APPENDIX 16
Memorandum by the Small Business Council
I am writing on behalf of the Regulatory Interest
Group (RIG) of the Small Business Council (SBC). The SBC was established
in May 2000 as an independent Non-Departmental Public Body. It
has 24 members, almost all of who are small business owner managers
and these members are appointed by the Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry. The SBC reports to the Secretary of State
on the needs of existing and potential small businesses in order
to increase their opportunities of success and growth; advises
the Chief Executive of the Small Business Service; and advises
on the effects of the activities of Government on small businesses.
In response to your press notice announcing
the above inquiry, I would like to submit the enclosed report:
Evaluation of Government Employment Regulations and Their Impact
on Small Businesses. This was produced by the SBC in March this
year and I believe would be of particular interest and relevance
to the Inquiry. The key messages from the research undertaken
to produce this report are:
— Employment legislation makes no positive
difference to small businesses.
— Furthermore, it may actually have
a negative impact on employment practices.
— Small businesses have a low awareness
of employment regulations and see complying with them as a very
low priority.
Enclosed is the short version of the report
that was published in hard copy[114].
The full version was published as an Internet only publication
and can be accessed at this address: www.sbs.gov.uk/content/sbc/rigbigrep.pdf
17 June 2004
114 Not printed. Back
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