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British Chambers of Commerce wants red tape cut

BBC Published May 23, 2010 Reviewed Jul 1, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors
British Chambers of Commerce wants red tape cut
The cost to business of regulation was £88.3 bn last year.
88.3 GBP billion · cost to business of regulation British Chambers of Commerce, research organisation
The regulatory burden grew by £11 bn in 2009 after the UK adopted 40 new European regulations.
11 GBP billion · increase in regulatory burden40 · new European regulations adopted British Chambers of Commerce, research organisation
A report, later attributed to the British Chambers of Commerce, stated that the cost of regulation to business was £88.3 billion last year.
88.3 GBP · cost to business British Chambers of Commerce
The British Chambers of Commerce stated that the burden of regulation grew by £11 billion in 2009 after the UK adopted 40 new European regulations.
11 GBP · growth of regulatory burden40 regulations · new European regulations adopted by UK British Chambers of Commerce
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat government has pledged to remove one old regulation for each new one adopted.
1 regulation · old regulation removed The Conservative-Liberal Democrat government
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) reported that almost a third of the regulatory burden last year came from European Union directives.
about 0.33 · regulatory burden from European Union directives British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)
David Frost, director general of the BCC, stated that the cost of dealing and complying with new laws and regulations over the last 12 years has been far too high.
12 years · period of high cost of compliance David Frost, director general of the BCC
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) wants to see a moratorium on new employment laws until at least 2014.
at least 2014 · moratorium on new employment laws The BCC
The regulatory burden on UK businesses grew by £11bn in 2009.
11000000000 GBP · regulatory burden British Chambers of Commerce
The UK adopted 40 new European regulations in 2009.
40 · new European regulations British Chambers of Commerce
The British Chambers of Commerce wants a moratorium on new employment laws until at least 2014.
at least 2014 · end of moratorium on new employment laws British Chambers of Commerce
The government pledged to remove one old regulation for each new one adopted.
1 · old regulations to be removed per new regulation adopted Conservative‑Liberal Democrat government, government
The BCC wants a moratorium on new employment laws until at least 2014.
at least 2014 year · end of moratorium on new employment laws British Chambers of Commerce, organisation
Almost a third of the regulatory burden came from European Union directives in 2009.
about 33.333333333333 % · regulatory burden from EU directives British Chambers of Commerce
Business minister Mark Prisk described red tape as 'a huge problem'.
Mark Prisk, business minister
The cumulative cost of dealing and complying with new laws and regulations over 12 years was 'far too high'.
12 years · period of regulatory compliance costs David Frost, director general of the BCC

The coalition government has been urged to halt the "relentless flow" of red tape, after a report said the cost to business was £88.3bn last year.

The study has come from the British Chambers of Commerce, which said the burden grew by £11bn in 2009 after the UK adopted 40 new European regulations.

The Conservative-Liberal Democrat government has already promised to reduce business regulations.

It has pledged to remove one old regulation for each new one adopted.

The government has also promised not to "gold plate" or add to any new European rules.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said its Burdens Barometer report indicated that almost a third of the regulatory burden came from European Union directives last year.

"The cost of dealing and complying with new laws and regulations over the last 12 years has been far too high," said David Frost, director general of the BCC.

"During this critical time for the economy, we need businesses to be driving recovery and creating jobs.

"The government must play its part by putting the brakes on the relentless flow of red tape."

Mr Frost said Tuesday's Queen's Speech - which will outline the new government's legislative programme for the parliamentary year - was the "perfect opportunity" for the administration to start repealing regulations.

He added that there also needs to be an urgent and sweeping review of all regulations that incur costs for business.

The BCC further wants to see a moratorium on new employment laws until at least 2014.

Francis Chittenden, from the Manchester Business School, which helped compile the report, said regulation was "like taxation".

"It raises business costs and so reduces the amount of business activity conducted in the UK," he said.

Business minister Mark Prisk, a Conservative, said the BCC should "be commended for highlighting the burden of regulation".

"The new government sees reducing the burden of regulation as a vital priority in helping free enterprise and enabling our economy to grow," he added.

"Red tape has become a huge problem and I am determined to overcome it."

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