Simplifying Existing Regulation
The Government is committed to simplifying existing regulations in the UK and reducing the administrative burden they place on businesses.
In its 2005 report, 'Less is More', the Better Regulation Commission (BRC) recommended that the Government measure the administrative burdens it imposes, set targets for their reduction and publish Simplification Plans which explain how this will be achieved.
The Government accepted the recommendations of the report, completed the measurement, set targets and published its first simplification plans during 2006.
Departments now use a standard cost model to measure administrative burdens, while the Government has introduced new guidelines to make it quicker and easier to tackle unnecessary, over-complicated regulation.