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IB 2025: maximising UK opportunities from industrial biotechnology in a low carbon economy. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

A report to Government from the industrial biotechnology innovation and growth team (IB IGT). Analyses future barriers and opportunities for the sector and makes recommendations on how to take the industry forward.

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Icelandic water trawlermen compensation scheme: a consultation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation on a new Government scheme to compensate trawlermen that lost their livelihood following the 1970s cod wars. It proposes to make payments based on each trawlerman's total service on vessels that fished in Icelandic waters. Views sought on the shift to a system based on aggregate service on Icelandic vessels; the amendment to the qualifying period rule; and the rules surrounding claims under the new scheme. Includes response form and impact assessment. Consultation period ended 22 May 2009. For response forms see URN 09/106 and 09/1077, and 10/528 for the scheme rules.

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Icelandic water trawlermen compensation scheme: a consultation. Response form. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Response form relating to the consultation on the Icelandic-water trawlerman compensation scheme (URN 09/656). Consultation period ended 22 May 2009.

Internet only 		09/656RF24-02-2009 A4
7 Pages
Icelandic water trawlermen compensation scheme: updated vessels list, March 2010. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Updated vessels list for the Icelandic-water trawlermen scheme 2009 to compensate former icelandic-trawlermen who lost their livelihoods as a consequence of the 'cod wars' of the 1970s.

Internet only 		10/82418-03-2010 A4
23 Pages
Icelandic water trawlermen scheme 2009: scheme rules. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Scheme rules for the Icelandic-water trawlermen scheme 2009, to compensate former Icelandic-water trawlermen who lost their livelihoods as a consequence of the 'cod wars' of the 1970s. Includes an updated list of Icelandic vessels. For forms to claim compensation see URN 09/1076 and 09/1077.

Internet only 		10/52811-01-2010 A4
30 Pages
Icelandic water trawlermen scheme. Application form A: if you have claimed under previous trawlermen schemes. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Application form to compensate former Icelandic water trawlermen who lost their livelihoods as a consequence of the 1970s 'cod wars' and have already claimed under previous schemes. A printed version of this form is available from the Icelandic water trawlermen compensation scheme 2009 helpline on 0845 604 3477. See URN 09/1076 for application form B and 10/528 for the scheme rules.

Internet only 		09/107731-07-2009 A4
2 Pages
Icelandic water trawlermen scheme. Application form B: if you have not claimed under previous trawlermen schemes. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Application form to compensate former Icelandic water trawlermen who lost their livelihoods as a consequence of the 1970s 'cod wars' and did not apply under the previous scheme. A printed version of this form is available from the Icelandic water trawlermen compensation scheme 2009 helpline on 0845 604 3477. See URN 09/1077 for application form A and 10/528 for the scheme rules.

Internet only 		09/107631-07-2009 A4
2 Pages
Il futuro della competitività Ue: dalla ripresa economica alla crescita sostenibile. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Italian language version of URN 09/986. Sets out the UK vision for the future of EU competitiveness.

Internet only 		09/156830-12-2009 A4
33 Pages
Illegal lending in the UK: research report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Maps the scope and extent of illegal money lending in the UK, indicating the areas affected and the numbers of people involved. Covers the different types of illegal lenders (loan sharks) and their impact, and explores why consumers use illegal lenders. DTI commissioned the report following a commitment made in the Consumer Credit White Paper.

Internet only 		06/188301-12-2006 A4
98 Pages
Imagination and understanding: a report on the arts and humanities in relation to science and technology. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Report on the relations between the arts and humanities and science and technology. See also Government response URN 01/1784.

Internet only 		01/105106-08-2001 A4
27 Pages
IMI guidance notes. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Guidance material aimed to support all internal market information (IMI) users through the basic principles of mutual cooperation between EU member states. See also step by step guide with practical exercises (URN 09/1133).

Internet only 		09/113229-07-2009 A4
35 Pages
IMI newsletter: August 2010. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Update on developments to the internal market information system (IMI).

Internet only 		10/P103A04-08-2010 A4
6 Pages
IMI newsletter: September 2010. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Update on developments to the internal market information system (IMI).

