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Revision as of 02:17, 15 August 2013

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Background

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) says it aims to create a “thriving, globally competitive, low carbon energy economy” in the UK. [1] It is responsible for nuclear energy policy and describes nuclear as “low-carbon, affordable, dependable [and] safe”.[2]

It runs the Office for Nuclear Development which “focuses on removing potential barriers to investment, and signals clearly to the industry the serious intent of the Government to push forward nuclear new build.”[3]

History

DECC was created in 2008 and brought together much of the Climate Change Group, previously housed within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), with the Energy Group from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).[4]

People

Ministers in 2012

Previous ministers

Civil servants working on nuclear issues in 2012

Civil servants previously working on nuclear issues

Nuclear Development Forum

The following people from DECC attended the Nuclear Development Forum in May 2012:

In November 2011 the attendees were:

Personnel under Labour until May 2010

  • Minister of State - Mike O'Brien MP
  • Minister of State - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE (jointly with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs); and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Joan Ruddock MP

See also Civil Servants and their roles under Energy & Climate Change International in 2009

Affiliations

Subsidiaries

The DECC is also responsible for the Committee on Climate Change.

Resources

Publications

Contact details, Resources, Notes

Contact

Head Office

  • Address: 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HH
  • Phone: General enquiries: 0300 060 4000
  • Email: enquiries@decc.gsi.gov.uk
  • Fax:
  • Website: http://www.decc.gov.uk

External Resources

Notes

  1. DECC Who we are, undated, accessed 12 October 2012
  2. DECC New Nuclear, undated, accessed 12 October 2012
  3. DECC Office for Nuclear Development, undated, accessed 12 October 2012
  4. DECC Department of Energy and Climate Change, Page last modified: 16 October 2008, Page published: 3 October 2008
  5. DECC Who we are, undated, accessed 12 October 2012
  6. [ http://www.theyworkforyou.com/peer/lord_marland Jonathan Marland profile], TheyWorkForYou, undated, accessed 12 October 2012
  7. [ http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/charles_hendry/wealden Charles Hendy profile], TheyWorkForYou, undated, accessed 12 October 2012
  8. DECC corporate organogram, DECC, undated, accessed 12 October 2012
  9. DECC Organogram, available at http://www.cjajobs.com/DECC/our-groups--structure, accessed 4 June 2012
  10. Nuclear Development Forum Attendees, DECC, 15 May 2012
  11. Nuclear Development Forum Attendees, DECC, 27 October 2011