Reducing Regulation (UK)

A reader from the UK reminded us on the associated LinkedIn group forum of a particularly useful document about the new regulatory policy implemented by the Coalition "Reducing Regulation Made Simple: less regulation, better regulation and regulation as a last resort" published in December 2010 by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Apologies for not mentioning it before. LinkedIn visitors have shown their appreciation, and here are a few words to underline the importance of the document.
The title itself shows the extent of the policy shift towards deregulation, without officiallly adopting that concept that is freely used in comments.
Such new content is served by an attractive presentation, aiming at informing the general public about the fundamentals of the new governement policy: the "strategic context" (how reducing regulation helps growth), ways and means of "reducing regulation", including norms sent down from Brussels, clear role definitions for regulators to ensure harder scrutiny of draft legislation, working methods within policy making departments.
This is clearly the most innovative document in the last12 months, that merits attentive reading. The extent of its compatibility with "smart regulation" now the official European concept for regulatory quality, can be a good topic for discussion.