Internet only 		10/P103B09-09-2010 A4
5 Pages
IMI training. Step by step: online practical exercises. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Guidance material aimed to support all internal market information (IMI) users through the basic principles of mutual cooperation between EU member states. See also the IMI guidance notes (URN 09/1132).

Internet only 		09/113329-07-2009 A4
4 Pages
Impact assessment (IA) [template]. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Template used for completing an impact assessment for Government policy. See IA guidance URN 10/898, quick start guide URN 10/900 and toolkit URN 10/901, for help with the template.

Internet only 		10/89901-04-2010 A4
6 Pages
Impact assessment guidance. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

General guidance on impact assessments and preparing the impact assessment document.

Internet only 		07/174525-05-2007 A4
10 Pages
Impact assessment guidance. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Sets out Government policy on the scope and process of impact assessments (IA). See also the IA template URN 10/899, quick start guide 10/900, and toolkit 10/901.

Internet only 		10/89801-04-2010 A4
11 Pages
Impact assessment of [draft] The Companies (Shares, Share Capital and Authorised Minimum) Regulations 2008. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

A cost and benefit appraisal of the Government’s proposals to implement The Companies (Shares, Share Capital and Authorised Minimum) Regulations 2008, relating to the Companies Act 2006.

Internet only 		07/104422-05-2007 A4
8 Pages
Impact assessment of the amendment to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2008. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Full impact assessment for the October 2008 national minimum wage (NMW) increase in rates. Also looks at extending the exemption of the NMW for work trials up to a duration of 6 weeks and the clarification of which Government employment programmes are exempt from the NMW.

Internet only 		08/93605-06-2008 A4
22 Pages
Impact assessment of Commission's proposal to recast Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Impact assessment on the Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive relating to electrical and electronic equipment. Aims to determine how best to re-cast the RoHS Directive to improve its effectiveness in terms of both benefits and costs.

Internet only 		09/162018-05-2009 A4
34 Pages
Impact assessment of Companies (Disclosure of Addresses) Regulations 2008. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Assesses costs and benefits of the conditions for (a) a director's home address to be disclosed to a credit reference agency and/or a specified public authority; and (b) an address to be removed from the historic public record. See also draft regulations URN 08/1190, explanatory note 08/857, and Government response 08/1133.

Internet only 		08/85802-05-2008 A4
10 Pages
Impact assessment of the Companies (Fees for Inspection and Copying of Company Records) Regulations 2007. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

An appraisal of the Government’s proposals to implement regulations on fees for inspection and copying of company records, relating to the Companies Act 2006.

Internet only 		07/133008-08-2007 A4
8 Pages
Impact assessment of The Companies (Reduction of Share Capital) Order 2008. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Summary of costs and benefits for the Companies (Reduction of Share Capital) Order 2008. See also draft order URN 08/862 and explanatory note 08/894.

Internet only 		08/85902-05-2008 A4
6 Pages
Impact assessment of The Companies Act 1985 (Annual Return) Regulations 2008. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Assessment of the impact of changes to the information that companies must include in their annual return. See also draft regulations URN 08/907 and explanatory note 08/909X.

Internet only 		08/90802-05-2008 A4
6 Pages
Impact assessment of the Consumer Credit Directive. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Economic analysis of the expected impact the implementation of the Consumer Credit Directive will have on UK economy. It also attempts to measure costs and benefits of the implementation to consumers and the lending industry. Relates to the consultation (URN 09/876).

Internet only 		09/87714-04-2009 A4
52 Pages
Impact assessment of credit card cheques. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Assesses the costs and benefits of proposals to make the cost of credit card cheques more transparent to the consumer. Aims to encourage consumers to exercise more control over their financial affairs. See also draft Consumer Credit Act 1974 clause URN 09/1496.

Internet only 		09/149520-11-2009 A4
21 Pages
Impact assessment of Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating late payment. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Initial stage impact assessment for the UK to negotiate the recast Directive. It will be revised to become a consultation stage impact assessment, if the recast Directive is agreed by all the EU Member States. The recast Directive seeks to improve cash flow across European business by introducing compensation for suppliers suffering late payment.

