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The Better Regulation Task Force was Chaired by [[Lord Haskins]]. Set up by New Labour to free business from 'red tape', their intention is to save bosses from what they see as 'unnecessary' restrictions on their profits. The Task Force became the [[Better Regulation Commission]] on 1 January 2006.
 
The Better Regulation Task Force was Chaired by [[Lord Haskins]]. Set up by New Labour to free business from 'red tape', their intention is to save bosses from what they see as 'unnecessary' restrictions on their profits. The Task Force became the [[Better Regulation Commission]] on 1 January 2006.
  
==The Task Force Claim==From the Web Archive of the BRTF webpages circa 2005:
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==The Task Force Claim==
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From the Web Archive of the BRTF webpages circa 2005:
  
 
:The Better Regulation Task Force was established in September 1997. It is an independent body that advises Government on action to ensure that regulation and its enforcement accord with the five Principles of Good Regulation
 
:The Better Regulation Task Force was established in September 1997. It is an independent body that advises Government on action to ensure that regulation and its enforcement accord with the five Principles of Good Regulation

Revision as of 11:20, 31 March 2007

The Better Regulation Task Force was Chaired by Lord Haskins. Set up by New Labour to free business from 'red tape', their intention is to save bosses from what they see as 'unnecessary' restrictions on their profits. The Task Force became the Better Regulation Commission on 1 January 2006.

The Task Force Claim

From the Web Archive of the BRTF webpages circa 2005:

The Better Regulation Task Force was established in September 1997. It is an independent body that advises Government on action to ensure that regulation and its enforcement accord with the five Principles of Good Regulation
  • Proportionality
  • Accountability
  • Consistency
  • Transparency
  • Targeting
The Task Force does this by carrying out studies of particular regulatory issues. [1]


Membership

  • Sarah Anderson is the Chief Executive of the Mayday Group, an employment agency providing catering staff. She is Chair of the CBI's SME Council, making her the main representative for small and medium-sized businesses for the CBI. She also sits on the London Employer's coalition for the New Deal and is Chair of the London Enterprise Agency.
  • Jyoti Banerjee is Chief Executive of TBC Research, a company that provides marketing information to IT companies and publishes Computers and Finance Magazine.
  • Balram Gidoomal is the millionaire Chairman of Winning Communications, a business consultancy which specialises in leadership training and equal opportunities. He also sits on the New Deal Task Force Ethnic Minority Advisory Group. He is an evangelical Christian who stood for the Christian People's Alliance in the London Mayoral elections in 2000.
  • Peter Hughes is the Chief Executive of Scottish Engineering, a lobbying organisation for the Scottish manufacturing industry. He is the former Chairman and Managing Director of Glencast Ltd., a specialist steel foundry.
  • Dr. Chai Patel is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Westminster Healthcare Plc, Britain's 3rd largest nursing home company, which he took control of in a £214 million deal in 1998. He was formerly the Chief Executive of Care First Plc, also one of the largest operators of private nursing homes in the UK. In October 1999 he bought the Priory Hospital Group, 13 acute psychiatric hospitals, for £100 million. He was Chair of the Task Force's Working Group on Long Term Care and a member of the Department of Health's 'action team' on NHS bed use which recommended that the NHS should place older patients into private nursing homes. He gave more than £5,000 to the Labour Party in 1999.
  • Matti Alderson is a Director of FireHorses Ltd., a company that advises on regulatory strategy. She is the former Director General of the Advertising Standards Authority, which controls all non-broadcast advertising in the UK. She is a member of the MAFF's Food Advisory Committee and the Review Body on Doctor's and Dentists Remuneration.


Former members of the Task Force

Former members of the Better Regulation Task Force include:

  • Stephen Alambritis, the Head of Press and Parliamentary Affairs for the Federation of Small Businesses. He is a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Work-Life Balance and is a prospective parliamentary candidate for the Labour Party. Soon after the New Deal started, the Brighton Federation of Small Businesses distributed a letter praising the virtues of the scheme as a supply of free labour for bosses. The letter was headed 'Have you ever thought how profitable your business would be if you didn't have to pay out any wages?' Left in September 2000.
  • Anthony Tinsley is a Senior Member of the Unilever Plc Tax Executive and a director of Unilever UK Holdings Ltd. He is the former Chair of the London Chamber of Commerce Tax Committee and is a member of the Tax Committees of both the CBI and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The ICC is a highly influential organisation which represents 'the international voice of business' and is actively involved in countering the anti-globalisation movement. Its President is Helmut Maucher, the Chairman of Nestlé. Left in June 2000.
  • Hugh Field is a Director of BCB International, suppliers of medical and food products, camping equipment and military survival equipment. He is Chair of the Cardiff Local Business Partnership. Left in September 1999.