Want to build a UK datacenter? Please hold while Whitehall transfers you
Following Prime Minister Andy Burnham's summer reshuffle and dissolution of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), datacenter policy in the UK is now fragmented across three departments. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) handles datacenter development, while the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) oversees telecoms and digital infrastructure. Energy policy for powering datacenters falls under the Department for Energy and Net Zero, with local planning oversight. MPs raised concerns about the regulatory complexity this creates for businesses.
Key points
- Datacenter policy split across BIST, DCMS, and energy departments
- Telecoms oversight separated from datacenter responsibility
- MPs questioned coordination challenges in Whitehall structure
- Planning permission remains with local government authorities
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