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25 ideas for simplifying EU law. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Report sets out the UK's overall approach to the European Commission's thirteen priority areas selected for administrative burden reduction with specific recommendations.

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A Bill for Better Regulation: consultation document. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation. Considers the legislative measures necessary to implement the Better Regulation Task Force and Hampton reports. A Bill to deliver these reforms was announced in the May 2005 Queen’s speech. Consultation period ended 12 October 2005. See URN 05/2169 for a summary of consultation responses.

Internet only 		05/216831-07-2005 A4
49 Pages
A Bill for Better Regulation: summary of consultation responses. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Summary of responses to consultation URN 05/2168. Also includes a list of people and organisations that responded.

Internet only 		05/216931-12-2005 A4
36 Pages
Administrative burdens: routes to reduction. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Aimed at policy officials who are developing new policy, as well as those who are making administrative burdens reductions within their departmental Simplification Plan. Provides examples of some approaches taken by departments to help provide inspiration for creative and strategic approaches to reducing administrative burdens.

In stock 		06/225730-09-2006 A4
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Better regulation, better benefits: getting the balance right. Case studies. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Case studies on the benefits of regulation. These show that ‘better regulation’ approaches can help deliver benefits and foster a positive perception of regulation, as well as minimising cost. Includes the executive summary from the main report that the case studies relate to (URN 09/1406).

Internet only 		09/140419-10-2009 A4
78 Pages
Better regulation, better benefits: getting the balance right. Main report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Final report from the Better Regulation Executive benefits of regulation project, covering the benefits of regulation and the perception of them. Seeks to improve understanding of the benefits of regulation and how regulations are perceived, by studying research and good practice. Draws lessons about how benefits might be better delivered and identify promising approaches for improving perceptions of regulation. See URN 09/1404 for related case studies.

Internet only 		09/140619-10-2009 A4
104 Pages
BIS simplification plan 2009: delivering a better business environment. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Final report on progress made to meet the 25% reduction target for BIS regulatory administrative burdens by 2010 as set out in the 2007 simplification plan (URN 07/1660). Provides detail on the delivery of over £1 billion of savings to the private, third and public sectors, and the associated benefits for employees and consumers.

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BIS simplification plan 2009: summary document. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Key facts and highlights of the BIS simplification plan 2009 (URN 09/1489).

Internet only 		09/149014-12-2009 A4
2 Pages
Businesses’ perceptions of regulation: research report prepared for the Better Regulation Executive. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overview of findings from Ipsos MORI programme of qualitative research designed to explore how businesses and the public feel about regulation, their priorities for the future and how such issues should be communicated to them.

Internet only 		07/175231-03-2007 A4
86 Pages
Citizens perceptions on regulation: research report prepared for the Better Regulation Executive. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overview of findings from Ipsos MORI programme of qualitative research designed to explore how citizens feel about regulation and what their priorities for the future are. This had a specific focus on areas of regulation that local authorities enforce, in order to inform the Rogers Review of local authority regulatory priorities.

Internet only 		07/175331-01-2007 A4
65 Pages
Clarifying the relationship between policy evaluation, post-legislative scrutiny and post-implementation review. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Aims to clarify the relationship between procedures for ex-post evaluation as they apply to regulatory policy. Intended for policy officials across Government and for those with an interest in the scrutiny of legislation.

Internet only 		10/92801-04-2010 A4
6 Pages
Code of practice on guidance on regulation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Non-statutory code of practice that applies to Government departments and their agencies. Sets out the golden rules for guidance on legislation which will have a significant effect on business and the third sector. Aims to make it easier to understand how to follow regulation, increasing compliance and reducing the need to pay for external advice. See also the guide 09/1120.

In stock 		09/111921-10-2009 A4
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Consultation document: a code of practice on good guidance on regulation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation. Sought views on a code of practice on good guidance on regulation. The code sets out to provide a public statement of what any organisation can expect from government guidance on regulation. Consultation period ended 31 March 2008. For finalized Code of Practice see URN 08/1064.

