Review7

1

The Secretary of State must from time to time—

a

carry out a review of the regulatory provisions contained in regulations 2 to 5; and

b

publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.

2

The first report must be published before 6th April 2028.

3

Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding 5 years.

4

A report published under this regulation must, in particular—

a

set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provisions referred to in paragraph (1)(a);

b

assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved;

c

assess whether those objectives remain appropriate; and

d

if those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision.

5

In this regulation, “regulatory provision” has the same meaning as in section 32(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (duty to review secondary legislation)31.