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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for
Science, Innovation
& Technology
Featured
16 April 2026
—
Press release
AI firms pioneering drug discovery, cheaper supercomputing and more get first backing through UK’s Sovereign AI
Sovereign AI is the UK’s £500 million bet to back homegrown AI founders, drive growth and create jobs across the UK.
16 April 2026
—
Press release
Edtech and AI companies invited to help build safe AI tutoring tools for disadvantaged pupils
The government is inviting EdTech companies and AI labs to bid to develop safe, personalised AI tutoring tools designed to improve learning outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.
14 April 2026
—
Press release
Vital medicines and new jobs in over £80 million for UK life sciences
Fresh backing for the sector unlocked by the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund.
10 April 2026
—
Press release
UK considers ban on owning signal jamming devices used by car thieves and shoplifters
The UK government is considering tougher measures against criminals exploiting gadgets designed to hack doorbells and vehicle tracking systems.
2 April 2026
—
Press release
NHS patients and British businesses to benefit from historic changes to medicines access following pharmaceutical partnership with USA
New partnership accelerates NHS patients’ access to new medicines and will see UK benefit from greater life sciences industry investment.
2 April 2026
—
Press release
Innovators from Teesside to Cornwall backed as new round of UK regions granted up to £20 million to grow thriving sectors
Partnerships in regions across England and Wales backed to build on local innovation strengths and fast‑track ideas from prototype to market.
Latest from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Minister of State statement to the House of Commons: 23 April 2026
23 April 2026
Oral statement to Parliament
DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates
23 April 2026
Collection
AI cyber threats: open letter to business leaders
22 April 2026
Correspondence
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What we do
Accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, ensure that new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK and drive forward a modern digital government for the benefit of its citizens.
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is a ministerial department, supported by
12 agencies and public bodies
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News and communications
Minister of State statement to the House of Commons: 23 April 2026
23 April 2026
Oral statement to Parliament
AI cyber threats: open letter to business leaders
22 April 2026
Correspondence
See all news and communications
Research and statistics
National Data Library report: research into public attitudes towards government data sharing
15 April 2026
Independent report
Evaluation of the Medicines and Diagnostics Manufacturing Transformation Fund and the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund
14 April 2026
Research and analysis
See all research and statistics
Policy papers and consultations
Crime and Policing Bill 2025: ECHR supplementary memoranda
14 April 2026
Policy paper
Crime and Policing Bill 2025: delegated powers memoranda
14 April 2026
Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases
Women in Tech Taskforce: Terms of Reference
9 April 2026
Transparency data
DSIT: prompt payment data, October to December 2025
7 April 2026
Transparency data
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Our ministers
The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Lord Vallance
Minister of State (Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear)
The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP
Minister of State (Minister for Digital Government and Data)
Baroness Lloyd of Effra CBE
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy)
Paid as a whip
Kanishka Narayan MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for AI and Online Safety)
James Frith MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Unpaid
Our management
Emran Mian
Permanent Secretary
Freya Guinness
Chief Operating Officer
Sarah Connolly
Interim Director General, Digital Foundations
Christine Bellamy
Interim Director General, Digital Products Group
Emily Middleton
Interim Director General, Digital Transformation Group
Ollie Ilott
Interim Director General, Emerging Technology and AI
Alexandra Jones
Director General, Growth, Science and International
Professor Dame Angela McLean
Government Chief Scientific Adviser
Dr Dave Smith
National Technology Adviser
Dominic Field
Lead non-executive board member
Adam Tickell
Non-executive board member
Helen Milner
Non-executive board member
Professor Jason Chin
Non-executive board member
Liz Cohen
Non-executive board member
Dr Nicola Hodson
Non-executive board member
Paul Willmott
Non-executive board member
Contact DSIT
General enquiries
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
22-26 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EG
United Kingdom
Contact: General enquiries
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High profile groups within DSIT
AI Security Institute
Building Digital UK
Government Chemist
Government Digital Service
Government Office for Technology Transfer
Office for Digital Identities and Attributes
Office for Life Sciences
Regulatory Innovation Office
Research Collaboration Advice Team
UK Council for Internet Safety
UK Space Agency
Corporate information
Accessible documents policy
Complaints procedure
Media enquiries
Our governance
Statistics at DSIT
Jobs and contracts
Procurement at DSIT
Working for DSIT
Jobs
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for
Science, Innovation
& Technology
Featured
16 April 2026
—
Press release
AI firms pioneering drug discovery, cheaper supercomputing and more get first backing through UK’s Sovereign AI
Sovereign AI is the UK’s £500 million bet to back homegrown AI founders, drive growth and create jobs across the UK.
16 April 2026
—
Press release
Edtech and AI companies invited to help build safe AI tutoring tools for disadvantaged pupils
The government is inviting EdTech companies and AI labs to bid to develop safe, personalised AI tutoring tools designed to improve learning outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.
