Independent reviews

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Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property (external website, opens in a new window) The Chancellor and Secretary of State (Business, Innovation and Skills) commissioned Professor Ian Hargreaves to carry out a review to develop proposals on how the UK's intellectual property framework can further promote entrepreneurialism, economic growth and social and commercial innovation.
Hutton Review of Fair Pay in the Public Sector The Prime Minister and Chancellor have commissioned Will Hutton to investigate public sector pay scales, and make recommendations on how to ensure that no public sector manager can earn more than twenty times the lowest paid person in the organisation. Independent Commission on Banking The Chancellor has invited Sir John Vickers to chair the Independent Commission on Banking. The Commission will look at the structure of UK banking and the state of competition in the industry. Recommendations will be made around larger structural reform, such as the separation of retail and investment banking activities, as well as smaller, non-structural measures that promote stability and competition for the benefit of consumers and businesses. Independent Public Service Pension Commission The Chancellor invited John Hutton to chair the independent Public Service Pensions Commission. The Commission undertook a fundamental structural review of public service pension provision. Back to top