The RPC welcomes the Government's new target to reduce the administrative costs of regulation on business by 25% by the end of the parliament.
Since 2023, the Regulatory Policy Committee has published a statement when legislation reaches Parliament without an RPC opinion that should have been available. This continues to be an issue.
Stephen Gibson, Chair of the RPC, commends Defra on progress on completing PIRs but expresses ongoing concerns from others across government.
We have today published the RPC Corporate Report for 2023-24. The report summarises trends in our opinions on Impact Assessments (IAs) and Post Implementation Reviews (PIRs). It highlights a decline in the quality of analysis by government departments – with only 59% …
The RPC has now been operating for 15 years. To commemorate this, we have updated the history document originally published to commemorate our 10th anniversary.
The RPC was pleased to welcome Justin Madders MP, Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), to a recent meeting.
The RPC is currently recruiting for members. If you believe you have the experience and skills to be a member of the committee and offer comments and insight into the analysis and evidence underpinning regulatory proposals, we would be pleased to consider your application.
The two most recently appointed members of the RPC offer their initial impressions.
The RPC has today published a summary table of the ratings in its opinions on post implementation reviews published over the past few years. This supplements the earlier publication of a summary of its opinions on impact assessments and seeks to enhance the transparency of the Better Regulation Framework.
The RPC has today published a summary table of the ratings in its opinions on impact assessments published over the past few years. This is a further step in making the Better Regulation Framework as transparent as possible.
The RPC welcomes the report of the Independent Commission on UK Public Health Emergency Powers
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