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Admin burden reduction technical annex

Technical annex for the admin burden reduction 25% target, highlighting methodology for standardising measures and details on delivered measures.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 8 July 2026

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25% admin burden reduction target technical annex

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In the Regulation Action Plan, the Government committed to cutting the annual administrative burden of regulation by 25% by the end of the Parliament. We have delivered and identified an estimated £2bn in net annual administrative savings for businesses. This technical annex sets out the methodology and data sources for standardising measure estimates and provides further details on measures underpinning progress against the target. 

It sets out the general methodology for estimating administrative burdens and details the approach taken to standardising estimates for comparability. It provides details on the delivered measures contributing to the target, with the level of detail subject to the size of impacts above a given threshold.

Published 8 July 2026