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Consumer information and regulation: report prepared by Vanilla Research for the Better Regulation Executive and the National Consumer Council (NCC). (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

In January 2007 the Better Regulation Executive and the NCC began work on a project on consumer information to establish under which circumstances information provision is an effective and efficient regulatory tool. This report presents the findings of the qualitative research.

Internet only 		06/226531-07-2007 A4
33 Pages
Cutting bureaucracy for our public services. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

The Government's strategy to free the front-line from red tape.

In stock 		07/133330-06-2007 A4
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Davidson Review: implementation of EU legislation. Call for evidence. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Relates to the Davidson Review (URN 06/2256). Provides an opportunity for businesses, trade associations, voluntary bodies and other stakeholders to submit hard evidence of European Union legislation that has been implemented in ways that go beyond the minimum requirements of the EU legislation. Call for evidence closed 25 May 2006.

Internet only 		06/226803-03-2006 A4
6 Pages
Delivering simplification plans: a summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Outlines the progress in departmental simplification plans on delivering the Government's commitment to reduce administrative burdens by 25% by 2010 for businesses and the third sector.

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Draft Statutory Instrument: The Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 14(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Internet only 		07/174330-04-2007 A4
4 Pages
Example of a completed impact assessment template: 'impact assessment of phlogistin reduction'. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

An example of a completed impact assessment with a summary: interventions and options, analysis and evidence, evidence base and specific impact tests checklist. Intended to guide Government policy officials.

Internet only 		08/84416-04-2008 A4
5 Pages
Extending the scope of application of the regulators' compliance code and the principles of good regulation: consultation document. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation on the Government's proposal to extend the application of the compliance code and the better regulation principles to certain functions exercised by local authorities in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales and by public sector regulators in England. Consultation period ended 13 February 2009. See URN 09/999 for the Government response.

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Full impact assessment template. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Full interactive template for an impact assessment. See URN 07/1747 for guidance.

Internet only 		07/174614-12-2007 A4
5 Pages
Government response to the Anderson review. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Sets out the actions that the Government will take forward in response to the Anderson review (URN 09/514), which made recommendations to reduce the burden to business of understanding how to comply with regulation. Response covers guidance which is issued by Government departments and their agencies to help businesses and third sector organisations comply with their regulatory obligations. See also progress report 10/523.

In stock 		09/51805-03-2009 A4
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Government response to the consultation on extending the coverage of the regulators' compliance code and the principles of good regulation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Government response to the consultation (URN 08/1405) on the proposed extensions to the Code (07/1707). Analyses responses to the consultation and states and how the Government will take the proposals forward.

In stock 		09/99929-05-2009 A4
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Government response to the final Better Regulation Executive/National Consumer Council report on consumer information. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

The Government's response to the 'warning: too much information can harm' joint NCC/BRE report on consumer information (URN 07/1553).

Internet only 		07/157421-05-2008 A4
6 Pages
Government response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Regulators: report on UK economic regulators. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Government response to the report on regulatory issues for Government economic regulators: Postcomm, Ofwat, Ofgem, Civil Aviation Authority, Ofcom, Financial Services Authority, Office of Rail Regulation, Pensions Regulator, Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission.

In stock 		08/64826-02-2008 A4
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Green light? A review of regulatory barriers to small businesses' resource and energy efficiency. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Report of a review of the impact of regulation on the adoption of resource and energy efficiency practices and technologies by small businesses. Aimed to remove or reduce potential regulatory barriers in the transition to a low carbon economy, to save costs for businesses and maximise carbon emissions reduction from SMEs.

