The Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) has suggested there is too much of an 'administrative burden' on town halls, after calculating that data requests for central government total £6million each year.
In particular, environmental health services and trading standards are bearing the brunt of the red tape, according to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy's report. The former takes 63% of all requests, while the latter is responsible for the remaining 37%.
In light of the findings, LBRO is looking into ways the workload can be reduced, especially in light of the fact that central government is focused on slashing public spending wherever possible.
Clive Grace, the LBRO chair, remarked, “We cannot ignore the finding that inefficiency in the system is taking resources away from the front line. In the current economic climate, reducing waste and inefficiency within the public sector is more important than ever.” He added “In order to facilitate this, the barriers to continuous improvement must be identified.”
Last month, LBRO turned its attention to small business and how cutting red tape could help these enterprises thrive. It called for "simpler, more effective regulation" to ensure firms can comply with commercial rules in a cheap and easy way.
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