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Business Regulation: Business Perceptions Survey 2020

Report on a survey of businesses� views on the extent of regulation in the UK.

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»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Business Perceptions Survey has provided evidence of businessesâ€� views on the extent of regulation in the UK since 2007. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp 2020 survey was commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and conducted by IFF Research.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp survey took place between February and May 2020 and comprised 2,014 25-minute telephone interviews.

Specifically, the 2020 survey aimed to collect views on:

  • business challenges and the extent to which regulation is considered an obstacle to success
  • the government’s approach to regulation
  • businessesâ€� experience with regulators
  • overall time spent on complying with regulations
  • sources of support â€� including reliance and expenditure on external business agents to ensure compliance
  • expectations of future regulatory burdens and reasons behind these

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Published 16 December 2020

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