Articles tagged with: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
'High risk' science agency to open in 2022, says BEIS
19 Feb 2021 Science & Engineering
'High risk' science agency to open in 2022, says BEIS
Dominic Cummings's brainchild, UK ARPA, will be known as Aria
Former business minister reprimanded by appointments watchdog
17 Feb 2021 HR
Former business minister reprimanded by appointments watchdog
Richard Harrington broke Ministerial Code by failing to get Acoba advice on a consultancy job
Cummings’s UK ARPA vision is ‘brand in search of a product’, MPs warn
12 Feb 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Cummings’s UK ARPA vision is ‘brand in search of a product’, MPs warn
Report lauds £800m funding commitment for blue-sky research agency but says it can only have one or two central missions
Business secretary unveils plans for post-Brexit subsidy system for UK firms
03 Feb 2021 Brexit
Business secretary unveils plans for post-Brexit subsidy system for UK firms
Kwasi Kwarteng says local authorities, public bodies and devolved administrations will be empowered to make aid decisions by following a set of nationwide principles
Ministerial directions shot up amid pandemic, analysis finds
28 Jan 2021 Analysis
Ministerial directions shot up amid pandemic, analysis finds
Think tank warns threefold increase in decisions to overrule officials' advice on spending must still be properly scrutinised
'The scientific community came together to innovate’: how one BEIS-backed institute responded to Covid
15 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
'The scientific community came together to innovate’: how one BEIS-backed institute responded to Covid
Covid-19 has pushed science to the front pages, Dr Peter Thompson, chief executive of National Physical Laboratory, writes about science’s role in aiding economic recovery
357m vaccine doses, £65bn in loans, nine industry guides and more: Sarah Munby reflects on 'a busy year' for BEIS
22 Dec 2020
357m vaccine doses, £65bn in loans, nine industry guides and more: Sarah Munby reflects on 'a busy year' for BEIS
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
Support staff at BEIS vote to strike over Covid-19 safety concerns
14 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
Support staff at BEIS vote to strike over Covid-19 safety concerns
Union says department should limit staff in Whitehall HQ to prevent contractors “unnecessarily endangering their health”
Review pay for civil service analysts if you want to meet net-zero goal, government told
08 Dec 2020 Analysis
Review pay for civil service analysts if you want to meet net-zero goal, government told
IfG says Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy should also call on a larger pool of external experts for policy advice
BEIS urged to limit staff working in London HQ over Covid safety concerns
18 Nov 2020 Coronavirus
BEIS urged to limit staff working in London HQ over Covid safety concerns
Department insists it is working with unions to ensure offices meet Covid secure guidelines
Vaccine task force signs £670,000 deal for PR consultants who 'duplicate' BEIS press officers
09 Nov 2020 Commercial
Vaccine task force signs £670,000 deal for PR consultants who 'duplicate' BEIS press officers
Chair Kate Bingham under pressure after reports she 'insisted' on boutique team to aid task force
Unions raise 'extreme concern' about social distancing at BEIS HQ
05 Nov 2020 Coronavirus
Unions raise 'extreme concern' about social distancing at BEIS HQ
Letter to perm sec Sarah Munby was written before it emerged business secretary Alok Sharma had travelled internationally after a colleague contracted coronavirus
BEIS defends vaccine task force chair who named targets for government investment at $200-a-head event
02 Nov 2020 Coronavirus
BEIS defends vaccine task force chair who named targets for government investment at $200-a-head event
Department says officials signed off on Kate Bingham's presentation, which contained names of companies developing Covid-19 vaccines
BEIS permanent secretary seeking £130k successor for her old job
22 Sep 2020 Economy
BEIS permanent secretary seeking £130k successor for her old job
Senior roles in business department key to ‘leading Britain’s recovery from coronavirus’, candidates told
BEIS job market review to inform pay framework for civil service scientists Exclusive
03 Sep 2020 HR
BEIS job market review to inform pay framework for civil service scientists
Review of pay for specialist scientists and engineers outside government will help build business case for future GSE profession reward framework
Sharma overrode value-for-money concerns on £400m investment in bankrupt satellite firm
23 Jul 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
Sharma overrode value-for-money concerns on £400m investment in bankrupt satellite firm
Business secretary gave ministerial direction after perm sec flagged “significant downside risks” of OneWeb deal
BEIS names new permanent secretary
20 Jul 2020 HR
BEIS names new permanent secretary
Sarah Munby is government's youngest current perm sec
Chisholm named civil service chief operating officer to lead new reform drive
30 Mar 2020 HR
Chisholm named civil service chief operating officer to lead new reform drive

BEIS perm sec will move to become Cabinet Office perm sec as he takes on roles held by John Manzoni
Sunak confirms £800m for 'blue skies' research agency amid R&D funding boost
11 Mar 2020 Government Tax Profession
Sunak confirms £800m for "blue skies" research agency amid R&D funding boost

Chancellor says government will boost R&D spending to £22bn a year by 2024-25
Industrial strategy 'needs more focus, financing and policy coordination'
19 Feb 2020 Government Tax Profession
Industrial strategy 'needs more focus, financing and policy coordination'

Policies "not yet operating with the consistency and coordination, nor with the scale" needed to meet industrial strategy goals
BEIS perm sec Alex Chisholm on the net-zero challenge, thinking long term and the first job he ever lost
24 Dec 2019 Energy & Environment
BEIS perm sec Alex Chisholm on the net-zero challenge, thinking long term and the first job he ever lost

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories
Government to set out net-zero carbon emission plans next year, Leadsom says
21 Oct 2019 Brexit
Government to set out net-zero carbon emission plans next year, Leadsom says

Lond-awaited energy white paper finally on its way, business secretary tells MPs
Union demands police investigation into BEIS and FCO ‘strike breaking’
11 Jul 2019 HR
Union demands police investigation into BEIS and FCO ‘strike breaking’

PCS says contractors' use of agency staff to cover industrial action may have broken the law
BEIS working up plans for new labour abuses regulator
17 Apr 2019 Civil Service Reform
BEIS working up plans for new labour abuses regulator

Business department also aims to save £10m a year from research councils merger