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The UK Government's Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) was the "voice for business across Government" and the department responsible for nuclear energy policy between 2007 and 2009.

It was created in 2007, when a reorganisation of Government saw the [[Department for Trade and Industry]] dissolved.<ref>Frank Swain, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/jun/09/mandelson-science-business-innovation-skills?INTCMP=SRCH This government views science simply as a tool for generating profit], ''The Guardian'', 9 June 2009.</ref> 

In June 2009, another reorganisation saw the merger of BERR and the [[Department for Universities, Innovation and Skills]], to create the [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills]]. <ref>Rosa Prince, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/7465293/Dozens-of-government-departments-created-under-Labour.html Dozens of government departments created under Labour], ''The Telegraph'', 10 March 2010.</ref> BERR's [[Office for Nuclear Development]] (OND) was responsible for nuclear energy policy. The OND is now part of the [[Department of Energy and Climate Change]].<ref> [http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/meeting_energy/nuclear/new/office/office.aspx Office for Nuclear Development], Department of Energy and Climate Change website, undated, accessed 11 October 2012</ref>

While BERR existed, Lord [[Peter Mandelson]] was the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, and [[Ed Miliband]] was the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. 

BERR used two public relations companies: [[Gavin Anderson]] and [[Tulchan Communications]]. <ref>NuclearSpin Freedom of Information Act request to BERR, 11 November, 2008.</ref>

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