A three-week focus on health & safety got underway on 30 June with the future of around 200 regulations under debate.

Government ministers will use the views generated to remove unnecessary rules from the statute book. Suggestions will also be considered by the Lofstedt review of health & safety regulations.

Anyone who believes they have fallen foul of barmy bureaucratic decisions for health & safety reasons is urged to get involved.

Employment Minister Chris Grayling, launching the Red Tape Challenge on health & safety regulations, said the Government would act on views about which laws need to be scrapped.

He called on the public, businesses and the voluntary sector to help restore common sense to the safety rule book.

“This is the opportunity that every beleaguered business leader, incredulous community group or outraged newspaper reader has been waiting for – a chance to directly change the laws underpinning Britain's health & safety culture,” he said.

“[We] are the first administration in history to make a firm commitment to leaving office with fewer regulations than we inherited when we came to power.

“We have already started sweeping reforms to health & safety, but need the experience and insight of those most affected by red tape to help us root out needless bureaucracy and restore common sense to the heart of the system.

“The purpose of health & safety regulation must be to protect people at work, not interfere unnecessarily. We will listen and we will act on what people have got to say, so it’s never been more important for people to make their voice heard.”

To have your say, visit: redtapechallenge.cabinetoffice.gov.uk