Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)











































Department of Trade and Industry
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Department overview
Formed 19 October 1970 (1970-10-19)
Preceding agencies

  • Board of Trade

  • Ministry of Technology
Dissolved 28 June 2007 (2007-06-28)
Superseding agencies

  • Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

  • Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
Headquarters Victoria Street, London
Minister responsible
  • Various incumbents, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Website
The DTI website at the National Archives

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) was a United Kingdom government department formed on 19 October 1970. It was replaced with the creation of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills on 28 June 2007.[1][2]




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Reformation




  • 2 Structure


    • 2.1 Emergent technology


    • 2.2 Corporate policing




  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links


    • 5.1 Video clips







History


The department was first formed on 19 October 1970[3] with the merger of the Board of Trade and the Ministry of Technology, creating a new cabinet post of Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. The new department also took over the Department of Employment's former responsibilities for monopolies and mergers. In January 1974, the department's responsibilities for energy production were transferred to a newly created Department of Energy. On 5 March that year, following a Labour Party victory in the February 1974 general election, the department was split into the Department of Trade, the Department of Industry and the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection.[4]



Reformation


In 1983 the departments of Trade and Industry were reunited. The Department of Energy was re-merged back into the DTI in 1992, but various media-related functions transferred to the Department for National Heritage. Until it was succeeded in June 2007 the DTI continued to set the energy policy of the United Kingdom.[5]


After the 2005 general election the DTI was renamed to the Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry,[6] but the name reverted to Department of Trade and Industry less than a week later,[7] after widespread derision, including some from the Confederation of British Industry.



Structure


The DTI had a wide range of responsibilities. There were ultimately nine main areas covered by the DTI:



  • Company Law

  • Trade

  • Business Growth

  • Innovation

  • Employment Law

  • Regional Economic Development

  • Energy

  • Science

  • Consumer Law



Emergent technology


From 1999 to 2005 it led the national E-Commerce Awards with InterForum, a not for profit membership organisation that helped British businesses to trade electronically. This aimed to encourage Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to develop their business through the use of E-Commerce technologies.[8]



Corporate policing


It also had responsibility for investigating misconduct by company directors, in which role Private Eye repeatedly lampooned it as "the Department of Timidity and Inaction".[citation needed]



See also



  • Avanti (project)

  • Energy in the United Kingdom

  • Restricted Enforcement Unit

  • United Kingdom budget


  • Business Link – set up by the DTI in 1993


  • UK Trade & Investment – set up in 1999

  • Special Representative for International Trade and Investment



References





  1. ^
    "Department for business, enterprise and regulatory reform established" (Press release). Government News Network. 28 June 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2016. The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (DBERR) will lead work to create the conditions for business success through competitive and flexible markets that create value for businesses, consumers and employees. It will work across Government and with the regions to raise levels of UK productivity, promoting the creation and growth of business..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy - GOV.UK". www.bis.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2018.


  3. ^ "Records created or inherited by the Department of Trade and Industry". National Archives. National Archives. Retrieved December 22, 2012.


  4. ^ "Page Not Found - The National Archives". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2018.


  5. ^ BERR history page


  6. ^
    Smale, Will (10 May 2005). "DTI falls to the rebranding sword". BBC News. Retrieved 17 November 2016. To mark the start of Labour's third term in power, the DTI is no more, replaced by the Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry, or DPEI for short.


  7. ^
    "Jibes prompt DTI rebrand U-turn". BBC News. 13 May 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2016. New department head Alan Johnson persuaded Tony Blair to change the name back following derision from business leaders and unions.


  8. ^ "E-Commerce In The United Kingdom Facts & Figures for 2016". Retrieved 19 October 2018.




External links




  • Department of Trade and Industry (Archive)
    • DTI Website Archived on 6 June 2007


  • Friends of the Action Group

  • DTI e-commerce awards



Video clips


  • Enterprise Initiative



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