Not really but there is news on the topic. The new term ("delivery") is being brought in to focus the issue of "enforcement and compliance of regulation" on outcomes, especially in the business world. Regulation is perceived as a service authorities deliver to society. Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) members posted on the Smart Regulation LinkedIn group news of the publication of an interesting report by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on "Delivering Better Regulation." This report, well worth reading, summarizes the responses to a consultation on the future of the LBRO, especially in relation to its transfer into BIS, "to make greater use of its experience and expertise as part of the core policy-making of the Department."
The UK experience with LBRO was quite unique in providing this delivery and service role for regulation, which will be preserved in the new structure.
Among the comments received on LinkedIn: Oscar F. reminds us that "NNR ( www.nnr.se ) presented a study on the need for Better Regulation on the local level in Sweden a few months ago. Next step towards Better/Smarter Regulation needs to focus more attention to regulations on local level as well as the use of "Goldplating " within the EU."
Smart Regulation in its EU version equally places emphasis on the full cycle of regulation, including implementation, and emphasises the transposition and application of EU law.
OECD did some gathering of good practices some years back: chapter 5 of "Regulatory policies in OECD countries" (2002) defines "tools to improve implementation of regulations." (only on a WB site.) More recently, it included an indicator in Government at a glance 2011, (see page 162 indicator "preparing for effective compliance and enforcement of regulations) which contains an interesting table showing which member states have an enforcement policy.) Now a new stream of projects on enforcement and compliance has been launched.
The World Bank, in keeping with its development of business approach, focuses on modernising and making more effective inspections. A kind of manual is offered by "How to reform business inspections: design, implementation, challenges" (main author Florentin Blanc, see his March 2011 ppt for an introduction.)
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