Internet only 		09/141020-10-2009 A4
11 Pages
Impact assessment of disclosure of loans to directors in company accounts. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Impact assessment relating to the consultation URN 09/1139 on disclosure of loans to directors in company accounts contained in section 413 of the Companies Act 2006. See 09/1475 for the Government response.

Internet only 		09/115605-08-2009 A4
10 Pages
Impact assessment of the draft Companies (Annual Return and Service Addresses) Regulations 2007. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Costs and benefits appraisal for draft regulations on companies' annual returns and service addresses.

Internet only 		07/1172/IA18-07-2007 A4
16 Pages
Impact assessment of the draft Companies (Company Records and Fees) Regulations 2007. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Appraisal for draft regulations on companies records and fees.

Internet only 		07/1175/IA18-07-2007 A4
10 Pages
Impact assessment of the draft Companies (Directors’ Remuneration Report) Regulations 2008. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Assessment on consideration given to conditions elsewhere in companies when setting directors' pay.

Internet only 		07/1189/IA25-07-2007 A4
6 Pages
Impact assessment of the draft Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Appraisal for draft regulations on companies trading disclosures.

Internet only 		07/1173/IA18-07-2007 A4
6 Pages
Impact assessment of draft Estate Agents (Record Keeping) Regulations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Impact assessment setting out the costs and benefits of the draft record keeping regulations for estate agents. See also draft regulations (URN 09/1052), draft guidance (09/1051) and also related Government response (09/1049).

Internet only 		09/105026-06-2009 A4
18 Pages
Impact Assessment of the draft Overseas Companies (Registration of Charges) Regulations 2009. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Assesses the costs and benefits of draft regulations relating to contracts and secured borrowing entered into by overseas companies. See also draft Statutory Instrument (URN 09/873) and note 09/874.

Internet only 		09/91406-04-2009 A4
6 Pages
Impact assessment of the draft Overseas Companies Regulations 2008. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Sets out the costs and benefits of policy options considered for the new overseas companies regulatory regime. Includes background on the various options considered and assessment of our preferred option for a single regime ('UK establishment').

Internet only 		07/1704IA13-12-2007 A4
14 Pages
Impact assessment of the Government's response on the future of the Land Agreements Exclusion and Revocation Order 2004. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Analyses the costs and benefits of revoking the Land Agreements Exclusion and Revocation Order 2004. This aims to remove an anomaly and provide for the uniform application of competition law to all agreements. See also the consultation document (09/1041) and the Government's response (URN 10/525).

Internet only 		10/52613-01-2010 A4
12 Pages
Impact assessment of implementation of mutual recognition regulation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Impact assessment on implementing a UK product contact point, outlining the economic rationale for doing so and the estimated cost and benefits of the different options proposed.

Internet only 		08/139631-10-2008 A4
22 Pages
Impact assessment of implementation of the Services Directive. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Impact assessment supporting the consultation document (URN 07/1485) which sets out the Government's proposals for implementing the Services Directive in the UK. The directive aims to develop the single market in the service sector by breaking down barriers to cross-border trade within the EU.

Internet only 		07/152105-11-2007 A4
75 Pages
Impact assessment of Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 (The Scheme) and the Scheme for Construction Contracts (Scotland). (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Costs and benefits appraisal for the draft Construction Bill, which amends Part 2 of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998. Relates to consultation 07/1130, see also analysis 08/1094 and draft legislation 08/1121.

Internet only 		08/113421-07-2008 A4
22 Pages
Impact assessment of the Postal Services Bill. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Appraises the costs and benefits of the proposals in the Postal Services Bill. Relates to the independent review of the postal service URN 08/1473 and the Future of the universal postal service white paper 09/733.

Internet only 		09/72726-02-2009 A4
35 Pages
Impact assessment of proposals to address problems in relation to the use of bills of sale for consumer lending. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Assesses the costs and benefits of proposals in the consultation to ban the use of outdated law, the Bills of Sale Act 1878, which is used to sell high-cost loans (URN 09/1595). See also the equalities impact assessment (09/1602).