Internet only 		10/62205-02-2010 A4
52 Pages
Guide to code of practice on guidance. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Guide that supports to the Code of practice on guidance (URN 09/1119) to help Government departments meet the Code’s requirements when preparing guidance for business and the third sector on how to comply with the law. Aims to effectively guide policy officials and regulators through the design and development of guidance on how to comply with legislation, provide more information on the principles of good guidance on regulation as outlined in the Code of Practice, and advise policy officials and regulators on best practice in guidance.

In stock 		09/112027-07-2009 A4
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HM Government response to the Institute of Directors' 269 regulatory suggestions. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Government response to the 269 regulatory simplification suggestions provided by Institute of Directors (IoD) members to the Better Regulations Executive. Provides thematic responses and individual responses to each suggestion.

Internet only 		09/140720-10-2009 A4
330 Pages
Impact assessment guidance. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

General guidance on impact assessments and preparing the impact assessment document.

Internet only 		07/174525-05-2007 A4
10 Pages
Impact assessment of regulatory budgets consultation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Costs and benefits appraisal of the Government's proposal to the introduction of a new system of regulatory budgets as a means to control the total costs of regulation that it imposes in a given period and to improve the prioritisation of regulatory action across Government. See also consultation URN 08/1030.

Internet only 		08/113906-08-2008 A4
21 Pages
Impact assessment template: some pointers for using the forms version. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

General guidance for using the full impact assessment template (URN 07/1746).

Internet only 		07/174714-12-2007 A4
11 Pages
Improving outcomes from health and safety: a call for evidence. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Reviewed how the health and safety regime affects small employers and employers whose overall risk is relatively low, aiming to find ways to make compliance easier for these organisations, improve health and safety outcomes for their employees and maintain the confidence of the public in the health and safety system. Invited interested parties to submit views and evidence by 31 January 2008. See also report 08/1048.

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Improving outcomes from health and safety: a report to Government by the Better Regulation Executive. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Final report from a review carried out by the Better Regulation Executive with support from the Health and Safety Executive. Consider how the health and safety regulatory system affects workplaces where the overall risk of injury or ill-health is relatively low, focusing on low risk smaller businesses. Recommends changes designed to reduce unnecessary burdens while reducing injury and ill-health and increasing public confidence in the UK's health and safety regime. Relates to closed call for evidence URN 07/1625, see also 08/1086 and 08/1087 for related reports.

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Informing the public in a multi media age. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Looks at the appropriate communication of statutory notices. Asks whether our local and central Government communication mechanisms are as effective as they could be, given the changing way much of the population now seeks out and receives information.

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Intelligente regulierung: eine saubere, gerechte und wettbewerbsfähige EU. Kurzfassung. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

German language version of URN 10/521, the executive summary of a report containing recommendations to further embed better regulation principles in the way the EU works. It was jointly written by the Division for Better Business Regulation in the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs in Denmark, the Regulatory Reform Group in the Netherlands and the UK Better Regulation Executive. See 10/520 for the full report.

Internet only 		10/52311-03-2010 A5
12 Pages
Joint statement on the benefits of better regulation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Joint statement by Government and external stakeholders on how better regulation supports better outcomes. Relates to the benefits of regulation project, see URN 09/1406 for the main report.

Internet only 		10/67610-02-2010 A4
2 Pages
La normativa inteligente: una Unión Europea más limpia, justa y competitiva. Documento de síntesis. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Spanish language version of URN 10/521, the executive summary of a report containing recommendations to further embed better regulation principles in the way the EU works. It was jointly written by the Division for Better Business Regulation in the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs in Denmark, the Regulatory Reform Group in the Netherlands and the UK Better Regulation Executive. See 10/520 for the full report.

Internet only 		10/52411-03-2010 A5
12 Pages
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006: explanatory notes. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Explanatory notes to assist in understanding the Act, and should be read in conjunction with it.

