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Council for Science and Technology

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The Council for Science and Technology (CST) is an advisory body of the United Kingdom government. Its role is to give advice on issues that cut across government departments to the Prime Minister, the First Minister of Scotland and the First Minister for Wales. It is based in London. It was relaunched in 2003.

The Council has two chairs. Professor Janet Finch chairs meetings where advice is being developed. Professor John Beddington, the [[Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government |Chief Scientific Adviser]] chairs meetings reporting its advice to government.