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Business sectors


BIS's business sector units maintain one-to-one relationships with the leading firms in each industrial sector and represent their interests in the development of government policy and regulation.

Business people around a table

The Department's remit covers a wide range of business sectors, which are represented in the various subsections you can see in the navigation menu. You'll find information on:

  • government policy
  • how BIS manages relationships with industry
  • sector-specific schemes and initiatives
  • sector contacts
  • business support
  • regulatory guidance

Practical guidance

Business Link for key regulations and practical guidance
DirectGov for citizen-facing guidance

Information and communications technology (ICT)

Responsibility for a number of ICT subsectors hitherto represented here has moved to the department for Culture, Media and Sport:

Growth and Innovation Fund

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