Internet only 		06/226930-11-2006 A4
24 Pages
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill: final regulatory impact assessment for the Bill as introduced in the House of Lords. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

The purpose of the measures contained in the Bill and analysed in this regulatory impact assessment is to make it simpler and faster to amend, repeal or replace outdated, unnecessary or over-complicated legislation by order. The policy aim is to create a better regulatory environment and to implement Law Commission recommendations, including those that reform the common law.

Internet only 		06/226430-06-2006 A4
30 Pages
Legislative reform order-making powers: guidance note for officials. Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Advice for Government officials wishing to amend primary legislation through using the statutory instruments or legislative reform orders (LROs) made available through the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006. Includes a flowchart of the process and a proforma for the analysis of potential LROs.

Internet only 		10/77412-03-2010 A4
123 Pages
Local government performance indicators: frequently asked questions. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Responses to questions that stakeholders might ask on the new performance framework for local authorities.

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4 Pages
Making a difference: simplification plans. December 2007 summary leaflet. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Summarises departments' and regulators' commitment to reduce the regulatory burden on business and the third sector as laid out in the 2007 simplification plans.

In stock 		07/171911-12-2007 A4
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Making it simple: annual review 2008. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Better Regulation Executive (BRE) annual review. Summarises the Government's progress across the whole regulatory reform agenda.

Internet only 		08/P7023-01-2009 26 x 21cm
24 Pages
Making your life simpler. Simplification plans: a summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Summarises the progress that individual Government departments are making to deliver on the Government commitment to reduce the annual administrative burden by a net 25% by 2010 for businesses and the third sector, and the number of data requests from central Government on front line public sector workers. Also reports on wider progress in reducing regulatory costs for the private and public sectors.

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Measuring administrative costs: UK standard cost model manual (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Describes how a standard cost model measurement is to be carried out. Aims to provide an exhaustive description of the standard cost model method, whereby the most important questions in connection with the employment of the method may be answered. For annexes to this manual see URN 05/2167.

Internet only 		05/216629-09-2005 A4
71 Pages
Measuring administrative costs: UK standard cost model manual. Annexes. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Annexes to measuring administrative costs: UK standard cost model manual, which describes how a standard cost model measurement is to be carried out. The manual aims to provide an exhaustive description of the standard cost model method, where the most important questions in connection with the employment of the method may be answered. For the manual see URN 05/2166.

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59 Pages
New simplification programme 2010-2015: methodological framework. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Outlines the key elements of the 2010-2015 methodology, highlighting where changes to the existing structure have been introduced. Aims to describe the key methodological framework to allow departments to calculate the saving from reducing administrative burdens and policy costs to realise delivery of the new targets.

Internet only 		10/92701-04-2010 A4
8 Pages
Next steps on regulatory reform. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

The Government has published the document ‘Next Steps on Regulatory Reform’, which sets out a range of initiatives that will help realise the benefits of better regulation for businesses, third sector organisations and the public sector front line.

In stock 		07/126125-07-2007 A4
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Penfold review of non-planning consents: final report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Final report from an independent review by Adrian Penfold into the consents required for a development other than planning permission. Identifies changes that will bring greater certainty, speedier decisions and reduced duplication and bureaucracy. See also interim report URN 10/757.

Internet only 		10/102705-07-2010 A4
130 Pages
Penfold review of non-planning consents: interim report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Interim report from an independent review by Adrian Penfold into the consents required for a development other than planning permission. Aims to identify where problems and difficulties exist and to consider how obtaining non-planning consents can be made simpler and more cost-effective. See also final report URN 10/1027.

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113 Pages
Perceptions of the health and safety regime: FACK interviews executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Independent research commissioned from Vanilla Research in connection with the health and safety review about how families of victims feel about health and safety. Summary of telephone interviews with individuals suggested by Families Against Corporate Killers (FACK). This research ran in parallel to the call for evidence URN 07/1625. See also report 08/1048.

