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Regulatory Reform Orders

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Regulatory Reform Orders (RROs) are a powerful tool which enable the reform of primary legislation. RROs can iron out inconsistencies and amend problems in already­enacted legislation without the need for a bill slot:

• RROs must always remove or reduce some burdens, but
• they can also apply new burdens, reapply existing burdens and remove inconsistencies and anomalies.

Find out more about the RRO process in Regulatory Reform Orders: what are they and how they are made [PDF 107KB, 4 pages].

RRO Activity

Since the introduction of the Regulatory Reform Act in April 2001 there have been 20 RROs implemented, and a further 40 are at various stages of Parliamentary scrutiny. In addition to these there are over 50 proposals at varying degrees of development.

This site details the following:

• Regulatory Reform Orders being scrutinised by Parliament
• Regulatory Reform Orders under consultation
• Regulatory Reform Orders where consultation has been completed
• Regulatory Reform Orders that have been made

Proposals for Regulatory Reform can be submitted using the feedback form.