Better regulation - Administrative burdens measurement exercise
During 2005/6 the administrative burden that Defra’s regulations impose on business was assessed in a cross-Whitehall measurement exercise undertaken by PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC).
Only 362 of Defra’s 700 plus regulations that were in force in May 2005 were judged to impose such a burden. This was calculated to be £528 million each year, excluding business as usual, that is, those things which businesses would do whether regulations were in place or not. To meet the 25% target based on this figure means achieving a reduction of at least £132.0m on the stock of regulation included in the measurement exercise, or a net annual administrative burden of no more £395.8m.
Cabinet Office have produced a report summarising the findings of the exercise:
The administrative burdens measurement exercise report is available below:
- Administrative burdens measurement exercise: final report
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Page published: 21 March 2007