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Partner organisations

BIS is supported by a wide range of partner organisations in delivering its strategic priorities. Our partners provide services, information and advice to the Department and directly to a wide range of people and organisations. We have nine executive agencies: Companies House, The Insolvency Service, the Intellectual Property Office, the Land Registry, the Met Office, the National Measurement Office, Ordnance Survey the Skills Funding Agency and the UK Space Agency. Read about how we make public appointments. See also the BIS Public Bodies Directory 2010


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  • OFCOM (merging with Postcomm)

    OFCOM is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK’s communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services, including management of the civilian wireless radio spectrum.

    Update October 2010: The postal services regulator, Postcomm, will be merged into Ofcom.

  • Office for Fair Access (OFFA)

    OFFA was established to ensure that tuition fees do not have a detrimental effect on widening participation and that institutions are explicitly committed to increasing participation amongst under-represented groups.

  • Office of Fair Trading (OFT)

    The OFT is the UK's consumer and competition authority. Its mission is to make markets work well for consumers.

  • Ordnance Survey

    Ordnance Survey is the national mapping agency of Great Britain and provides accurate and up-to-date geographic data to government, business and individuals.

     

  • OS

    See Ordnance Survey


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