Policy

Business regulation

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, and Better Regulation Executive (BRE)
• Applies to: England

What the government’s doing about business regulation.

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• Government launches review of audit regulator

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Updated: 17 April 2018

• Business Secretary unveils reforms to give consumers a better deal

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Competition and Markets Authority and 1 others
  • Updated: 11 April 2018

• Modernising consumer markets: green paper

  • Display type: Open consultation
  • From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Updated: 11 April 2018

• Weights and measures: national and EEC stamp numbers

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 5 April 2018

• Non-automatic weighing instruments

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 28 March 2018

• New powers to give greater protection to staff and small suppliers in insolvent businesses

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: The Insolvency Service and 1 others
  • Updated: 20 March 2018

• Electricity meter type approval certificates Annex V (MI-003)

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 15 March 2018

• Product safety

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 13 March 2018

• European business leaders' roundtable: 8 March 2018

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
  • Updated: 8 March 2018

• New guide to improve consumer product safety recalls

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and 1 others
  • Updated: 7 March 2018

• Industry-led Retail Sector Council launched to act as champion for future growth

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Updated: 7 March 2018

• Secure by Design

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Updated: 7 March 2018

• Standard temperature accounting: weights and measures

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 6 March 2018

• National product safety office carries out first enforcement action

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and 1 others
  • Updated: 2 March 2018

• Regulations: timber and FLEGT licences

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
  • Updated: 1 March 2018

• Illegal Newcastle scrapyard charged with £7k fine

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 27 February 2018

• Primary Authority: a guide for local authorities

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 27 February 2018

• Better regulation framework

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Updated: 22 February 2018

• Transposition guidance: how to implement EU Directives into UK law effectively

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Updated: 22 February 2018

• New protection against identity fraud for company directors

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Updated: 22 February 2018

• Government review to see how employers are improving ethnic minority progression in the workplace

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Updated: 21 February 2018

• Regulatory Excellence Awards: it's time to showcase your work

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 12 February 2018

• Water meter type examination certificates

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 12 February 2018

• Regulations: restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS)

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
  • Updated: 6 February 2018

• First businesses to benefit from DVSA transport scheme announced

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
  • Updated: 31 January 2018

• Measuring systems for liquids other than water type examination certificates

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 19 January 2018

• Colne man sentenced for running illegal landfill

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 16 January 2018

• BEIS: regulators’ business impact targets

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Updated: 16 January 2018

• UK national certificates for intoxicating liquor beer meters

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 12 January 2018

• Material measures type exam certificates (length and capacity)

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 12 January 2018

• UK national certificates for cubic measures

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 12 January 2018

• Waste offender prosecuted in Blackburn

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 12 January 2018

• Waste offences fine for Sunderland man

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 11 January 2018

• Non-automatic weighing instruments type approval certificates UK/2966 to UK/3085

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 10 January 2018

• UK National Standard for Marine Oil Spill Response Providers

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency and 1 others
  • Updated: 8 January 2018

• Regulations: waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 8 January 2018

• Taximeter type examination certificates

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 5 January 2018

• Non-automatic weighing instruments type approval certificates UK/2894 to UK/2965

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • Updated: 5 January 2018

• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act: statutory review requirements

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Updated: 28 December 2017

• Tyne and Wear man fined for waste offences

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 18 December 2017