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The DTI's Better Regulation Programme is about achieving a light-touch regulatory environment. This means reducing red tape
and burdens on business whilst maintaining standards of protection for public, consumers, employees and business, whilst complying
with our Community obligations. Reducing red tape in UK and EU legislation is a key driver in promoting the enterprise society
and raising Britain's productivity and worldwide competitiveness.
Energy Group is contributing to this agenda and is committed to help position the department at the forefront of better policy
making. To this end, the group is undertaking a project to ensure better regulation principles underpin its approach to delivering
its business objectives and contribute to the DTI's simplification plan.
Better Regulation Project
As well as planning to utilise the outcomes of the administrative burdens mapping, energy group is working with stakeholders,
through extensive industry input, to identify key areas of simplification in its regulations. The project aims to produce
proposals for simplifying compliance, consolidating current legislation and streamlining and embedding processes such that
future regulation is implemented to achieve its outcomes in a more efficient way.
The project is progressing in partnership with Ofgem and, as well as industry, the project team is engaging with OGDs to attain
a broader view across government.
The project team has engaged with stakeholders through bilateral meetings, presentations, market sector discussions, written
correspondence, website materials and circulars to obtain feedback. In addition, the Energy Institute hosted a seminar for
a significant cross-section of the energy industry to gather views for the project.
A wide range of issues and potential solutions has been raised, including amending current legislation and changing processes
to improve the implementation of future regulations. These have been evaluated by the project team and an interim report on the proposals has now been published (see 'Related Documents').
The report is a summary of issues and proposals raised so far and does not encompass all the work DTI Energy Group will undertake
in the medium and long term.
Close engagement with stakeholders will continue throughout the project with the issue of a final report planned for the end
of the year.
To find out more or provide your views on the subject please e-mail the team at: energyregulation@dti.gsi.gov.uk.
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