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| Non-departmental public body overview | |
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| Formed | 1993; 32 years ago (1993) |
| PrecedingNon-departmental public body |
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| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Status | Active |
| Headquarters | London, England |
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| Website | www |
TheCouncil for Science and Technology (CST) is an advisorynon-departmental public body of theUnited Kingdomgovernment. Its role is to give advice on issues that cut across government departments to thePrime Minister, theFirst Minister of Scotland and theFirst Minister for Wales. It was established in 1993 and relaunched in 2003. It is based inLondon.
The Council has 19 independent members appointed by the Prime Minister.[1] The Council is headed by two co-chairs, an independent Co-ChairLord Browne of Madingley who chairs meetings where advice is being developed, andDame Angela McLean, theGovernment Chief Scientific Adviser and head of theGovernment Office for Science, who chairs meetings reporting its advice to government.[2]
The advisory functions of the CST had previously been performed by the Advisory Council for Applied Research and Development (ACARD), from 1976 to 1987, and the Advisory Council on Science and Technology (ACOST) from 1987 to 1993.
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