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Defra called out for not producing post-implementation reviews

Posted by: Stephen Gibson, RPC Chair, Posted on: 28 March 2023 - Categories: Better regulation, Evaluation, Independent scrutiny

The RPC welcomes a report from the Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) which is critical of the Government's performance in publishing post-implementation reviews of environmental legislation.

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Government impact assessments increasingly poor quality and too late

Posted by: Stephen Gibson, RPC Chair, Posted on: 3 March 2023 - Categories: Better regulation, Evaluation, Independent scrutiny

The RPC has published its IVB report, commenting on the Government’s recently published Business Impact Target Report for the period December 2021 to December 2022.

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