Better regulation
The government's better regulation framework
The Coalition's strategy, is to:
- remove or simplify existing regulations that unnecessarily impede growth;
- reduce the overall volume of new regulation by introducing regulation only as a last resort;
- improve the quality of any remaining new regulation; and
- move to less onerous and less bureaucratic enforcement regimes where inspections are targeted and risk-based.
In April 2010, the Prime Minister said: "I want us to be the first government in modern history to leave office having reduced the overall burden of regulation, rather than increasing it."
The BRE have been instrumental in putting in place an ambitious programme of policies, which are designed to bring about a steady change of culture across government, so that regulation is seen as the last resort and alternatives to regulation are first considered:
The Better Regulation Executive's agenda
