[ARCHIVED CONTENT] DTI - Europe & World Trade

The DTI Five-Year Programme launched by Patricia Hewitt in November 2004 sets out the DTI programme for better regulation for the next five years

The core commitment is to reduce by �1 billion the burdens on business arising from DTI regulations, over the lifetime of the Five Year Programme.

This is to be achieved through a variety of activities aimed at reducing regulatory burdens on business including the following:

Departmental culture change: stronger incentives for civil servants to deregulate and maximise deregulatory impact of policy initiatives,

Common commencement dates introduced across Whitehall within the lifetime of the Programme

Explore, alongside the Better Regulation Task Force, the �one in one out� principle for new regulations; target administrative burdens and, drawing on recommendations of Hampton Review of regulatory inspection and enforcement, work with the Small Business Council to identify new ways to simplify and reduce paperwork burdens placed on small business from government forms, mail-outs and requests for business information.

Deliver the Regulatory Reform Order programme with a new drive on deregulation and simplification and consider, with Cabinet Office, the case for reforming the Regulatory Reform Act 2001, to allow more Regulatory Reform Orders to be delivered.

Launch automated service through the Business Link Website to notify users of any new or changed regulation that is relevant to their business,

Reform company law so it is simpler for smaller companies and less burdensome for all.

Prime Minister�s Panel for Regulatory Accountability to vet the implementation of all major regulatory proposals to ensure there are compensatory deregulatory measures; and all new EU Directives, to ensure light-touch regulation is adopted where possible and prevent �gold-plating�.

Drive forward EU Better Regulation in line with Lisbon goals, focusing strongly on rigorous assessment of competitiveness impacts and simplification of EU law