Internet only 		08/108705-08-2008 A4
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Perceptions of the health and safety regime: summary report prepared by Vanilla Research for the Better Regulation Executive. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Independent market research project by Vanilla Research to speak directly to small, low-risk firms about health and safety. This research ran in parallel to the call for evidence URN 07/1625. See also report 08/1048.

Internet only 		08/108606-08-2008 A4
29 Pages
Principles for Departments on reviewing over-implementation of EU legislation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Guide for Departments relating to the Davidson Review (URN 06/2256) which aims to support the productivity of the UK economy by ensuring that European Union legislation has not been implemented in a way that results in unnecessary regulatory burdens.

Internet only 		06/226730-11-2006 A4
2 Pages
Progress report on commitments made in the response to the Anderson review. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Details the measures that the Government has implemented to date to improve guidance for businesses and achieve the aim's of the Anderson review URN 09/514). Relates to the Government response to the Anderson Review (URN 09/518).

Internet only 		10/82330-03-2010 A4
23 Pages
Réglementation intelligente: vers une UE plus propre, plus juste et plus compétitive. Résumé. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

French language version of URN 10/521, the executive summary of a report containing recommendations to further embed better regulation principles in the way the EU works. It was jointly written by the Division for Better Business Regulation in the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs in Denmark, the Regulatory Reform Group in the Netherlands and the UK Better Regulation Executive. See 10/520 for the full report.

Internet only 		10/52211-03-2010 A4
12 Pages
Regulation and business advice: a report by the Better Regulation Executive. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Businesses spend at least £1.4 billion each year on advice about how to comply with regulations. This report to Government examines the role of business advisors in implementing regulation and recommends that, with better communication and guidance, costs to business could be substantially reduced.

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Regulation of small firms: immediate changes to the policy process. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Aims to help officials across Whitehall implement the Government's commitment in the Enterprise Strategy on regulating small businesses.

Internet only 		08/108114-07-2008 A4
3 Pages
Regulatory budgets consultation event - 7 October 2008: executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Summary report of the event held on 7 October 2008 relating to the regulatory budgets consultation URN 08/1030. Provides summaries of the feedback received.

Internet only 		08/149011-12-2008 A4
18 Pages
Regulatory budgets: a consultation document. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation on the introduction of a system of regulatory budgets for Government departments that would set out the cost of new regulation that can be introduced in a given period. Explains the background to this proposal and discusses how such a system could work in practice. Responses will help inform decisions to be taken on the possible implementation of a regulatory budgets system. See also impact assessment URN 08/1139, summary of a feedback event 08/1490, a summary of responses 09/888 and the responses 09/915. Consultation period ended 12 November 2008.

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Regulatory budgets: consultation summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Summary of responses to the regulatory budgets consultation (URN 08/1030). Includes a list of stakeholders who responded. See also the responses (09/915).

Internet only 		09/88802-04-2009 A4
10 Pages
Regulatory budgets: respondent organisations' views. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Responses to the regulatory budgets consultation (URN 08/1030) by respondent organisations. See also the summary of responses (09/888).

Internet only 		09/91507-04-2009 A4
327 Pages
Regulatory impact assessment: Regulations implementing in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Re-use of Public Sector Information. June 2005. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Final regulatory impact assessment on UK implementation of a European Directive on the re-use of public sector information.

Internet only 		05/217130-06-2005 A4
18 Pages
Regulatory Policy Committee: terms of reference. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Terms of reference for a new external Regulatory Policy Committee. It will be concerned with the quality of analysis supporting policy decisions on new regulations, and whether the policy design will ensure the benefits justify the costs. Relates to the Government's forward regulatory programme (URN 09/1375).

Internet only 		09/139915-10-2009 A4
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Regulatory services e-update. Issue 1. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Regulatory services e-newsletter highlighting key policy developments and showcases the good work and best practice that is carried out on the Hampton agenda of matching enforcement activity to risk.

