Northern Ireland Better Regulation Strategy
The NI Better Regulation Strategy requires Departments to undertake and publish a Regulatory Impact Assessment when considering new policy proposals, or amendments to existing policy which may impact on business; to carry out a mircro business test to assess the impact on business of less than 5 employees; and to provide guidance to business on new legislation at least 12 weeks before legislation comes into operation.
It also introduced an Enforcement Concordat to serve as a blue print for fair, practical and consistent enforcement based on existing practice.
Northern Ireland Better Regulation Strategy 2001
Better Regulation Strategy NI Version
The NI Better Regulation Strategy was reviewed in 2006-07 and recommended an Implementation Action Plan for progressing the regulatory environment in Northern Ireland. The document below provides an update on progress on the actions in that Implementation Action Plan
Update on Implementation Action Plan from 2006-07 Strategy Review
2nd Review of NI Better Regulation Strategy
A 2nd review was carried out by DETI on the NI Better Regulation Strategy and the following report on the review was approved by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment in April 2010.
