Latest News Tue, Mar 22, 2016 5:15 PM
Reforms to reduce the bureaucratic barriers that stop British business from successfully creating economic growth and local jobs have become law following the Royal Assent of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The ‘Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013’ will help the country compete on the global stage by introducing a comprehensive series of practical measures to reduce confusing and overlapping red tape that delays and discourages business investment, housing development, new infrastructure and job creation.
The main elements of the Act and its associated measures will:
Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said: "The common sense reforms in this Act will make it possible for local businesses to grow and to create the jobs and opportunities people need to get on in life.
"It will unlock British entrepreneurship that has been jammed up for too long in red tape whilst ensuring democratic checks and environmental safeguards remain in place."
Planning Minister Nick Boles said: "The Growth and Infrastructure Act is a major landmark for the coalition government. These new laws will reform our economy so it can boost investment, growth and jobs by streamlining a lot of confusing and overlapping red tape that all too often gets in the way of people’s everyday lives."
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