Internet only 		07/P49A13-04-2007 A4
3 Pages
Regulatory services e-update. Issue 2. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Regulatory services e-newsletter highlighting key policy developments and showcases the good work and best practice that is carried out on the Hampton agenda of matching enforcement activity to risk.

Internet only 		07/P49B20-09-2007 A4
4 Pages
Regulatory services e-update. Issue 3 (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Regulatory services e-newsletter highlighting key policy developments and showcases the good work and best practice that is carried out on the Hampton agenda of matching enforcement activity to risk.

Internet only 		07/P49C19-12-2007 A4
4 Pages
Review of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

The Government has carried out a review of the operation of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001. This document summarises its findings and is published alongside 'A Bill for Better Regulation: consultation document' URN 05/2168.

Internet only 		05/217031-07-2005 A4
59 Pages
Simplification plans 2005-2010: final report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Summarises progress of the Government-wide administrative burden reduction programme, which finished on 31 May 2010. The programme aimed to reduce the costs of demonstrating compliance with regulations imposed on businesses and third sector organisations. The report also covers progress to reduce other regulatory burdens and associated costs in the public sector, for small business and third sector organisations, and at European Union level.

Internet only 		10/108329-07-2010 A4
87 Pages
Simplification plans: a summary.

A summary of the government-wide action plans that have identified over 500 ways to reduce red tape.

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Smart regulation: a cleaner, fairer and more competitive EU. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Report containing recommendations to further embed better regulation principles in the way EU works, proposing a 'user-focused' approach which ensures that those affected by regulation are taken into account throughout the policy-making process. Suggests specific ways to choose, design and implement both regulatory and non-regulatory interventions, in a way that effectively delivers benefits while minimising costs. Jointly written by the Division for Better Business Regulation in the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs in Denmark, the Regulatory Reform Group in the Netherlands and the UK Better Regulation Executive.

Internet only 		10/52011-03-2010 A4
42 Pages
Smart regulation: a cleaner, fairer and more competitive EU. Executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Executive summary of a report containing recommendations to further embed better regulation principles in the way the EU works (URN 10/520). It was jointly written by the Division for Better Business Regulation in the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs in Denmark, the Regulatory Reform Group in the Netherlands and the UK Better Regulation Executive.

Internet only 		10/52111-03-2010 A5
11 Pages
Striking the right balance: BRE annual review 2009. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Annual review of achievements for the Better Regulation Executive (BRE) in 2009. Shows how the BRE has made significant progress this last year to make life as simple as possible for business and set challenging targets for Government for the future.

Internet only 		10/57809-02-2010
36 Pages
Summary of simplification plans 2009. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Summary of the progress that individual Government Departments are making towards delivering 25% net reduction in administrative burdens by 2010, since the beginning of the programme in May 2005. Focuses on progress over the past year, and also reports on the Government’s progress in delivering wider simplifications and reducing regulatory costs for private and public sectors.

Internet only 		09/P6914-12-2009 A4
82 Pages
Sunday Trading Act 1994 notification procedures. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation. Public consultation on a proposal to remove by means of regulatory reform order the administrative requirement for large shops (internal floor area of over 280 square metres) shops to notify local authorities of their Sunday trading hours or any change in their opening hours and to remove the restrictions on the sale of methylated spirits on a Sunday. Consultation period ended 27 June 2003.

Internet only 		03/76318-03-2003 A4
38 Pages
The Anderson review of Government guidance on regulation. Business perspectives of Government guidance: research study. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Final report to BERR by Ipsos MORI. Research used as part of the Anderson review into improving the way Government provides guidance on regulation to business. See also the Anderson review URN 09/514.

Internet only 		09/51928-01-2009 A4
83 Pages
The Anderson review. The good guidance guide: taking the uncertainty out of regulation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

The Anderson review, launched as part of the Enterprise strategy (URN 08/738), makes recommendations to reduce the burden to business of understanding how to comply with regulation. Also aims to reduce non-compliance and its associated costs, and improve the perception by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) of the Government's regulatory regime. Review focuses on issues identified by SMEs as barriers to their use of Government guidance: certainty, clarity, consistency, cost and accessibility. See also a summary of SMEs views 08/549, research findings 08/519, and the Government response 09/518.

