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DFES existed until 2007 when it was replaced the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England. DfE is a ministerial department, supported by 18 agencies and public bodies .
This page provides background information on public bodies and gives guidance to departments.
DIUS is now a part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Driving innovation that will deliver improved public services, create new better-paid jobs and grow the economy. DSIT is a ministerial department, supported by 16 agencies and public bodies .
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DTI was replaced by BERR and DIUS in 2007.
We are the department for economic growth. We support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country. DBT is a ministerial department, supported by 19 agencies and public bodies .
The Department for International Development has closed. It’s been replaced by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
DCSF is now the Department for Education
The department was created in 1997 to replace the Department of the Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Department for Transport. It was dissolved in 2001.
This guidance sets out the standards for those that serve on the boards of public bodies, and how they can best support effective working relationships with departments.
DSS was replaced by the Department for Work and Pensions in 2001.
Areas of research interest (ARI) give details about the main research questions facing government departments.
This series brings together all documents relating to DWP quarterly data summaries
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DCA is now the Ministry of Justice
The Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have merged to form the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
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