Internet only 		09/160121-12-2009 A4
33 Pages
Impact assessment of proposed Cancellation of Contracts Made in a Consumer's Home or Place of Work etc. Regulations 2008. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Impact assessment identifying the estimated costs and benefits of the new regulations relating to removing opportunities for unscrupulous traders to exploit the distinction between unsolicited and solicited sales, and to simplifying consumer rights by making the regulations easier for consumers, business and enforcement officers to understand. Relates to consultation URN 08/579, see also Government response 08/829.

Internet only 		08/99312-06-2008 A4
22 Pages
Impact assessment of regulations for fees for inspection and copying of company records. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Impact assessment for replacing the existing regulations on the fees that a company may charge to provide access to specified company records. The regulation will be replaced when the relevant provisions of the Companies Act 2006 replace those in the Companies Act 1985.

Internet only 		07/165903-12-2007 A4
7 Pages
Impact assessment of regulatory budgets consultation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Costs and benefits appraisal of the Government's proposal to the introduction of a new system of regulatory budgets as a means to control the total costs of regulation that it imposes in a given period and to improve the prioritisation of regulatory action across Government. See also consultation URN 08/1030.

Internet only 		08/113906-08-2008 A4
21 Pages
Impact assessment of statutory instruments implementing the primary authority scheme. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Final impact assessment to implement the primary authority scheme through statutory instruments. Relates to consultation URN 08/1240 and Government response 09/731.

Internet only 		09/80316-03-2009 A4
20 Pages
Impact assessment on the application of the accounts and audit provisions of the Companies Act 2006 to limited liability partnerships (LLPs) [draft]. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Assesses the costs and benefits of applying the accounts and audit provisions of the Companies Act 2006 to limited liability partnerships. See also draft regulations URN 08/822.

Internet only 		08/85102-05-2008 A4
20 Pages
Impact assessment on the application of the remaining (non-accounts and audit) provisions of the Companies Act 2006 to limited liability partnerships (LLPs). (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Appraises the costs and benefits of the draft regulations applying the remaining provisions of the Companies Act 2006 to limited liability partnerships. Relates to consultation URN 07/1476 and Government response 08/818. See also the draft regulations 08/1407, related note 08/1409, and Government response 09/984.

Internet only 		08/140806-11-2008 A4
21 Pages
Impact assessment template: some pointers for using the forms version. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

General guidance for using the full impact assessment template (URN 07/1746).

Internet only 		07/174714-12-2007 A4
11 Pages
Impact assessment template: transition arrangements. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Explains the transition plan to the revised impact assessment (IA) template (URN 10/899) and the new IA library. Intended for policy officials who are developing new regulatory, or potentially regulatory, policies.

Internet only 		10/92601-04-2010 A4
2 Pages
Impact assessment: European Commission proposal for a directive to implement revised framework agreement on parental leave. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Assesses the impact of the various policy options for implementing the European Commission proposal on UK provisions. The proposal aims to achieve more gender equality in labour market participation rates and allowing women and men to achieve a better reconciliation of their professional, private and family lives.

Internet only 		09/149118-11-2009 A4
21 Pages
Impact assessment: European Parliament and Council Directive on Working Conditions for Temporary Agency Workers. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Assesses the costs and benefits of implementing the draft Agency Workers Directive regulations. These aim to provide agency workers with appropriate treatment which achieves the Governments objectives of flexibility for UK employers and fairness for workers. Relates to Government response URN 10/583.

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Impact assessment: implementation of the recast European Works Council Directive. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Impact assessment detailing the potential impact of UK Regulations that implement the recast European Works Council Directive. This Directive seeks to address issues of legal certainty, and coherence between EWCs and national level procedures, with a significant market failure noted in the form of information asymmetry between employer and employee. See also Government response to consultation URN 10/895 and guidance 10/888.

Internet only 		10/88901-04-2010 A4
26 Pages
Impact assessment: quick start guide. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Provides a quick, at a glance view of using and completing the impact assessment template (URN 10/899). To be read in conjunction with guidance on the scope and process of impact assessments URN 10/898, and the toolkit URN 10/901.

Internet only 		10/90001-04-2010 A4
19 Pages
Impact assessment: Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Revised costs and benefits appraisal of implementation of the draft Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill. This was revised to reflect the Bill as introduced to the House of Commons. See also guidance URN 08/910.

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Impact assessment: toolkit. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

A guide to undertaking an impact assessment and filling out the impact assessment template (URN 10/899). See also guidance on the scope and process of impact assessments 10/898 and the quick start guide 10/900.

Internet only 		10/90101-04-2010 A4
95 Pages
The impact of adopting a duty to trade fairly: full report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Examines the impact that a general duty to trade fairly (or a general prohibition on unfair trading practices) might have on English law, taking into account how general considerations such as 'fairness', 'reasonableness' and 'good faith' are used in domestic law at present, and in particular how the introduction of a general duty (not) to trade (un)fairly would impact on the law of contract.

Internet only 		03/125930-07-2003 A4
122 Pages
Impact of computer use, computer skills and computer use intensity: evidence from workplace ERS 2004. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Research brief that aims to examine the determinants of computer use at work and to explore the relationship between computer skills and earnings. This question is of policy importance since it contributes to an understanding of how IT affects productivity, inequality and economic growth. Uses data from the 2004 workplace employment relations survey.

Internet only 		07/176731-08-2007 A4
3 Pages
Impact of early cognitive and non-cognitive skills on later outcomes. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Research brief that examines the consequences and determinants of cognitive and non-cognitive (social) skills at age 11.Using data from the national child development survey (NCDS) it examines the importance of these skills for schooling attainment, labour market outcomes and social behaviours at various ages, and analyses the role of family background and the home learning environment in the formation of these skills.

Internet only 		07/176625-10-2007 A4
2 Pages

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS RESEARCH SERIES

The impact of employee representation upon workplace industrial relations outcomes. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Employment Relations Research Series no. 87. Compares the characteristics of union and non-union employee representatives. Explores whether the characteristics of union representatives influence industrial relations including bargaining over pay, hours and holidays, and disciplinary sanctions. Based on the workplace employment relations survey (WERS) 2004 datasets.

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EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS RESEARCH SERIES

The impact of employment legislation on small firms: a case study analysis. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Employment Relations Research Series no. 20. Study looking at the impact of employment legislation on small firms.

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The impact of the EU framework programmes in the UK. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

A new evaluation of the impact of the EU R&D framework programme in the UK, and the added value that European funding brings compared with other options. An independent report for the Office of Science and Technology by Technopolis Limited.

Internet only 		04/138930-07-2004 A4
124 Pages
The impact of global sourcing on the UK software and IT services sector. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Describes the effects of trends to move services overseas on the competitiveness of the software and computer services industry and the effects on skills and workforce requirements.

Internet only 		06/158726-07-2006 A4
51 Pages
The impact of informal learning at work on business productivity. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Report of research into informal learning at work, how learning is conceptualised in a work setting, how it can be captured in surveys, and the effects of informal learning on business. Research carried out between October 2002 and September 2003.

Internet only 		03/158830-11-2003 A4
100 Pages
The impact of informal learning at work on business productivity. Executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

The findings from a study of the impact of informal learning at work on business productivity, funded by the Department for Trade and Industry. The study was carried out between October 2002 and September 2003.

Internet only 		03/180931-10-2003 A4
9 Pages
The impact of informal learning on business productivity: executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Summary of full research report (URN 03/1588). Includes recommendations and conclusions on the role of informal learning in the workplace.

Internet only 		03/158930-11-2003 A4
12 Pages
The impact of labelling schemes. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Provides information on research that has been carried out into the impact of product labelling schemes.

Internet only 		04/211725-04-2002 A4
63 Pages
The impact of labelling schemes. Appendix A: the questionnaire. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

This questionnaire defined the type of information the researchers (Metra Martech) were looking for, recognising that not all the questions would be appropriate for all organisations and that some would need additional questioning. In particular, the researchers were seeking to concentrate on measurements of impact rather than definition or enforcement of schemes. They prepared a variant of the questionnaire that was posted on their web-site.

Internet only 		04/2117/A125-04-2002 A4
5 Pages
The impact of networks on the learning and skills development of businesses. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Sets out the findings of research exploring the ways in which businesses use networks to address their learning and skills development needs, the various ways in which different types of business networks support the learning needs of their members, and impact that participation in learning activity supported by networks is seen to have on the performance of businesses.

Internet only 		05/193131-12-2005 A4
180 Pages
The impact of perceived access to finance difficulties on the demand for external finance: final report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Literature review on the extent to which incorrect perceptions of the probability of being successful in seeking external finance discourages potential and existing entrepreneurs from demanding such finance.

Internet only 		07/131514-08-2007 A4
45 Pages
Impact of RDA spending: national report. Volume 1: main report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Independent report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers evaluating the economic impact of Regional Development Agencies (RDA) spending on their regions. See also the regional annexes (URN 09/744), which provides the underlying data supporting the report.

Internet only 		09/74331-03-2009 A4
160 Pages
Impact of RDA spending: national report. Volume 2: regional annexes. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Underlying data supporting the independent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, evaluating the economic impact of Regional Development Agency (RDA) spending on their regions (URN 09/743).

Internet only 		09/74431-03-2009 A4
375 Pages

BERR OCCASIONAL PAPER

Impact of regulation on productivity. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

BERR Occasional Paper no.3. BERR and the Health and Safety Executive commissioned five studies to improve understanding of the impact of regulation on productivity, growth and competitiveness. Research topics include transmission mechanisms through which regulation impacts on productivity, the impact of domestic regulation on productivity, and behavioural responses to changes in regulation.

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The impact of regulation on small business performance. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Report on a study is to investigate the impact of government regulation on small business performance outcomes.

Internet only 		08/80601-05-2008 A4
148 Pages

DTI OCCASIONAL PAPER

The impact of regulation: a pilot study of the incremental costs and benefits of consumer and competition regulations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

DTI occasional paper no. 7. Informs the development of a rigorous assessment of the total impact of regulation by developing and testing a methodology that builds from the analysis of the individual regulations and can be used to aggregate to the level of broad regulatory proposals and packages. This builds on recommendations made in the Better Regulation Task Force report led by David Arculus.

Internet only 		06/210924-11-2006 A4
134 Pages
The impact of shareholders' pre-emption rights on a public company's ability to raise new capital. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation. A discussion paper on the impact of shareholders' pre-emption rights on a public company's ability to raise new capital. Consultation period ended 16 December 2004.

Internet only 		04/189003-11-2004 A4
55 Pages
The impact of technological regimes on patterns of sustained and sporadic innovation activities in UK industries. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Brings together ideas about technological regimes, and looks at their influence on patterns of sustained or persistent innovation.

Internet only 		04/211601-01-2004 A4
34 Pages
Impacts of the packaging (essential requirements ) regulations: a brief survey. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

A survey of the impacts the packaging (essential requirements) regulations have had on the design of new packaging put on the UK market, looking at the experience of 22 case studies in different sectors of the packaging market.

Internet only 		03/136424-10-2003 A4
32 Pages
Implementation of the Agency Workers Directive: consultation on draft regulations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation on the Government’s proposed approach to implementing the Agency Workers Directive in the light of the policy consultation (URN 09/942). Seeks further views on the draft regulations and general approach to implementing this Directive. Consultation period ended 11 December 2009. See URN 10/583 for the Government response.

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Implementation of the Agency Workers Directive: response to the consultation on draft regulations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Sets out the Government’s approach to implementing the Agency Workers Directive by the Regulations laid before Parliament on 21 January 2010. Summarises the main issues raised in responses to the consultation on the draft regulations (URN 09/1360), provides the Government’s response to them, and describes the effect of the final Regulations. See also impact assessment 10/582.

