Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 20 May 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what processes his Department has put in place to (a) monitor, (b) collate cost information on, (c) review and (d) respond to requests to amend or revoke regulations introduced by his Department.
The Government introduced a one-in, one-out system for regulations on
The Red Tape Challenge is a cross-Government programme through which we review and improve our stock of regulation. The Department leads two Red Tape Challenge themes; one on housing and construction and one on planning administration. Through the Red Tape Challenge the Department's regulations within these themes are reviewed on the Red Tape Challenge website. Requests to keep, amend or revoke regulations are considered in the resulting proposals which are put to the Reducing Regulation Committee.
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