Amended Guidance Issued Under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003
Amended Guidance Issued Under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003

Author: Great Britain. Home Office

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780108512049

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This document sets out the amended guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 (ISBN 9780105417033), originally published 17.07.2003. The 2003 Act is amended by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, ISBN 9780105413110, (issued 27.09.2011). It revises the 2003 Act, providing greater flexibility for local communities and licensing authorities to shape and determine local licensing. It also provides for local authorities and the police to have much stronger powers in removing and granting licences to any premises which are causing problems and giving the option to shut down permanently any shop or bar found to be persistently selling alcohol to children and to double the maximum fine to GBP20,000.

Impact assessments in the EU
Impact assessments in the EU

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2010-03-09

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9780108459542

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This inquiry was launched in summer 2009 in order to investigate the progress of the EU Better Regulation agenda. The agenda has been running since 2005 with the aim of cutting red tape, reducing administrative burdens and improving the legislative process by means of impact assessment. In January 2009, new Impact Assessment Guidelines were issued, which, among other things, introduced the inclusion of an "SME test", that is, an assessment of the particular impact any likely legislation would have on small businesses, to the standard Commission impact assessment. This report focuses to a large extent on the impact assessment process, in particular how IAs are produced, the role of the Impact Assessment Board in monitoring their quality, and their subsequent use by the European Institutions. The intention of this report is to take the views of various stakeholders in EU better regulation and to suggest areas where further examination might be necessary. It does seem to be the case that the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament are not making as full use of impact assessments as they might. Certain other areas have been highlighted where the situation is unclear and further investigation might be warranted. These include the conformity of IAs to the Guidelines, the production and use of IAs on comitology proposals, the adequacy of consultation exercises in the preparation of assessments, whether the SME test is working and the use of ex-post evaluation

Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Social Dynamics in a Globalized World
Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Social Dynamics in a Globalized World

Author: Carvalho, Luísa Cagica

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 626

ISBN-13: 1522535268

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Globalization demands the construction of new business methods to enable companies to remain highly competitive. Due to this demand, cultural differences are now being implemented into policies and procedures as companies expand and seek to collaborate with international entrepreneurs. The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Social Dynamics in a Globalized World is a pivotal reference source for emergent aspects of internationalization and regional development in an entrepreneurial context. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as digital entrepreneurship, sustainability, and financial performance, this publication is an ideal resource for academics, public and private institutions, developers, professors, researchers, and post-graduate students seeking current research on globalized entrepreneurship.

The Economics and Management of Small Business
The Economics and Management of Small Business

Author: Graham Bannock

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780415336673

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This book provides an international perspective on small business, and includes many useful pedagogical features such as questions for discussion, international case studies and empirical research.

OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2005
OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2005

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2005-07-21

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9264009256

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Describes recent trends concerning SMEs and entrepreneurship in OECD economies and beyond discussing innovation, regulatory burdens, entrepreneurship education, access to financing, and women's entrepreneurship. Includes a statistical annex.

Handbook of Regulatory Impact Assessment
Handbook of Regulatory Impact Assessment

Author: Claire A. Dunlop

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2016-04-29

Total Pages: 505

ISBN-13: 1782549560

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Regulatory impact assessment (RIA) is the main instrument used by governments and regulators to appraise the likely effects of their policy proposals. This pioneering Handbook provides a comparative and comprehensive account of this tool, situating it in the relevant theoretical traditions and scrutinizing its use across countries, policy sectors and policy instruments. Comprising six parts, university researchers, international consultants and practitioners working in international organizations examine regulatory impact assessment from many perspectives, which include: • research traditions in the social sciences • implementation, regulatory indicators and effects • tools and dimensions such as courts and gender • sectoral case studies including environment, enterprise and international development • international diffusion in the European Union (EU), Americas, Asia and developing countries • appraisal, training and education. With its wealth of detail and lessons to be learned, the Handbook of Regulatory Impact Assessment will undoubtedly be of great value to practitioners and scholars working in governance, political science and socio-legal studies.

Regulatory quality in Europe
Regulatory quality in Europe

Author: Claudio Radaelli

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2013-07-19

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1847796559

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The European Union and its member states are investing in ambitious programmes for ‘better regulation’ and targets of regulatory quality. This book, available in paperback for the first time, lifts the veil of excessively optimistic propositions covering the whole better regulation agenda. It provides an innovative conceptual framework to handle the political complexity of regulatory governance. It approaches better regulation as an emerging public policy, with its own political context, actors, problems, rules of interaction, instruments, activities and impacts. Focusing on the key tools of impact assessment, consultation, simplification, and access to legislation, the authors provide fresh empirical evidence on the progress made in the member states and in Brussels, drawing on an extensive research project and an original survey of directors of better regulation programmes in Europe. Radaelli and De Francesco show how indicators define, measure, and appraise better regulation policy, linking measures to policy processes in which the stakeholders learn by monitoring. Although better regulation is a top priority for competitiveness in Europe and the legitimacy of EU policy, the level of commitment and the development of tools vary considerably. The major challenge for better regulation is institutionalisation - this calls for clear choices in terms of what the EU wants from better regulation. Essential reading for academics (political scientists, lawyers, and public economists) and policy-makers in charge of regulatory reforms in governments and international organisations.

An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program
An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2004-10-16

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 0309093228

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In response to a Congressional mandate, the National Research Council conducted a review of the SBIR program at the five federal agencies with SBIR programs with budgets in excess of $100 million (DOD, NIH, NASA, DOE, and NSF). The project was designed to answer questions of program operation and effectiveness, including the quality of the research projects being conducted under the SBIR program, the commercialization of the research, and the program's contribution to accomplishing agency missions. This report describes the proposed methodology for the project, identifying how the following tasks will be carried out: 1) collecting and analyzing agency databases and studies; 2) surveying firms and agencies; 3) conducting case studies organized around a common template; and 4) reviewing and analyzing survey and case study results and program accomplishments. Given the heterogeneity of goals and procedures across the five agencies involved, a broad spectrum of evaluative approaches is recommended.