Report From The Select Committee On European Legislation C Session 1976 77

Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office
Publisher : Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780102932775
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Lost in translation? written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-05-26 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much European Community law, in the form of directives and regulations, needs to be given effect by domestic legislation in UK law, a process referred to as "transposition". This report focuses on the way the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - which is responsible for implementing some 30 per cent of all Community law - handles this transposition, though the findings will have wider application to other government departments. Implementation in full and on time has to be balanced with the UK Government's policy of avoiding unnecessary over-implementation (known as "gold-plating"). Getting transposition wrong can incur avoidable costs for taxpayers, industry and consumers, and lead to adverse environmental effects. The report examines: accuracy in understanding and interpreting Community law; timeliness of transposition and implementation; and communication with key players. The report points to good practice examples form Defra, praises the Department for establishing a Task Force and Better Regulation Team to examine and improve procedures, and makes a number of additional recommendations. Case studies are used to illustrate the difficulties and problems encountered in the transposition procedure.