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DefraLex: making legislation more accessible and transparent

Posted by: Steve Darling, Posted on: 30 August 2017 - Categories: Making organisations work well, New techniques

Steve Darling, Head of Better Regulation at Defra, describes an innovative approach to managing the department's stock of legislation and the benefits of easier access to it.

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Legislation.gov.uk and Good Law

Posted by: John Sheridan, The National Archives, Posted on: 30 January 2014 - Categories: Frontline work, Making organisations work well

Clear laws are essential to the economy and society, but people often find them difficult to understand. Recent research has been exploring how to make legislation better and present it in more effective ways, says John Sheridan, Head of Legislation …

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