Government response to the Löfstedt review

The government responded to the conclusions of the Löfstedt review almost immediately, publishing its formal response in November 2011. It promised to implement all the recommendations and announced a plan to cut the number of health and safety regulations by more than 50%, through “sector specific consolidation” (up from the 35% originally proposed by Löfstedt). In practice, the government has limited room to manoeuvre, since most health and safety regulation is based on EU Directive.