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Better Regulation in Defra

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 7 August 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Defra documents dealing with Better Regulation: reducing regulatory burdens and cutting red tape.

This collection brings together Defra’s documents relating to Better Regulation: reducing regulatory burdens, cutting red tape and post implementation reviews.

Defra has statutory commitments to review regulations. Reviews help manage the level of regulation and limit the burden on business. An enhanced list of Defra legislation can be found on DefraLex.

All documents relating to the statement of new regulation were published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

If you want more information about Defra’s work on reducing regulatory burdens, please email better.regulation@defra.gsi.gov.uk.

Cutting Red Tape Programme and Red Tape Challenge

Defra led on the environment and water and marine themes under the previous government’s Red Tape Challenge and contributed to other themes such as those on retail and hospitality, food and drink. The Cutting Red Tape programme, launched in July 2015, allowed businesses to tell government how it could cut red tape, and reduce bureaucratic barriers to growth and productivity, within their sector.

1. Red Tape Challenge: Agriculture theme proposals

   • 29 January 2014
   • Policy paper

2. Red Tape Challenge: Water and marine theme - marine proposals

   • 7 August 2013
   • Policy paper

3. Red Tape Challenge: Water and marine theme - implementation plan

   • 7 August 2013
   • Policy paper

4. Agriculture red tape to be removed

   • 17 July 2013
   • Press release

5. Red tape challenge: Water and marine theme

   • 5 December 2012
   • Corporate report

6. Red tape challenge environment theme implementation plan

   • 14 September 2012
   • Corporate report

7. Red tape challenge: Environment theme proposals

   • 19 March 2012
   • Corporate report

8. Defra better for business: strategic reform plan for Defra’s regulations

   • 9 April 2014
   • Policy paper

Smarter Environmental Regulation Review

Defra’s Smarter Environmental Regulation Review reviewed and rationalised environmental guidance and data reporting.

1. Smarter data: simplifying information requests: phase 2

   • 19 March 2015
   • Policy paper

2. Smarter Environmental Legislation: terms of reference

   • 9 April 2014
   • Policy paper

3. Smarter data: plans to simplify information requests

   • 9 April 2014
   • Policy paper

4. Improved environment guidance for businesses

   • 16 May 2013
   • Press release

5. Smarter Environmental Regulation Review: Phase 1 report - guidance and information obligations

   • 15 May 2013
   • Corporate report

Document information

Published: 7 August 2013

From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs