UK on track to achieve aim to ease burden of regulation, government says
By Jon Menon ( October 28, 2026, 14:43 GMT | Insight) -- The UK government said it is on track to achieve its aim of cutting the administrative burden of regulation for businesses by 25 percent. The target to be achieved in the current parliamentary term, which is due to end by July 2029, would save £5.6 billion a year in administrative costs, it said. It also plans to create a new Better Regulation Executive to help deliver a streamlined and proportionate regulatory system.The UK government said it is on track to achieve its aim to cut the administrative burden of regulation for businesses by 25 percent....
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