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Implementation of Companies Act 2006: a consultative document. Annex A: commencement timetable, annex B: full list of powers, annex D: consultation code of practice criteria. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation on the implementation of the Companies Act 2006. Introduced to provide a coherent, flexible and simpler basis on which companies can set up and do business. Consultation period ended 31 May 2007. Covers annexes on the commencement timetable, full list of powers and consultation code of practice. See URN 07/666 to 07/666e for other sections.

Internet only 		07/666d28-02-2007 A4
25 Pages
Implementation of Companies Act 2006: a consultative document. Annex C: draft model articles of association. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation on the implementation of the Companies Act 2006. Introduced to provide a coherent, flexible and simpler basis on which companies can set up and do business. Consultation period ended 31 May 2007. Covers annex on the draft model articles of association, see URN 07/666 to 07/666d for other sections.

Internet only 		07/666e28-02-2007 A4
74 Pages
Implementation of Companies Act 2006: a consultative document. Chapter 2: secondary legislation under the Act. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation on the implementation of the Companies Act 2006. Introduced to provide a coherent, flexible and simpler basis on which companies can set up and do business. Consultation period ended 31 May 2007. Covers secondary legislation, see URN 07/666 to 07/666e for other sections.

Internet only 		07/666b28-02-2007 A4
58 Pages
Implementation of Companies Act 2006: a consultative document. Chapter 3: model articles of association, chapter 4: transitionals, chapter 5: limited liability partnerships (LLPs), chapter 6: the European picture Meeting our community obligations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation on the implementation of the Companies Act 2006. Introduced to provide a coherent, flexible and simpler basis on which companies can set up and do business. Consultation period ended 31 May 2007. Covers model articles of association, transitionals, LLPs and meeting EC obligations. See URN 07/666 to 07/666e for other sections.

Internet only 		07/666c28-02-2007 A4
49 Pages
Implementation of Companies Act 2006: a consultative document. Executive summary and chapter 1: introduction and overview. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation on the implementation of the Companies Act 2006. Introduced to provide a coherent, flexible and simpler basis on which companies can set up and do business. Consultation period ended 31 May 2007. Covers the executive summary, introduction and overview, see URN 07/666b to 07/666e for other sections.

Internet only 		07/66628-02-2007 A4
24 Pages

EUROPEAN COMPANY LAW AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Implementation of Directive 2006/43/EC on Statutory Audits of Annual and Consolidated Accounts (8th Company Law Directive): policy conclusions and draft regulations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Follow-up to the Government's consultation paper (URN 07/609) on implementation of the Statutory Audit Directive, including draft regulations for comment. See URN 07/1694 for the Government's final conclusions.

Internet only 		07/123927-07-2007 A4
78 Pages

EUROPEAN COMPANY LAW AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Implementation of Directive 2006/43/EC on Statutory Audits of Annual and Consolidated Accounts (8th Company Law Directive): summary of comments on the draft regulations and the Government's conclusions. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Final proposals, following consultation URN 07/609, for implementing the Statutory Audit Directive (2006/43/EC) in the UK via regulations under the Companies Act 2006 and Section 2 (2) of the European Communities Act. See URN 07/1239 for the initial follow-up to the consultation.

Internet only 		07/169417-12-2007 A4
13 Pages

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND EUROPE

Implementation of Directive 2006/46/EC on company reporting: amending accounting directives. Government response. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Government response to consultation on implementation of Directive 2006/46/EC on company reporting.

Internet only 		07/1225/GR19-07-2007 A4
15 Pages
Implementation of the Directive on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies: a consultation document. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Consultation invited views on the implementation of Directive 2007/36/EC, the Shareholders' Rights Directive by making related changes to legislative provisions on shareholder rights in the Companies Act 2006. The Directive aims to improve corporate governance in EU companies traded on regulated markets by enabling shareholders to exercise their voting rights and rights to information more easily. Includes draft legislation and impact assessment. Consultation period ended 30 January 2009. See draft regulation URN 09/998 and Government response 09/943.

Internet only 		08/136224-10-2008 A4
71 Pages
Implementation of the Directive on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies: Government response to consultation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Government response, including a summary of public responses to the consultation on implementing the Directive on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (URN 08/1362). Includes a list of respondents. See also draft Statutory Instrument 09/998.

