5-956: The UKRC ( UK Resource Centre ) is a UK organisation for the provision of advice, services and policy consultation regarding the under-representation of women in science, engineering, technology and the built environment (SET). It is funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and was launched in 2004. The central base is located in Bradford in the North of England but there are also centres in South East England, South Yorkshire, Scotland and Wales. The UKRC works to promote gender equality in SET with employers and professional bodies; education institutions; women's organisations and networks; policy institutes; sector skills councils;
10-499: Is mostly devolved. Reserved and excepted matters are outlined below. Scotland Reserved matters: The Scottish Government Economy and Education Directorates handle devolved economic and further and higher education policy respectively. Northern Ireland Reserved matters: Excepted matter: The department's main counterparts are: Wales Under the Welsh devolution settlement, specific policy areas are transferred to
15-1159: The government and many others. This includes implementing the Athena SWAN Charter. In 2011 it took over the leadership of the WISE Campaign and became UKRC-WISE. In late 2012 it took on the WISE name. This article about an organisation in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Department for Business, Innovation and Skills King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills ( BIS )
20-460: Was Sir Martin Donnelly . Some policies apply to England alone due to devolution , while others are not devolved and therefore apply to other nations of the United Kingdom . The department was responsible for UK Government policy in the following areas: Economic policy is mostly devolved but several important policy areas are reserved to Westminster . Further and higher education policy
25-697: Was a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom . It was created by the Gordon Brown premiership on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform . It was disbanded by the Theresa May premiership on the creation of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 14 July 2016. The Permanent Secretary
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