineering and technology.

Former agencies of the MoD

Qinetiq

Cody Technology ParkIvely RoadFarnborough

HampshireTelephone +44 (0)8700 100942

Fax +44 (0)1252 [email protected]

www.qinetiq.com

QinetiQ is a leading international

defence and security technologycompany. From the Defence

Evaluation and Research Agency(part of the MoD) it inherited the

capabilities that produced liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), carbon fibre,the technology for flat-panel

speakers, infra-red sensors andmicrowave radar as well as Chobham

armour and shaped charges. It isactive in technologies and servicesfor automotive, aviation, defence,energy, finance, health, marine,

public sector, rail, highways andtraffic, rail, space, telecoms, media

and electronics markets.

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