Internet only 		09/94309-07-2009 A4
11 Pages
Implementation of the directive on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles: response to consultation on draft regulations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Government response to consultation on the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010 URN 09/1152. See also the final impact assessment URN 10/1009.

Internet only 		10/101015-06-2010 A4
26 Pages
Implementation of the directive on privacy and electronic communications (2002/58/EC) government response to consultation 18 September 2003. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

The Government Response summarises the responses to the consultation on the implementation of the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications (2002/58/EC) in the UK (see URN 03/762 for the Consultation Document), and the key changes that the Government has made in finalising the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 2426, as a result.

Internet only 		03/133518-09-2003 A4
11 Pages
Implementation of the EU directive on takeover bids: guidance on changes to the rules on company takeovers. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Background on the EU directive on takeover bids '(the Takeovers Directive'); a guide to regulations making changes to the takeover regulatory regime. Effective from 20 May 2007.

Internet only 		07/65907-02-2007 A4
10 Pages
Implementation of the EU directive on takeover bids: guidance on changes to the rules on company takeovers. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Guidance on changes to the rules on company takeovers, effective from 20 May 2006. Includes background on the EU directive, and a guide to regulations.

Internet only 		06/122915-05-2006 A4
9 Pages
Implementation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive: Government response to the consultation on draft Consumer Protection From Unfair Trading Regulations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Sets out the Government's response to the comments received to the May 2007 consultation on draft Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (URN 07/1047) implementing the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD) and draft Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations implementing the Misleading and Comparative Advertising Directive as amended by the UCPD. Records the key issues raised by the consultation responses and sets out the changes the Government is making to the Regulations.

Internet only 		08/55405-02-2008 A4
98 Pages
Implementation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive: Government response to the consultation on how to frame criminal offences. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Government response to the consultation on how to frame criminal offences in the regulations implementing the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD) that was published in December 2006.

Internet only 		07/104629-05-2007 A4
24 Pages

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS RESEARCH SERIES

Implementation of the working time regulations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Research Report no.11. The Working Time Regulations came into effect on 1st October 1998. IRS Research carried out an evaluation of the impact of these regulations on working practices and organisational performance. IRS Research carried out case study research in 20 organisations to discover how employers had implemented the Regulations, and by following up 15 of those apparently most affected, to investigate the impact of the Regulations.

Internet only 		01/68203-04-2001 A4
97 Pages

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS RESEARCH SERIES

Implementation of the working time regulations: follow up study. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Research Report no. 19. In 1999 and 2000 research was conducted to explore how organisations had adapted to the working time regulations which came into effect in October 1998, and to examine the impact of these regulations at workplace level. This report sets out the findings of follow-up research in 15 organisations.

Internet only 		03/97018-07-2003 A4
39 Pages
Implementation stage impact assessment for the Consumer Credit Directive. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Describes and analyses the impact implementing of the Consumer Credit Directive in the UK, looking at how it will affect consumers, businesses and the economy. The Directive aims to correct information asymmetries that act as barriers to cross-border purchase of financial services to improve the functioning of the EU consumer credit market.

Internet only 		10/91631-03-2010 A4
72 Pages
Implementing the EU regulation on consumer protection co-operation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation. Seeks views on how the EU regulation on consumer protection co-operation should be implemented in the UK. This includes discussion of which bodies should be directly involved in the cross-border network; the enforcement powers these bodies will need; and how the consumer protection community can effectively co-operate to tackle cross border infringements of consumer laws. Consultation period ended 3 October 2005.

Internet only 		05/136104-07-2005 A4
40 Pages
Implementing the EU regulation on consumer protection cooperation: a public consultation on the on-site inspection power required by competent authorities under the consumer protection cooperation regulation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation. EU regulation will establish a network of public authorities with powers to co-operate and share information to enforce legislation protecting consumer interests. Consultation period ended 14 July 2006.

Internet only 		06/136112-06-2006 A4
16 Pages