Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive Better Regulation Update Kate Haire & Kevin Walkin Strategic Interventions Division 1 May 2013

Triennial Review As part of the Government’s commitment to reform the public sector, all public bodies are now subject to regular reviews Review of HSE announced by Mark Hoban MP on 25 April 2013 Review will assess whether there is a continuing need for HSE’s functions, as well as whether it is complying with the principles of good governance health-and-safety-executive-launched nial-review-reports

Health and Safety Strategy Continue to simplify the regulatory framework Sector Intervention Plans Targeted inspection

One in, one out balance One-in, two-out introduced in Jan 2013 For any costs imposed by the introduction of new Regulations, Departments and Regulators must identify and remove existing regulations with twice the value. HSE’s one-in, one-out balance now frozen at -£0.28 million.

Statement of New Regulation 6 SNR published twice a year. SNR6 will be published in July HSE measures: –RIDDOR amendment –First Aid –Biocides, CPL, PIC –Biocides Fees

Focus on Enforcement Red Tape Challenge to identify and revoke unnecessary burdensome Regulations. Focus on Enforcement introduced to identify where enforcement could be improved.

Focus on Enforcement Small Businesses in Food Manufacturing; Chemicals Volunteer Events Pubs, with a particular interest in ‘Community Pubs’ Coastal Projects and Investments Enforcement of Fire Safety Regulation Improving Enforcement in Adult Care Homes Regulatory Appeals Mechanisms

Accountability for Regulatory Impact Autumn Statement 2012 detailed a new accounting discipline for regulators. HSE, FSA, Marine, EA are pioneers. Before changing policies or practices regulators will have to: –Describe the proposed change and its expected effects. –Discuss and, if possible, agree the assessment with business representatives. –Periodically submit basic, high level, information about each assessment to BRE.

Accountability for Regulatory Impact changes to non statutory guidance; new patterns of inspection – but not individual inspections or enforcement decisions; moves from paper-based to electronic reporting; new or amended information obligations; changes to or new standards; changes to a licensing framework or regime - but not changes to individual licenses.

Further Initiatives Growth Duty Revised Compliance Code Fees transparency Red Tape Challenge 2

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