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Simplification Plans
"We are on target to cut the administrative burden of existing regulation by 25% by 2010"
Rt. Hon. Lord Mandelson
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Progress in 2009
The Administrative Burden Reduction Programme, part of the UK's Regulatory Reform Agenda, identifies, simplifies and removes the administrative burden placed on organisations to demonstrate they are complying with regulation.
'Summary of Simplification Plans 2009' outlines the achievements Government has made in reducing the burden of regulation on businesses, charities and voluntary organisations, as well as on public sector front line staff.
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This report explains how Government has:
- delivered 280 separate measures reducing administrative burdens, saving business and third sector organisations an estimated £2.9 billion each year;
- is on on track to meet its 25% administrative burden reduction target that is expected to deliver approximately £3.3 billion net annual savings
- worked with external panels and bodies to validate more than 77% of gross delivery at May 2009
- reduced the impact of regulation on small businesses, charity and voluntary organisations, as well as public sector frontline staff; and
- worked across Europe to simplify international regulation.
Departmental Plans 2009
If you want to find out more about what specific Government Departments are doing, why not look at their 2009 Simplification Plans.
Do you have an idea to simplify or improve regulation?
Then help us by visiting www.betterregulation.gov.uk and telling us who we can make life easier for you.
What next for Government simplification? Simplification plans targets 2010-2015
Government has set another challenging target to cut the ongoing costs by a further £6.5 billion over the next five years: Call for evidence for the Government's simplification plans 2010-15
Progress in 2008
‘Making your life simpler - Simplification Plans A Summary’ outlines the progress Government made in 2008 towards reducing the burden of regulation on businesses, charities and voluntary organisations.
If you want to find out more about what specific Government Departments achieved, why not look at their 2008 Simplification Plans.
Progress in 2007
The ‘Making a difference’ summary leaflet has a high-level overview of some of the key measures from the 2007 simplification plans, and outlines how these will be achieved.
You can also read a more detailed summary of the plans, and what progress has been made so far in Delivering simplifications plans: a summary available from the link below: