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16 December 2010

News from British BR

UK puts an end to "goldplating": surprising news see official press release dated 15 Dec. The key to the new measures will be the principle of copying out the text of European directives directly into UK law. How come no-one seems to have thought of that before.
The end of the “enterprise tsars”: the Department for Business will also see through the reforms to health and safety regulations that the Prime Minister's former enterprise adviser recommended in October. The Institute of Directors said it was disappointed the Prime Minister had not appointed another "enterprise tsar" to lead independent reviews of obstacles to business growth and jobs, in replacement Lord Young (who resigned a few months ago).
PM D. Cameron to enhance local democracy: radical changes to planning policy will cut red tape and allow residents to take a greater role in shaping their own communities.
New anti-corruption rules will increase red tape: According to business risk consultancy Control Risks, which has just released its annual ‘Risk Map’, new, ultra-tough anti-bribery rules coming into force both in the UK and US will be one of the main causes of headaches for businesses during 2011.

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