Better Regulation Executive
The Government has taken further steps towards transforming the way that regulators, local authority enforcers of regulation, and businesses work together. It has announced progress in three areas that form part of the overall package of Hampton implementation measures.
This package will have important benefits for all of us – for businesses, who can expect a fairer and less burdensome approach from regulators; for local and central government, who can expect better joint working to deliver more targeted and effective work on enforcement, and for citizens, who will benefit from the existence of a more effective regulatory system.
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The Local Better Regulation Office has become a reality, with the appointment of a Chief Executive and a Board of Directors. The office is expected to get to work immediately, working closely with central and local government regulators to jointly improve the way regulation is designed and delivered.
The Government is consulting on a draft bill which will give the Local Better Regulation Office the statutory powers to promote better communication amongst local authorities, and between them and central government, providing a better basis for keeping the burdens of regulation on businesses to a minimum. The Bill's proposals for extended sanctioning powers will allow regulators to deal with non–compliance in a proportionate way – both with those businesses who need more support in their efforts to comply with the law, and with those who deliberately seek to gain an advantage by disregarding it.
The Government is also consulting on a code which will require regulators to focus their work on the areas of highest risk, to minimise the resulting burdens, and thereby support economic progress.