About us
BRDO is working towards a regulatory environment in which businesses have the confidence to invest and grow and citizens and communities are properly protected. We do this by operating Primary Authority to ensure consistent regulation, improving the professionalism of front-line regulators, and giving businesses a say in their regulation.
Responsibilities
We are responsible for:
- giving policy advice to UK and Welsh ministers
- operating Primary Authority, which allows businesses to have a single local authority as their point of contact for regulation
- working with stakeholders to make sure regulation is clear, proportionate and effective
- developing tools and resources for regulators and businesses
- ensuring the concerns of business are heard and influence policy
- helping regulators and businesses work together to solve local issues through local enterprise partnerships and other means
- providing a tailored work programme in Wales
- providing technical assistance to other countries
Priorities
For 2014-2015 our priorities are to:
- deliver Primary Authority, by building capacity, supporting the formation of partnerships, and improving the quality of advice provided
- introduce the Growth Duty
- implement the Regulators’ Code
- enable data sharing between non-economic regulators, by carrying out consultation, research and piloting
- change behaviour at the front line, by encouraging professional development and culture change, and extending the Better Business for All programme
Who we are
BRDO was created on 1 April 2012 as an independent unit within BIS. We operate across the United Kingdom from our base in central Birmingham.