How we make decisions
Major policy proposals and decisions
BIS publishes copious information about our policy proposals and decisions.
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessments are prepared as part of the process to make policy and provide an assessment of the costs, benefits and risks of a proposal on businesses, charities or the voluntary sector. They identify and assess all the options, both regulatory and non-regulatory and determine whether the benefits justify the costs.
Public consultations
The Consultations pages provide information about the Department’s current policy proposals and details of consultation documents, including formal written consultations that have closed and are no longer open for response and those that have closed and have a published full Government Response to the consultation.
White Papers
White papers published by BIS can be identified in our Publications pages by searching for "White Paper" in the free-text search facility.
News and speeches
Press releases and ministerial speeches.
Internal communications guidance
Consultation guidance
Advice on the publication of consultation documents in both online and off-line formats, as well as in other versions.
Improving communication with businesses
The Better Regulation Executive (BRE) has introduced guidance to help businesses understand what new regulations apply to them, which ones don’t, and what changes are happening to existing regulations. See Better Regulation
Manuals and guidelines
Standard Terms and Conditions - The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract for Services (PF31) and Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract for Goods (PF32).
