Annex B
GUIDANCE AND
TOOLS AVAILABLE
Toolkits, training, advice and guidance resources
have been devised to empower departments to implement the
regulatory reform agenda with a consistent approach.
Administrative Burdens Calculator
A web-based tool used to model the administrative
burden of new regulations or the impact of simplification measures.
This also acts as the public face of the UK's administrative burden
data.[59]
(https://www.abcalculator.berr.gov.uk)
Administrative Burdens Database
This is the successor to the Stock Database
issued by the BRE. This new database has been designed to improve
access to the wealth of information gathered during the Administrative
Burdens Measurement Exercise conducted by PwC and provides the
central audit trail of the changes to the UK's Administrative
Burden.
Standard Cost Model Online Training
Created to provide an overview of the methodology
and explain its key components. The training contains two case
studies, the first applying the methodology to a fictional new
regulation and the second to identify the most effective way to
simplify an existing regulation. (www.scmtraining.berr.gov.uk)
Impact Assessment Online Training
Created to provide an overview of the Impact
Assessment process, explain its key components to those new to
it or those who want to know how it has changed. The training
includes a case study where the process is applied to a fictional
policy proposal. (www.iatraining.berr.gov.uk)
Standard Cost Model Manual
The methodology is explained within this manual,
providing detailed definition for all of the terms encountered
in the training as well as explaining the various steps you should
take when measuring the administrative burden of new regulations.
(http://bre.berr.gov.uk/regulation/documents/reform/measuring.pdf)
How to simplify regulations
"Administrative Burdens—Routes to
Reduction" is a short report that highlights the key areas
that simplification should be focused upon, as well as providing
some useful real life examples of simplification that have already
been implemented. (http://bre.berr.gov.uk/regulation/documents/reform/routes.pdf)
Impact Assessment Toolkit
The Impact Assessment Toolkit provides more
detailed information in how to complete an Impact Assessment and
where you can find the information you need to capture within
it.
(http://bre.berr.gov.uk/regulation/ria/toolkit/)
Completing Competition Assessments in Impact Assessments—A
Guide for Policy makers
The Competition Advocacy Team at the OFT completed
an audit of the competition assessment element of Impact Assessments
carried out by government departments. Overall, government departments
appear to have adopted the new competition assessment filter (for
further information on the filter see OFT document (August 2007)
http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/comp_policy/oft876.pdf
or contact
competitionassessment@oft.gsi.gov.uk)
PricewaterhouseCoopers Technical Summary
PwC created a Technical Summary that explained
how they applied the Standard Cost Model to measure Administrative
Burdens. This Summary includes details of the various obligation
and activity types, information on how wage rates were established.
It also includes the scripts used for the telephone and face-to-face
interview, as well as those used for expert panels.
(http://www.scmtraining.berr.gov.uk/course/resources/pwc_technical_summary.pdf)
Simplification Guidance
The Better Regulation Executive has created
guidance to help departments create their revised Simplification
Plans. This builds on the original guidance that was issued in
June 2006 and highlights the key areas that departments should
focus upon going forward.
(http://www.scmtraining.berr.gov.uk/course/resources/pwc_technical_summary.pdf)
The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006
Is one of the key tools for the Better regulation
agenda. The first Legislative Reform Order has now been passed
into law and there are a further 29 which have been considered
or are in the pipeline.
The BRE conducted a series of training workshops
for departments providing detailed guidance on the capability
of Legislative Reform Orders and how to use this tool. The BRE
continues to be a hub of information for departments looking to
use this tool and has provided an online toolkit for departments.
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