Catalogue description Records of the Department for Business and Trade

Details of DBT
Reference: DBT
Title: Records of the Department for Business and Trade
Description:

Records created or inherited by the Department for Business and Trade.

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Date: 2023-2024
Related material:

For records of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), see BIS

For records of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), see UKTI

For records of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), see BEIS

For records of the Department for International Trade (DIT), see DIT
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department for Business and Trade, 2023-2024
Access conditions: Records not yet transferred
Administrative / biographical background:

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) was formed in February 2023 alongside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) following the dissolution of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) after a cabinet reshuffle.

DBT inherited remits from BEIS and from one of BEIS's predecessors, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), as well as from the Department for International Trade (DIT) and its predecessor UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). DBT is responsible for supporting business growth, protecting consumers, promoting free trade, ensuring markets are competitive and expanded, securing investments and promoting economic security and resilience in supply chains.

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