Remove Red Tape

Services and Qualifications

This theme is now closed for comment. An announcement on Red Tape Challenge plans will be made in due course.

You can read comments made on this sub-category below.

The practice of, and access to, certain professions is often subject to having qualifications. Training requirements for obtaining such professional qualifications can differ from country to country. Not long ago, a person who was a fully qualified professional in one EU country would not necessarily have met the requirements to practise in another EU country unless he/she had completed an entire training course in the latter (host Member State). European rules on mutual recognition of qualifications were introduced to overcome this difficulty. However, some business professions are still subject to UK Government regulation and we want to know whether or not these requirements are hindering growth in the business services sector.

Tell us what you think should happen to these regulations and why, being specific where possible:

• Should we scrap them altogether?
• Could their purpose be achieved in a non-regulatory way (e.g. through a voluntary code?) How?
• Could they be reformed, simplified or merged? How?
• Can we reduce their bureaucracy through better implementation? How?
• Can we make their enforcement less burdensome? How?
• Should they be left as they are?

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If you want to share your experience privately, then you can comment through our private inbox here. Visit the Business Services landing page here.