Government Office for Science

Government Office for Science
The UK Government coat of arms above the words "Government Office for Science - the Logo for the agency
Office overview
Formed20 July 2007 (2007-07-20)
Preceding office
Headquarters10 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0NN
Employees150
Annual budget£4.6m (2016/17)[2]
Office executive
Parent departmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology[a]
Child office
Websitewww.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-office-for-science

The Government Office for Science is a science advisory office in the UK Government.[4][5] The office advises the Government on policy and decision-making based on science and long-term thinking. It has been led by Professor Dame Angela McLean, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, since 23 February 2023.[3]

The office is administratively part of, and funded by, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and reports to the prime minister and cabinet secretary.[2] It works with the UK Research and Innovation (funding research projects) and the Council for Science and Technology (assisting with advice). It also acts as the secretariat for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, operates a future planning unit, and manages the Government Science and Engineering Profession.[5]

Before February 2023, it was part of the now-defunct Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.[6]

  1. ^ "New Government Office for Science". Responsible minister: Secretary of State John Denham. Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Short Guide to the Government Office for Science (PDF). London: National Audit Office (United Kingdom). 2017. pp. 5–6.
  3. ^ a b "New Government Chief Scientific Adviser Appointed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  4. ^ "Government Office for Science". Government Office for Science. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b "About us". GOV.UK. Government Office for Science. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  6. ^ "Making Government Deliver for the British People". GOV.UK. Cabinet Office and Prime Minister's Office. 7 February 2023.


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