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Government responses

We follow the Government Code of Practice on Consultation and aim to respond to all comments received within three months of a consultation ending. If you have any thoughts on the consultation process itself please email the Better Regulation Team.

• Private actions in competition law - a consultation on options for reform

  68 days to go

  The consultation seeks views on reforms to empower consumers and businesses to challenge anti-competitive behaviour.

• Implementation of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU: consultation

  Consultation on the implementation of the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.

• Revocation of the Further Education Workforce Regulations: The FE Teachers' Continuing Professional Development and Registration (England) Regulations 2007 and the FE Teachers' Qualifications (England) Regulations 2007

  18 days to go

  This consultation seeks views from principals, lecturers, other staff, employer and employee representative bodies, and all others with an interest, on the revocation of the further education workforce regulations, as recommended in the interim report by the Independent Review Panel on professionalism in further education.

• Consultation on Consolidating and Modernising Consumer Law Enforcement Powers

  34 days to go

  This consultation seeks views on simplifying enforcement officers' investigatory powers and the removal of barriers to Trading Standards operating efficiently

• Red Tape Challenge: Retail and Manufacturing Consultation

  6 days to go

  The consultation seeks views on the amendment or removal of regulations that have been identified under the Retail and Manufacturing Red Tape Challenge spotlight process.

• Call for evidence - dealing with dismissal and compensated no fault dismissal for micro businesses

  22 days to go

  We are seeking evidence on current dismissal processes, including the Acas Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance and the concept of 'compensated no fault dismissal' for micro businesses.