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New British Science and Technology Facilities Council Announced

Nov 14 2006

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The British Minister for Science and Innovation, Lord Sainsbury, has confirmed that the new large facilities council would be called the "Science and Technology Facilities Council".

The new name reflects the broad nature of the new Council's responsibilities, which encompass a wide range of science and technology activities. It addresses concerns, raised by some respondents to the consultation which ended last June, that the name "large facilities council" did not refer directly to the scientific remit of the new Council. Respondents felt that this could make it more difficult for stakeholders, both in the United Kingdom and internationally, to recognise immediately the role of the Council.

The new name will be used in the draft Order that will be debated by Parliament prior to the incorporation of the new Council by Royal Charter. It will also be used in the DTI's recruitment campaign for new members, which is expected to start shortly.

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