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Draft Deregulation Bill

皇冠体育app Deregulation Bill is part of the government's ongoing drive to remove unnecessary bureaucracy that costs British businesses millions.

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Ken Clarke, Minister without Portfolio, and Oliver Letwin, Minister for Government Policy, today published the draft Deregulation Bill, which will free thousands of businesses from red tape and make life easier for individuals and civil society. 皇冠体育app draft bill will now be scrutinised by a joint committee of MPs and peers, and legislation will be brought forward when parliamentary time allows.

皇冠体育app draft Deregulation Bill is the latest step in the government鈥檚 ongoing drive to remove unnecessary bureaucracy that costs British businesses millions, slows down public services like schools and hospitals and hinders millions of individuals in their daily lives.

皇冠体育app government鈥檚 has already brought in reforms that have saved business over 拢212 million a year, not all of which needed legislation passed by Parliament to achieve. A significant number of further measures will be implemented by the end of 2013, including an overhaul of employment tribunals to save business around 拢40 million per year. Overall, ministers have already decided that more than 1,900 substantive regulations will be scrapped or reduced. 皇冠体育app Chancellor announced in the Budget that a second phase of the Red Tape Challenge will start in summer 2013.

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Published 1 July 2013

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