LRD guides and handbook August 2013

Health and safety law 2013

Chapter 2

Proposals for regulators’ “growth duty” and revised Regulators’ Code

In March 2013, business minister Michael Fallon proposed a “growth duty” for regulators, including the HSE, requiring them to take account of the impact of their activities on the economic prospects of firms they regulate. A second consultation on an updated Regulators’ Code includes “methods of enforcement that are tailored to meet the needs of the business”.

The consultation periods have ended but the consultation documents are available on the BIS website at: www.bis.gov.uk/assets/brdo/docs/publications-2013/13-684-growth-consultation.pdf

and www.bis.gov.uk/assets/brdo/docs/publications-2013/13-685-rcc-consultation.pdf