Business growth is still threatened by the burden of regulation but there are signs that the drive to cut red tape is having a positive impact, according to a national survey undertaken for the Local Better Regulation Office read more..
Defra has announced the Terms of Reference and Membership of their Farming Regulation Task Force Review group which aims to transform how regulations are implemented and enforced. read more..
Technically Speaking is a monthly newsletter from the Science and Regulatory Affairs section of the Policy Services Department.
This issue includes articles on food labelling laws; new VOSA stopping powers; Red Tape Task Force review; and Biocides read more..
The Coalition Government have made recent announcements on regulatory reform and actions plans have been drawn up to tackle the red tape faced by businesses. A summary of these is provided here. read more..
A new task force headed by former NFU Director General Richard Macdonald will look at ways of reducing red tape for farmers and growers. read more..
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced an action plan on better regulation to bring an end to the excessive regulation that is stifling business growth. read more..
As part of an initiative to reduce the number of Government websites all farming regulatory advice and guidance which is contained on Defra and the Defra network websites is planned to transfer to a new Farming Theme on Business Link by the end of next year, read more..
The NFU have responded to an Environment Agency consultation on Fairer and Better Environmental Enforcement and the Implementation of the New civil sanctions. read more..
Politicians lined up at NFU conference to woo farming votes and cutting red tape featured prominently in their speeches read more..
New farm assurance scheme will save around £850 of Environment Agency charges per farm. read more..
The Environment Agency have been the subject of a Hampton Implementation progress review following their initial report two years ago.The NFU participated in the review through representation at a stakeholder workshop read more..
The NFU have responded to the Simplification 2010-2015: Call for Evidence from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills read more..
Defra and the NFU held a joint workshop last week (3rd February) on the Whole Farm Approach. The well attended meeting gave farmers the opportunity to have their say on the WFA system and its performance. read more..
NFU supports new civil powers, which will give greater flexibility to enforce environmental law. read more..
Following recent cases of illegal medicine usage, Simon Hack from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate outlines why it is important for farmers to be vigilant and follow some easy steps when purchasing medicines online to ensure they are not falling foul of the law read more..
Government departments have published their annual simplfication plans, detailing their contributions to the ongoing administrative burden reduction programme. read more..
The last couple few months of 2009 saw the release of new self assessment tools on Defra's Whole Farm Approach read more..
Government have announced a new package to benefit business under the Better Regulation agenda. read more..
The NFU has responded to a Defra consultation on environmental enforcement which outlines proposals for a more proportionate, fairer and effective approach to enforcing environmental offences in England and Wales read more..