The aim of the ERA is to promote an enabling legal and regulatory environment for e-business by informing, consulting, recommending and reviewing.

The ERA does this by;

• By having a long-range radar on proposed changes to legislation and policy so that they are able to address issues with legislators when it is most valuable.
• Through their strong channel of communication into UK government (particularly the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform and the Ministry of Justice) and Brussels.
• By effectively representing the collective views of their members in order to effect change.

The ERA are the only e-business forum in the UK that;

• Brings together a wide community of legal, regulatory, and policy-making professionals with a common cause.
• Provides an independent forum in which members can help develop government policies in areas where there is common cause among the whole e-business community.

ERA meetings are held under Chatham House Rules.