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Department for Business and Trade created in 2023 from predecessor departments.
Conclusion
The Department for Business and Trade (the Department) was formed in February 2023 as one of three Government Departments which replaced the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). This action, is known as a ‘machinery of Government change’. This brought together the business-focused parts of the former BEIS, and the totality of the former Department for International Trade (DIT).56
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 18 September 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.
Source
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Report
34th Report - Department for Business and Trade Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24
25 Jun 2025
HC 818
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age
1.2 yr
Report published
25 Jun 2025