Gold plating...... I don't think so.
If the CAA think that they will be "gold plating" the EASA regulations they can forget it !.
The whole idea of EASA is to give a level playing field across Europe.
I can assure the CAA that the industry will not stand for any gold plating of EASA maintenance, GA industry in the UK has only just started to use politics to control the excesses of the CAA and any attempt to disadvantage the UK industry will bring a world of hurt apon the CAA management.
It will take a bit of time to dawn on the inhabitants of Aviation House that soon they will just be the EASA London office.