Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
Act of ParliamentThis bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.
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Long title
A Bill to make provision for the establishment of the Local Better Regulation Office; for the co-ordination of regulatory enforcement by local authorities; for the creation of civil sanctions in relation to regulatory offences; for the reduction and removal of regulatory burdens; and for connected purposes.
Summary
<p>The Bill is part of the Government's ‘Better Regulation’ policy agenda which aims to improve and simplify the way legislation (on any subject) is made and enforced. </p><p>One aspect of this policy is a general principle that enforcement should focus on where the risks are greatest. This was the main proposal of the Hampton review in 2005. The creation of a Local Better Regulation Office was announced in the pre–Budget Report of December 2005 to implement some of the Hampton recommendations.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>Converts the Local Better Regulation Office into a statutory non–departmental public body with various functions such as issuing guidance and supporting best practice by local authorities</li><li>Allows provision for a wider range of administrative sanctions to be applied for various criminal breaches, in order to give regulators more options and greater flexibility when imposing sanctions.</li><li>Provides a power to require regulators not to impose or maintain unnecessary regulatory burdens on businesses or individuals.</li></ul>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading· Lords
8 November 2007 – 8 November 2007
- 2nd reading· Lords
28 November 2007 – 28 November 2007
- Committee stage· Lords
21 January 2008 – 6 February 2008
- Report stage· Lords
19 March 2008 – 31 March 2008
- 3rd reading· Lords
28 April 2008 – 28 April 2008
- 1st reading· Commons
29 April 2008 – 29 April 2008
- 2nd reading· Commons
21 May 2008 – 21 May 2008
- Programme motion· Commons
21 May 2008 – 21 May 2008
- Money resolution· Commons
21 May 2008 – 21 May 2008
- Committee stage· Commons
17 June 2008 – 19 June 2008
- Report stage· Commons
10 July 2008 – 10 July 2008
- 3rd reading· Commons
10 July 2008 – 10 July 2008
- Royal Assent· Unassigned
21 July 2008 – 21 July 2008
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 192.