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  • Work-life balance: fourth employee survey

    Employment Relations Research Series number 122.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Employment Relations Research Series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
    • Updated:
  • Shale gas extraction in the UK: review of fracking

    Independent review of the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing (or fracking).

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Part of a collection: Shale gas, hydraulic fracturing, and other unconventional hydrocarbons
    • Organisation: Government Office for Science
    • Updated:
  • Business perceptions of regulation survey

    Report on a survey of businesses’ views on the extent of the burden of regulation, both in general and in specific regulatory areas, and how…

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Business perceptions of regulation survey methodology

    Technical report to the business perceptions survey 2012 (URN 12/P145). Includes the methodology and sample profile, and the questionnaire used…

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
    • Updated:
  • Business perceptions of regulation report

    Report for BIS that investigates how businesses form their perceptions of regulation and the burden it imposes. Also looks at social processes…

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Enterprise analysis research
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • High-cost credit: research into the impact of a variable cap on the total cost of credit

    Update on research commissioned by BIS into high cost credit. Describes progress on the evidence review, business survey, consumer survey and…

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
    • Updated:
  • The Impact of Regulation on Economic Growth

    Literature review produced for BIS that surveys the theoretical and empirical evidence on the impact that regulation has on economic growth.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Enterprise analysis research
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
    • Updated:
  • Icelandic-water trawlermen compensation scheme 2009: Ombudsman's report

    The Parliamentary Ombudsman’s report of their investigation into the Icelandic Water Trawlermen Compensation Scheme run by the department. Following…

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Part of a collection: Icelandic-Water Trawlermen Compensation Scheme
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
    • Updated:
  • Consumer redress for misleading and aggressive practices

    This document contains the following information: Consumer redress for misleading and aggressive practices.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Law Commission and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Impact assessment opinion: Criminal Liability of Partnerships (Scotland) Bill

    Red-rated evaluation of Scotland Office impact assessment of Criminal Liability of Partnerships (Scotland) Bill.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Red rated impact assessment opinions
    • Organisation: Regulatory Policy Committee
    • Updated:
  • Impact assessment opinion: Scots law on unincorporated associations

    Red-rated evaluation of Scotland Office impact assessment of reform of Scots law on unincorporated associations.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Red rated impact assessment opinions
    • Organisation: Regulatory Policy Committee
    • Updated:
  • Evaluation of alcohol arrest referral pilot schemes

    Occasional Paper 102 presents findings from an evaluation of the second phase alcohol arrest referral pilot schemes.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Crime research and analysis
    • Organisation: Home Office
    • Updated:
  • 'Improving Regulation': rating impact assessments

    RPC's review of the quality of analysis supporting regulatory proposals, January to December 2011.

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Part of a collection: RPC annual reports
    • Organisation: Regulatory Policy Committee
    • Updated:
  • Probiotic food: identifying bacteria using DNA sequencing

    How DNA sequencing could be used to detect and identify probiotic bacteria and the benefits this approach provides.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Identification of food adulterants: a research project
    • Organisation: Government Chemist
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  • Matrix standard for learning and work advice: response to the Tribal review

    Evaluation report for the 2010 review of the matrix standard, which quality assures delivery of information, advice and guidance services.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: BIS monitoring and evaluation
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Offshore oil and gas in the UK: independent review of the regulatory regime

    This report contains the findings of an independently-chaired Review Panel which examined the evidence in detail and consulted widely

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
    • Updated:
  • Older Workers Statistical Information Booklet: quarter 2, 2011

    Data on the position of older people in the labour market between April and June 2011.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Older workers statistical information booklet
    • Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
    • Updated:
  • Reclaiming health and safety for all (Löfstedt report)

    Professor Löfstedt's independent review of health and safety legislation and the government response.

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
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  • Impact assessment opinion: register of lobbyists

    Red-rated evaluation of Cabinet Office impact assessment of proposals to introduce a statutory register of lobbyists.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Red rated impact assessment opinions
    • Organisation: Regulatory Policy Committee
    • Updated:
  • An evaluation of the Statement of Fitness for Work: qualitative research with GPs (RR780)

    A report exploring general practitioners' views of the fit note, the change in policy regarding the fit note, and sickness certification.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: DWP research reports
    • Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
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