Conclusion
44. We have set out the amount of work that has been
undertaken under the 2001 Regulatory Reform Act in annex 1. We
have also presented an account of the Cabinet Office suggestions
for changing the regulatory reform process and the 2001 Act.
45. We have commented only in general terms on the
Cabinet Office's suggestions. We are especially concerned that
the suggestions, some of which are constitutionally very significant,
might be based on informal contacts with Departments that may
or may not have much detailed understanding of the RRO process.
We are not convinced that genuine obstacles to making RROs can
be reliably identified without a proper review being conducted.
Despite the lack of detail to the Cabinet Office's observations,
we felt that it would be useful to respond generally to the suggested
changes. We have also taken the opportunity to set out two suggestions
for helping the process of regulatory reform. We recommend
that the Government's review team should consider our proposals
on Law Commission Bills and on company law when it undertakes
the detailed review of the working of the Regulatory Reform Act
2001. We recommend that the review should also explore ways in
which Departments can be encouraged to seek out and remove redundant
regulation within their area of responsibility. We believe that
such a review could make a very useful contribution to addressing
the problem of burdensome regulation.
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