Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill (HL)

The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill will seek primarily to implement the key recommendations contained in the following reports and papers: "The Hampton Review", "Reducing Administrative Burdens" (ISBN 1845320883, available on the HM Treasury Website, published March 2005); "Macrory Review", Regulatory Justice, published November 2006; and, Next Steps on Regulatory Reform.The Bill comprises 4 parts: Part 1 provides for the establishment of a statutory corporation known as the Local Better Regulation Office; Part 2 makes provision for more consistent and co-ordinated regulatory enforcement by local authorities; Part 3 provides for the introduction of a new expanded framework for regulatory sanctions by enabling ministers to confer new civil sanctioning powers on regulators; and, Part 4 provides for the introduction of a duty on regulators not to impose or maintain unnecessary burdens.

The Bill extends to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

For the Explanatory Note, see (ISBN 9780108600890).