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Energy Better Regulation
BERR'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.
Simplification Plan 2007
On 11 December 2007 BERR published its second Better Regulation Simplification Plan:
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(555KB)Energy Group expects to achieve a reduction in administrative burdens of £1,050m per year (net of £132m in new burdens per year by 2010).
To ensure better regulation principles underpinned Energy Group’s approach to delivering our business objectives the Group undertook a Better Regulation Project which was published in November 2006.
Better Regulation Project
As well as utilising the outcomes of the administrative burdens mapping, Energy Group worked with stakeholders, through extensive industry input, to identify key areas of simplification in its regulations. The project’s aims were to identify options for streamlining, simplification, consolidation and abolition of existing legislation. It also worked towards embedding processes such that future regulation is implemented to achieve its outcomes in a more efficient way.
The project was carried out in partnership with Ofgem and, as well as industry, the project team engaged 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.
The Energy Better Regulation Project: Final Report sets out the work which has been done during the project, work that will be undertaken in the future and the reasoning behind decisions for not addressing some of the issues raised during the informal consultation with stakeholders.
To express your views on better regulation or to raise any queries please email: simplify@berr.gov.uk.
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