Transforming Regulatory Enforcement: Discussion Paper
Open date: 24 Jun 2011
Closing date: 16 Sep 2011
Response date: 07 Dec 2011
How regulation is enforced can be just as important for managing the burdens on business as the overall volume of regulation; and the way in which enforcement is approached also impacts on our ability to deliver high levels of compliance. As part of the Government’s reform strategy we are looking for better ways to implement regulation, to improve compliance outcomes whilst reducing burdens on compliant businesses and focusing resources on higher risk organisations.
The Government launched two documents underpinning a consultation period on regulatory enforcement to seek views on the best ways to deliver improvements. Proposed changes will deliver commitments made in the Growth Review as part of a package of measures to free up business from unnecessary regulatory burdens.
The two consultation documents are a Discussion Paper on improving the implementation of regulation (on this page) and a document on the future of the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) and the Primary Authority (PA) scheme. We invite views from interested parties on both these documents.
Transforming Regulatory Enforcement: discussion paper
In line with its growth agenda, the Government is keen to simplify the way enforcement is carried out so as to reduce burdens on business. The discussion paper sets out some guiding principles and puts forward initial thinking on specific areas for reform. This consultation aims to inform policy development over the summer and a Government response in the autumn. We invited views from all interested persons to help us get the approach to enforcement right.
The consultation closed on 15 September 2011. Both the discussion paper and the Government response can be found in the links below:
Download the consultation
Download the government response
