Useful Contacts
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Cabinet
Office Regulatory Impact Unit (RIU)
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The RIU’s role is to work
with government departments, agencies and regulators to help
ensure that regulations and policy proposals are fair and effective.
The Unit’s work involves ensuring departments deliver
better regulation through full compliance with the Regulatory
Impact Assessment process; and delivering the commitments in
the Regulatory Reform Action Plan, including over 60 Regulatory
Reform Orders by 2005.
In addition to taking an overview of proposals and regulations
with an impact on business, the RIU also examines the impact
on the voluntary sector and charities and investigates ways
of reducing bureaucracy and red tape in thepublic sector.
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Address: Kirkland
House, 22 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2WH |
Telephone: 020
7276 2198 |
Website: www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/regulation |
Cabinet Office
European Secretariat |
| The Cabinet Office European Secretariat produces
information and guidance on different EU decision making procedures.
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| Address: 70 Whitehall, London,
SW1A 2AS |
| Telephone: 020 7276 0086 |
Departmental
Regulatory Impact Units (DRIUs)
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Your first port of call for further advice
on the better regulation and Regulatory Impact Assessment issues
in this guide should be your DRIU contact whose job it is
to
establish and promote the principles of good regulation and
better policy making in your department. |
RIU can provide DRIU contact details,
please contact 020 7276 2198. |
Small Business Service
(SBS) |
You should consult the SBS at
an early stage for advice on the impact on small firms and how
to carry out the Small Firms’ Impact Test. The SBS can
also give you advice on how to draft guidance on your regulation
or proposals. |
Telephone: 020
7215 8378 |
Website: www.sbs.gov.uk |
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Small
Business Council (SBC) |
The SBC is an independent UK advisory
body to the Government. Its members (the majority of whom are
small and medium enterprise owners) are appointed by the Secretary
of State for Trade and Industry. Members are chosen from a wide
range of business, geographical and ethnic sectors, including
members from manufacturing, retail, information technology,
media and public relations, accountancy, business support, recruitment,
academia and training. |
Address:
SBC Secretariat, Kingsgate House, 66 –74 Victoria Street,
London SW1E 6SW |
Email: sbcsecretariat@sbs.gsi.gov.uk |
Website: www.sbs.gov.uk/sbc |
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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
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You should consult the OFT at an early stage
for advice on identifying markets affected by a proposal and
how to carry out a Competition Assessment. |
Address: Fleetbank House,
2 – 6 Salisbury Square, London EC4Y 8JX |
Telephone: Competition Assessment
helpline: 020 7211 8500 |
Email:competition.assessment@oft.gsi.gov.uk |
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Better Regulation Task Force (BRTF)
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The
Better Regulation Task Force was established in September
1997. It is an independent body that advises Government
on action to ensure that regulation and its enforcement
accord with the five Principles of Good Regulation:
- Proportionality
- Accountability
- Consistency
- Transparency
- Targeting
The Task Force does this by carrying out studies of particular
regulatory issues, and producing detailed reports. Examples
include Independent Regulators and Imaginative Thinking
for Better Regulation.
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Address:
Kirkland House, 22 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2WH
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Telephone:
Task Force Secretariat on 020 7276 2139
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Email: taskforce@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk
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Website:
www.brtf.gov.uk
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eGU
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The eGU is leading
the drive to get the UK online, to ensure that the country,
its citizens and its businesses derive maximum benefit from
the knowledge economy. It has produced guidelines for policy
makers across government designed to ensure that new government
policies are effective in the e-world. |
Website:
http://e-government.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ |
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Organisations
to consider including in your consultation exercise
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The National
Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) publishes a Voluntary
Agencies Directory which lists all voluntary organisations
by sector. It is available from the NCVO and will enable you
to approach relevant voluntary organisations – this
is important as the sector has a diverse range of functions. |
Email:
ncvo@ncvo-vol.org.uk |
Website:
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk |
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Alternative
to Regulation