The economist Dan Corry has been appointed to carry out an
internal review into the regulation and regulators at the
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).
The review will examine whether the inherited regulatory
landscape is fit for purpose and develop recommendations to
ensure that regulation across the Department is driving economic
growth while protecting the environment.
The review will explore:
- Whether Defra regulators are equipped to drive economic
growth, secure private sector investment and protect the
environment
- The customer and stakeholder experience of regulation,
including the impact on those who are regulated.
- The efficiency of regulation, in particular whether the
current regulatory landscape involves any duplication and/or
contradiction, and whether there are opportunities to make
improvements.
The review is part of wider work to position Defra as a key
economic growth department with regulatory reform to:
- Boost private sector investment into the water sector,
creating tens of thousands of jobs and speeding up the delivery
of infrastructure to clean up water pollution and enable economic
growth.
- Transform regional economies across the country through the
development of a circular economy by reusing more existing
materials, driving down waste across key sectors such as
construction and packaging, reducing import costs for businesses
and cutting carbon emissions.
- Develop pragmatic solutions that are needed to build the
homes and infrastructure this country needs, while protecting and
improving environmental outcomes.
- Strengthen economic resilience in communities that need
better flood defences.
- Drive rural economic growth by cutting red tape for farmers
and boosting Britain's food security.
Dan Corry brings a wealth of experience to the role, having
previously served as Head of the No10 Policy Unit under former
Prime Minister and adviser in many Government
departments where he was involved in regulatory reform.
It comes as yesterday (14 October) the government hosted the
International Investment Summit with 300 industry
leaders, where the Prime Minister set out billions worth of
investment deals, as well as plans to tackle unnecessary
regulation. This is part of the government's growth mission to
create jobs, improve living standards, and make communities and
families across the country better off.
