While regulation is a good thing when it comes to protecting all areas of our lives - including businesses, employers and employees - the 21,000 plus rules that currently govern out lives are actually becoming a burden that is hurting businesses and as a result damaging the economy.
The current government has, therefore, set out to cut some of the red tape we are confronted by on a daily basis, and so members of the public, businesses and community organisations are being invited to have their say on regulations. This is where the Red Tape Challenge website comes in.
It's a very simple, but effective concept. Every few weeks a new set of regulations, affecting one specific sector or industry, will open on the website for anyone to comment on. Then, when a theme has closed, Ministers will have three months to explain why a regulation is still required, or it will be scrapped.
The current challenge is health and safety, and so click here to have your say on health and safety regulations.
