With all this talk of repealing legislation to reduce the burden on businesses, I would like to nominate the SWMP Regs...what a waste of space! Not strictly health and safety I know, but many practitioners have to manage SWMPs. Does anyone, including the regulator, actually check or monitor SWMPs?

Could not agree more Ray The sooner is goes the better, it uses more paper than it saves Maybe I should add that to the SWMP or just make it 10% like I do for everything else Happy really

Ray Brighton & Hove City Council prosecuted quite a few sites last year for failing to have a plan or having an adequate plan in place - a few £5K fines. It's a bit like a lottery on how well the Environmental Legislation is enforced - bearing in mind BHCC is run by the Mean Greenies.

If managed properly I have found that the SWMP regs can work ---- like good H&S, its all down to interest and effort noting that most do not give a hoot for the environment and yet again a government has back tracked on the environment if gov really wanted to help business they would waver many tax areas and sort the banks by creating their own peoples bank to put competition into the area