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Supporting Compliance: Effectives Guidance and Advice to Business

Supporting Compliance: Effectives Guidance and Advice to Business. Effective guidance and advice. Assurance Appropriateness Accessibility. £250,000 SAVING FROM ONE PIECE OF ADVICE. 1. Assurance Primary Authority: A New Model of Regulation.

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Supporting Compliance: Effectives Guidance and Advice to Business

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  1. Supporting Compliance: Effectives Guidance and Advice to Business

  2. Effective guidance and advice • Assurance • Appropriateness • Accessibility

  3. £250,000 SAVING FROM ONE PIECE OF ADVICE 1. Assurance Primary Authority: A New Model of Regulation Assured advice, a joined up local system that saves businesses money • Legally recognised partnership between business and Local Authority • Provision of legally assured advice • Inspection plans to provide national certainty • Building business support relationship and trust

  4. Primary Authority • Primary Authority allows businesses to form a statutory partnership with one local authority, which then provides robust and reliable advice which other councils have to take into account. Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2007 • The scheme enables businesses to benefit from clearer, assured advice and more consistent enforcement. • Government has extended Primary Authority to (smaller) businesses where they share an approach to compliance. This includes franchises and trade associations. Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 • The scheme creates a joined up regulatory system that saves businesses time and money, improves public protection and consumer confidence.

  5. Primary Authority • 433 local authorities

  6. How PA should work in practice Information PRIMARY AUTHORITY HEAD OFFICE Advice Support Feedback Controls Reporting Delivering Compliance LOCAL PREMISES ENFORCING AUTHORITY

  7. Primary AuthorityCoordinated partnerships • 33,500 ACS members

  8. How PA should work in practice Information PRIMARY AUTHORITY CO-ORDINATOR Advice Support Feedback Queries Advice Delivering Compliance ENFORCING AUTHORITY BUSINESS

  9. Primary Authority in Practice • Why - that’s how business works in the UK – and in Europe? • Who - importance of coordinators e.g. • Is there any evidence it works?

  10. Primary Authority Awards 2013 The Primary Authority Awards recognise exceptional work of local authorities, businesses and individuals within Primary Authority. Last year’s winners: Outcome: • Improvement in average National Food Hygiene Scheme rating from 4.3 in Oct 2011 to 4.8 in Feb 2013 • A drop to zero prosecutions and enforcement notices, for an estate of over 900 premises across the UK. • The partnership has raised standards and added rigour to business processes. Partnership for: • Age restricted sales, • Fair trading • Food safety and hygiene • Food standards • Health and safety

  11. 2. Appropriateness Business Advice Safer Food, Better Business: Food Standards Agency New EU requirements were due to increase compliance costs for 400,000 SMEs • An optional, business friendly management system • Contains a pull out step-by-step checklist and diary pages to record checks and was tailored to different business sectors • 87% of SMEs reported that it helped them manage their businesses • 45% felt that it made their businesses more profitable

  12. Worked with 33 high risk premises to identify barriers to compliance and provide support to address them • 57% reduction in the number of high risk premises • Complaints reduced by 45% Chinatown Initiative: Westminster City Council A significant number of persistent high risk food premises were identified Its attractiveness as a tourist destination was linked to its culinary reputation Chinese Masterchef was developed

  13. Businesses pay charges outlined in a published guidance document, in accordance with the assessed level of risk • Investment in capital equipment to reduce discharges leads to a reduced level of charges Operational Risk Appraisal: Environment Agency Provides a consistent way of assessing the environmental risk of businesses’ activity Three ‘tiers’ based on the risks of the given activity, its nature, location and management

  14. 3. Accessibility .gov.uk • The gov.uk website provides a single source for all government information. • Business have a single portal for regulatory advice and guidance

  15. Better Business for All BBfA is a partnership approach to addressing local regulatory issues . The purpose of BBfA is to build a local partnership between businesses and regulators to promote growth – • Easing real and perceived burdens for business • Changing the way local regulation is delivered on the ground • Creating confidence in businesses, customers and regulators that protections remain

  16. In summary Business Reference Panel Trade Associations Policy Ministries National • Advice should be • Assured • Appropriate • Accessible Better Business for All Business Associations Local Regulators Regional Primary Authority Businesses Regulators Business Service Standards Premises Inspectors Local

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