A milestone in our campaign for smarter regulation

A new forum to champion sensible regulation

July marks a pivotal point in the CBI's ongoing mission to champion smarter, more proportionate regulation that drives business growth and fosters innovation.

Our Chair, Rupert Soames, welcomed senior business leaders, regulators, and key government departments to the CBI offices for the first-ever CBI Business-Regulator Forum - a new platform designed to enable honest, strategic dialogue between business, regulators, and policymakers.

This forum represents a major step forward in our regulatory reform work, building on the momentum of our 2024/25 Regulatory Reform Taskforce.

We were delighted to host CBI members alongside representatives from the Competition and Markets Authority, Financial Conduct Authority, Ofcom, Ofwat, HM Treasury, the Department for Business and Trade, and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology/RIO for a focused discussion on the top regulatory priorities' businesses have consistently raised with us over the past year:

• Strengthening strategic dialogue between government, regulators, and business

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