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This snapshot, taken on 26/07/2008, shows web content selected for preservation by The National Archives. External links, forms and search boxes may not work in archived websites.
This page highlights a selection of the publications added to the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) Reports and Publications website in the last few weeks, and is updated on a regular basis. There are around 2,000 publications available through this website.
URN: 08/P17b
List providing brief details of all legislation produced by BERR during 2008 that impacts on business. Also includes a forward look to 2009. Published 24 July 2008.
URN: 08/1059
Guidance to the powers contained within the regulatory enforcement to the Act. Published 22 July 2008
URN: 08/926
Responses by 11 November 2008. Consultation relating to a study into the environmental and sustainability effects of constructing new nuclear power stations on sites which will be identified through the applications of the proposed strategic siting assessment criteria. Includes a non-technical summary. See also appendices URN 08/926AN. Published 22 July 2008.
URN: 08/926AN
Appendices that accompany the environmental study URN 08/926. Published 22 July 2008.
URN: 08/928
Report considers whether the nuclear national policy statement could have significant impacts on those nature conservation areas protected under the Habitats Directive. Comments from interested parties or members of the public will be considered if made before 10 November 2008. Published 22 July 2008.
URN: 08/1097
The Government's new policy on formal, written consultation exercises. This replaces the former Cabinet Office code of practice on consultation. Published 21 July 2008.
URN: 08/1138
Recommendations to the European Commission on how to reduce EU administrative borders. Published 21 July 2008.
URN: 08/23
House of Commons papers: 2007-08: 757. Report records both the performance and the financial situation of the Department over the year. Hard copies available from The Stationery Office, priced £33.45. Published 21 July 2008.
URN: 08/1093
Guidance on good practice from the CBI, TUC, BERR and DIUS. Published 21 July 2008.
URN: 08/1121
Draft bill to amend Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 ('the Construction Act'). These clauses have been developed on the back of two public consultation in 2005 and 2007 and numerous discussions with industry stakeholders. Published 21 July 2008.
URN: 08/384
Published in accordance with the Secretary of State’s obligations under section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003. It describes progress made in the reporting period 24th February 2007 to 23rd February 2008 towards meeting the four energy goals which were set out in the 2003 Energy White Paper [URN 03/660]. Published 17 July 2008.
URN: 08/472
The BERR household survey or entrepreneurship has been conducted every two years since 2001. The survey is conducted amongst a general household population in England, as opposed to a business population, as many entrepreneurs (and would-be entrepreneurs) are not listed in business directories. This report covers findings from the 2007 survey and compares them with previous surveys. Published 15 July 2008.
URN: 08/741
The BERR household survey of entrepreneurship was first conducted in 2001, and repeated in 2003 and 2005. The survey is conducted amongst a general household population in England, as opposed to a business population, as many entrepreneurs (and would-be entrepreneurs) are not listed in business directories. Published 15 July 2008.
URN: 08/1066
Government response to overseas companies regulation consultation. Published 14.07.2008.
URN: 08/1081
To help officials across Whitehall implement the Government's commitment in the Enterprise Strategy on regulating small businesses. Published 14 July 2008.
URN: 08/1074
A review by DeAnne Julius of the public service industry (PSI) in terms of its value to the economy and the numbers of people it employs. Also looks at lessons learned about private and third sector delivery of public services, and assess how Government can help the PSI to be more successful in delivering high quality public services both at home and abroad. See also report on the sector URN 08/1075 and international comparisons report 08/1076. Published 10 July 2008.
URN: 08/1075
Report by Oxford Economics that supports the public services industry (PSI) review (URN 08/1074). Examines the size of the UK PSI together with recent historical trends. See also international comparisons report 08/1076. Published 10 July 2008.
URN: 08/1076
Report by Oxford Economics that supports of the public services industry (PSI) review (URN 08/1074). Provides international comparisons of the PSI for the USA, France, Spain, Sweden and Australia based on the nearest equivalent data. See also UK report 08/1075. Published 10 July 2008.
URN: 08/1070
Explains the new structure of trade controls as well as the various trade activities which, by virtue of the Act’s secondary legislation, will be controlled from 1 October 2008, and will therefore be prohibited without an appropriate trade control licence. Published 9 July 2008.
URN: 08/1031
Provides an assessment of the impact of regulations which aim to provide clarity on the information to be set out in annual statements for fixed sum credit agreements, statements for running account credit agreements and notices of sums in arrears. Published 8 July 2008.