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| PM to crack down on 'time-wasting' appeals | PM to crack down on 'time-wasting' appeals |
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| Ministers will crack down on "time-wasting" in the "massive growth industry" of legally challenging government policy, the PM is to say. | Ministers will crack down on "time-wasting" in the "massive growth industry" of legally challenging government policy, the PM is to say. |
| David Cameron will tell business leaders he will "get a grip" on people forcing unnecessary delays. | David Cameron will tell business leaders he will "get a grip" on people forcing unnecessary delays. |
| Judicial review applications will cost more, there will be less time to apply and fewer chances to appeal. | |
| He will also say the government is "too slow" in bringing in deficit reduction, pledging that must change. | He will also say the government is "too slow" in bringing in deficit reduction, pledging that must change. |
| Wartime spirit | Wartime spirit |
| The prime minister is expected to say the legal right to a judicial review of decisions, including major infrastructure projects, has grown out of control and must be scaled back, insisting: "We urgently need to get a grip on this. | The prime minister is expected to say the legal right to a judicial review of decisions, including major infrastructure projects, has grown out of control and must be scaled back, insisting: "We urgently need to get a grip on this. |
| "So here's what we're going to do: reduce the time limit when people can bring cases; charge more for reviews - so people think twice about time-wasting." | "So here's what we're going to do: reduce the time limit when people can bring cases; charge more for reviews - so people think twice about time-wasting." |
| It is unclear yet how much the fees would rise by for review applications or how far the three-month time limit for applications might be cut. | It is unclear yet how much the fees would rise by for review applications or how far the three-month time limit for applications might be cut. |
| But he will add that "instead of giving hopeless cases up to four bites of the cherry to appeal a decision, we will halve that to two". | But he will add that "instead of giving hopeless cases up to four bites of the cherry to appeal a decision, we will halve that to two". |
| Downing Street figures show more than 11,000 applications for judicial review were made in 2011, compared with just 160 in 1975. | Downing Street figures show more than 11,000 applications for judicial review were made in 2011, compared with just 160 in 1975. |
| As well as pledging to crack down on judicial reviews, he will also argue for less Whitehall bureaucracy as the emphasis is put on the pursuit of economic growth. | As well as pledging to crack down on judicial reviews, he will also argue for less Whitehall bureaucracy as the emphasis is put on the pursuit of economic growth. |
| He is expected to accept the government is "too slow in getting stuff done" and that civil servants must appreciate delays are felt in "businesses going bust, jobs being lost" and "livelihoods being destroyed". | He is expected to accept the government is "too slow in getting stuff done" and that civil servants must appreciate delays are felt in "businesses going bust, jobs being lost" and "livelihoods being destroyed". |
| "Consultations, impact assessments, audits, reviews, stakeholder management, securing professional buy-in, complying with EU procurement rules, assessing sector feedback - this is not how we became one of the most powerful, prosperous nations on earth," he will say. | "Consultations, impact assessments, audits, reviews, stakeholder management, securing professional buy-in, complying with EU procurement rules, assessing sector feedback - this is not how we became one of the most powerful, prosperous nations on earth," he will say. |
| "It's not how you get things done so I am determined to change this." | "It's not how you get things done so I am determined to change this." |
| 'War' | |
| He will draw an analogy with how the country responded to fighting Hitler. | He will draw an analogy with how the country responded to fighting Hitler. |
| "When this country was at war in the 40s, Whitehall underwent a revolution. | "When this country was at war in the 40s, Whitehall underwent a revolution. |
| "Normal rules were circumvented. Convention was thrown out. As one historian put it, everything was thrown at 'the overriding purpose' of beating Hitler. | "Normal rules were circumvented. Convention was thrown out. As one historian put it, everything was thrown at 'the overriding purpose' of beating Hitler. |
| "Well, this country is in the economic equivalent of war today - and we need the same spirit. We need to forget about crossing every 't' and dotting every 'i' - and we need to throw everything we've got at winning in this global race." | "Well, this country is in the economic equivalent of war today - and we need the same spirit. We need to forget about crossing every 't' and dotting every 'i' - and we need to throw everything we've got at winning in this global race." |
| Elsewhere at the conference Labour leader Ed Miliband is also due to make a speech in which he will warn Britain is "sleepwalking" into leaving the European Union, a move which could undermine the UK's economy and leave it "voiceless and powerless". | Elsewhere at the conference Labour leader Ed Miliband is also due to make a speech in which he will warn Britain is "sleepwalking" into leaving the European Union, a move which could undermine the UK's economy and leave it "voiceless and powerless". |
| What are your thoughts? Have you ever been involved in seeking a judicial review? Please fill in the form below if you are willing to be interviewed by the BBC. | What are your thoughts? Have you ever been involved in seeking a judicial review? Please fill in the form below if you are willing to be interviewed by the BBC. |