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The Anderson review: summary of views from meetings with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Summarises views of wide range of SMEs collected in meetings and interviews during the Anderson review. These meetings aimed to gain a better understanding of how businesses felt about guidance and how they went about achieving regulatory compliance. See URN 09/514 for the review.

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17 Pages
The benefits of regulation: a public and business perceptions study. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

An independent research report by FreshMinds, commissioned by the Better Regulation Executive. Aims to better understand how people experience regulation through their work and personal lives.

Internet only 		09/140319-10-2009 A4
119 Pages
The Environment Agency: a review of progress since its Hampton implementation review. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Independent review of the extent to which the Environment Agency puts the principles of better regulation into practice. Assesses the progress made by the Environment Agency since its full Hampton report, see URN 08/737. It is structured according to each issue for follow-up identified in the full report, followed by an updated finding.

Internet only 		10/56405-02-2010 A4
20 Pages
The Government's forward regulatory programme: March 2010. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Sets out the planned changes to Government regulations that are due to come into force in the next twelve months. Aims to allow businesses to plan more effectively for regulatory change. Covers both regulations and simplifications.

Internet only 		10/P96A26-03-2010 A4
65 Pages
The Government's forward regulatory programme: October 2009. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Sets out the planned changes to regulations which will impact on business and that are due to come into force between now and the end of April 2011. Aims to allow businesses and those affected by regulation to plan more effectively. Also lists the most significant measures that are currently being developed and are due to come into force after April 2011.

Internet only 		09/137515-10-2009 A4
88 Pages
The tools to deliver better regulation. Revising the regulatory impact assessment: a consultation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation on a new streamlined impact assessment which increases transparency significantly, and is flexible to enable it to be embedded in policy making from the earliest stage and also used as part of post-implementation review. Consultation period ended 16 October 2006.

Internet only 		07/174831-07-2006 A4
33 Pages
The total benefit / cost ratio of new regulations 2008 - 2009. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

The benefit/cost ratio shows the ratio of the benefits and costs of new regulation right across Government for the financial year 2008 to 2009. It demonstrates the Government’s continued commitment to increasing levels of transparency and accountability around the impact of regulation, which are fundamental principles of the better regulation agenda, and to strengthening the management of regulation. It demonstrates that benefits are nearly double the costs of regulation.

Internet only 		09/152625-11-2009 A4
34 Pages
Transposition guide: how to implement European directives effectively. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Guide for Government policy-makers and lawyers on transposing and implementing European directives.

In stock 		07/135621-09-2007 A4
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Warning! Regulated information: a guide for policy-makers. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Sets out four simple principles to follow when considering requiring third party organisations such as business to provide information to consumers, or reviewing the effectiveness of existing requirements. Aims to help policy makers consider whether information is appropriate and ensure information requirements achieve their objectives, while minimising costs.

In stock 		07/157305-11-2007 20.5 x 20.5 cm
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Warning: too much information can harm. A final report by the Better Regulation Executive and National Consumer Council on maximising the positive impact of regulated information for consumers and markets. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

A joint report from the Better Regulation Executive and the National Consumer Council looking at how to maximise the positive impact of regulated information for consumers and markets. See URN 07/1574 for the Government response.

In stock 		07/155315-11-2007 A4
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Warning: too much information can harm. An interim report by the Better Regulation Executive and National Consumer Council on maximising the positive impact of regulated information for consumers and markets. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

A joint report from the Better Regulation Executive and the National Consumer Council looking at how to maximise the positive impact of regulated information for consumers and markets. See final report URN 07/1553 and Government response 07/1574.

In stock 		07/127225-07-2007 A4
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