FSB welcomes govt freedom moves

Date: 1st July 2010

The coalition government has launched a new initiative to rid the UK of some of its pointless laws.

While the Freedom website will be used to get rid of some old statutes that are no longer enforced, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said that the exercise could also lead to a reduction in the amount of regulations that the country's businesses face,

This has been welcomed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), which said regulation is the biggest barrier to growth for one-third of the UK's smaller organisations.

Mike Cherry, policy chairman at the FSB, said: "Giving the public and business owners the chance to shape the regulation and legislation which directly affects them is a welcome move by the government.

"Small businesses want to grow, but are stifled by red tape and excessive legislation … we have seen similar initiatives from previous administrations and we hope that the government puts the needs of the 4.8 million small businesses in the UK first."

Posted by Jacob Williams