14 April 2026
—
Press release
Vital medicines and new jobs in over £80 million for UK life sciences
Fresh backing for the sector unlocked by the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund.
10 April 2026
—
Press release
UK considers ban on owning signal jamming devices used by car thieves and shoplifters
The UK government is considering tougher measures against criminals exploiting gadgets designed to hack doorbells and vehicle tracking systems.
2 April 2026
—
Press release
NHS patients and British businesses to benefit from historic changes to medicines access following pharmaceutical partnership with USA
New partnership accelerates NHS patients’ access to new medicines and will see UK benefit from greater life sciences industry investment.
2 April 2026
—
Press release
Innovators from Teesside to Cornwall backed as new round of UK regions granted up to £20 million to grow thriving sectors
Partnerships in regions across England and Wales backed to build on local innovation strengths and fast‑track ideas from prototype to market.
Latest from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Minister of State statement to the House of Commons: 23 April 2026
23 April 2026
Oral statement to Parliament
DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates
23 April 2026
Collection
AI cyber threats: open letter to business leaders
22 April 2026
Correspondence
See all latest documents
Subscriptions
Get emails
What we do
Accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, ensure that new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK and drive forward a modern digital government for the benefit of its citizens.
DSIT
is a ministerial department, supported by
12 agencies and public bodies
.
Read more about what we do
Follow us
The following links open in a new tab
Follow on
X (formerly Twitter)
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
YouTube
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
Flickr
(opens in new tab)
Documents
Services
Data protection
Request CCTV footage of yourself
See all services
Guidance and regulation
DSIT Fellowship (open for applications)
14 April 2026
Guidance
Check your gigabit broadband availability
15 April 2026
Guidance
See all guidance and regulation
News and communications
Minister of State statement to the House of Commons: 23 April 2026
23 April 2026
Oral statement to Parliament
AI cyber threats: open letter to business leaders
22 April 2026
Correspondence
See all news and communications
Research and statistics
National Data Library report: research into public attitudes towards government data sharing
15 April 2026
Independent report
Evaluation of the Medicines and Diagnostics Manufacturing Transformation Fund and the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund
14 April 2026
Research and analysis
See all research and statistics
Policy papers and consultations
Crime and Policing Bill 2025: ECHR supplementary memoranda
14 April 2026
Policy paper
Crime and Policing Bill 2025: delegated powers memoranda
14 April 2026
Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations
Transparency and freedom of information releases
Women in Tech Taskforce: Terms of Reference
9 April 2026
Transparency data
DSIT: prompt payment data, October to December 2025
7 April 2026
Transparency data
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our ministers
The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Lord Vallance
Minister of State (Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear)
The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP
Minister of State (Minister for Digital Government and Data)
Baroness Lloyd of Effra CBE
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy)
Paid as a whip
Kanishka Narayan MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for AI and Online Safety)
James Frith MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Unpaid
Our management
Emran Mian
Permanent Secretary
Freya Guinness
Chief Operating Officer
Sarah Connolly
Interim Director General, Digital Foundations
Christine Bellamy
Interim Director General, Digital Products Group
Emily Middleton
Interim Director General, Digital Transformation Group
Ollie Ilott
Interim Director General, Emerging Technology and AI
Alexandra Jones
Director General, Growth, Science and International
Professor Dame Angela McLean
Government Chief Scientific Adviser
Dr Dave Smith
National Technology Adviser
Dominic Field
Lead non-executive board member
Adam Tickell
Non-executive board member
Helen Milner
Non-executive board member
Professor Jason Chin
Non-executive board member
Liz Cohen
Non-executive board member
Dr Nicola Hodson
Non-executive board member
Paul Willmott
Non-executive board member
Contact DSIT
General enquiries
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
22-26 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EG
United Kingdom
Contact: General enquiries
Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and
how to make a request
.
Check
our previous releases
to see if we’ve already answered your question.
Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Freedom of Information requests
Information Rights and Records Unit
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, 22-26 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EG
United Kingdom
FOI contact form
We're unable to respond promptly to letters sent in the post at the moment. Please email to ensure we can respond to your enquiry as quickly as possible.
High profile groups within DSIT
AI Security Institute
Building Digital UK
Government Chemist
Government Digital Service
Government Office for Technology Transfer
Office for Digital Identities and Attributes
Office for Life Sciences
Regulatory Innovation Office
Research Collaboration Advice Team
UK Council for Internet Safety
UK Space Agency
Corporate information
Accessible documents policy
Complaints procedure
Media enquiries
Our governance
Statistics at DSIT
Jobs and contracts
Procurement at DSIT
Working for DSIT
Jobs
Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our
Publication scheme
. Our
Personal information charter
explains how we treat your personal information.
Is this page useful?
Maybe
Thank you for your feedback
Help us improve GOV.UK
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