Simplification plans
In March 2005, the Better Regulation Commission - the independent champions
of better regulation - recommended that each government department prepare
simplification plans. This exercise has involved measuring the
administrative burdens imposed by bureaucracy, setting a target to reduce
these burdens and identifying specific actions to deliver this reduction.
The government, having accepted this recommendation, asked the BRC to act
as the independent reviewer of the plans. For this first year, each plan
has been assessed separately for its credibility, ambition, quantification
and deliverability. Emphasis will shift to the delivery and impact of
promised measures in future years.
The programme has identified administrative burdens of around £14 billion
and the government has committed to reduce these burdens by 25% or £3.5
billion. To date, measures to deliver £2 billion of this target have been
identified. The BRC opinion of each individual simplification plan can be
found below.
The Commission's independent assessment of simplification plans:
