OFT: Regulator must deal with surcharges, too
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) sums up its recommendations to the government in its report from June 2011 on surcharges:
Clegg vows to take on red tape
The coalition could restrict regulators to just two business inspections a year, Nick Clegg has suggested.
Ex-Ofwat boss wants water regulation watered down
Businesses and public sector organisations would benefit from a deregulated water services market in England and Wales, a former Ofwat director has claimed.
Huhne slams coalition’s deregulation agenda
Chris Huhne’s attack on Conservative “deregulation zealots” has opened up a new area of tension within the coalition.
Peers demand Big Four probe
The Office of Fair Trading should investigate the Big Four auditing firms, a committee of peers has concluded.
Ofcom ‘failing to tackle silent calling’
Ofcom should do more to combat silent calling, according to an influential parliamentary committee.
Google escapes fines over Street View
By Peter Wozniak Google has come under scrutiny after being found in breach of data protection laws over its controversial Street View function – but has avoided heavy penalties. The information commissioner, Christopher Graham, confirmed that Google had collected personal and private information for the service. Mr Graham said: “It is my view that the […]
Thatcher minister handed SME review
By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron has tasked a former Thatcher minister with reassessing the government’s relationship with small and medium-sized businesses, acknowledging “there is so much more we need to do”. David Young, who served as Margaret Thatcher’s trade and industry secretary from 1987 to 1989, will deliver a “brutally honest” report on successive government’s […]
Coalition caps regulatory burden
By politics.co.uk staff Businesses and the third sector will not face additional regulatory burdens from September 1st under the coalition government’s ‘one-in, one-out’ rule. A set of ‘principles of regulation’ is to be imposed on government departments from next month which will force ministers to remove regulations with an equivalent value if they want to […]
End in sight for Equitable Life policyholders
By politics.co.uk staff Policyholders who lost money as a result of the near-collapse of Equitable Life ten years ago will receive compensation next year, the Treasury has confirmed. Mark Hoban told the Commons the precise amounts would be revealed on October 20th as part of the comprehensive spending review. Final compensation payments are to be […]
