Issue - meetings

The Committee considered a report which detailed the Worcestershire Regulatory and Business Partnership Charter.

The Head of Worcestershire Regulatory Services (WRS) presented the report and in doing so informed the Committee of the positive contribution WRS had made to both the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the Worcestershire LEP, taking the lead for the ‘regulatory’ theme.  WRS was a UK leader in simplifying regulatory cultures and delivery which supported business growth and enterprise whilst reducing burdens on businesses.  The Worcestershire LEP and WRS had held discussions with key national regulators, as detailed in the report, all of which were willing to work collaboratively with the LEP and WRS to create solutions to help businesses establish and grow.

The Regulatory and Business Partnership Charter, as detailed at Appendix 1 to the report, was signed and launched by the various regulators including WRS at the Worcestershire LEP mid-term conference on 9th November 2012.

The Worcestershire Regulatory and Business Partnership Charter was the starting point to convert the Charter principles into a delivery plan.

RESOLVED that the signing of the Worcestershire Regulatory and Business Partnership Charter be endorsed and that the Committee support WRS to undertake the work required to convert the Charter principles into a delivery plan.