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Home > About the GLS > GLS Departments > DECC Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) The Department of Energy and Climate
Change (DECC) is responsible for all aspects of UK energy and climate
change policy. Our purpose is to head off two risks – catastrophic
climate change and a shortfall in secure, affordable energy supplies.
Our mission can be summed up as to power the country and protect the planet.
• low-carbon buildings DECC currently has an in-house legal team of around 50 lawyers, headed by Scott Milligan and based in the Department’s HQ offices in Whitehall Place, near Trafalgar Square. We are organised into seven flexible teams, and work closely with ministers and policy officials in the department and across Whitehall. The policy and political environment is fast-moving, and DECC has a major legislative and regulatory portfolio. DECC’s lawyers need to ensure that the Department receives high quality advisory legal services to support the full range of its activities. It needs robust support in taking decisions, often controversial, and in defending challenges to them. It needs increasing support in its commercial and contract work. Major matters we expect to be advising on in the next year include: • energy efficiency BENEFITS & REWARDS As well as working on some of the highest profile issues in government, DECC lawyers belong to a high performing and friendly group, with a great deal of collaborative working between teams and with the rest of the Government Legal Service. We are strongly committed to training and development and to flexible working. Lawyers joining DECC are assigned to a Legal Team for an initial posting usually of 2-3 years. We encourage staff to take an active part in their own career development, and facilitate moves within the Department and the wider Government Legal Service to provide a broad range of experience. Pay increases are on merit, and promotion is by competition. We are looking for people who are willing
to gain experience and skills in a number of specialist areas and to move
periodically from one area to another. We will provide strong support
to help you acquire the necessary expertise. Further Information
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