Yesterday a press release from BIS (the Business Innovation and Skills department) announced new plans by the British Government to "slash the burden of regulation". "From April 2013, the Government intends to introduce binding new rules on both the Health & Safety Executive and on local authorities, that will exempt hundreds of thousands of businesses from burdensome health & safety inspections. In future, businesses will only be inspected if they are operating in high risk areas, such as construction, or if they have a poor record. The Government will also change the law next month so companies will only be liable for civil damages in health and safety cases if they can be shown to have acted negligently."
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