Why the RPC matters – because independent scrutiny improves UK regulation
This is the final post in our series answering the simple but important question: why does the RPC matter?
Stephen Gibson, RPC Chair
Stephen is Chair of the Regulatory Policy Committee. He has over 30 years’ experience working as a professional economist across a range of regulated sectors including post, water, rail, aviation, ports, energy and telecoms. He is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Business and Government at Harvard University and also a Senior Fellow at LSE. He is a member of the Bank of England’s Cost-Benefit Analysis panel and was a member of the CAA’s expert advisory panel on airport regulation.
Why the RPC matters for the UK’s international reputation: for inward investment and for international trade
The quality of a country's regulatory framework is not a purely domestic concern. It shapes trade relationships, influences investment decisions, and signals to international partners whether a country is serious about evidence-based regulation. Our role at the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) sits at the heart of that story.
Evidence Parliament can trust
How the Regulatory Policy Committee’s independent scrutiny supports democratic accountability
The business case for independent scrutiny
This is the second post in our series on "Why the RPC matters" explaining the importance of our independent scrutiny.
Independent scrutiny – the foundation for growth
This is the first post in a new series on ‘Why the RPC matters’ from our Chair, Stephen Gibson, explaining the importance of our independent scrutiny.
Post-implementation reviews: Update on progress across government
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Evaluation, Post-implementation reviews
Post-implementation reviews (PIRs) play a vital role in ensuring that regulations remain proportionate and effective. This blog provides an update on that latest position: the number of outstanding PIRs across government and the progress by the eight departments with the largest backlogs against the commitments that they made.
RPC publishes its corporate report for 2024 to 2025
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Better regulation, Corporate governance
The report reflects on a very busy year with many changes for the RPC, including the completion of the transition to the revised Better Regulation Framework (BRF).
RPC examines how the quality of Government analysis has changed over time
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Better regulation, Evaluation, Independent scrutiny
The RPC has published updates to its summaries of the ratings it gives impact assessments.
RPC compares the quality of impact assessments submitted by government departments
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Better regulation, Independent scrutiny
The RPC has published updates to its summaries of the ratings it gives impact assessments.
Update on progress against Departments' evaluation commitments
In April, our Blog on departments’ performance in undertaking regulatory evaluation noted that there was a backlog of 85 outstanding Post Implementation Reviews (PIRs), of which over 40% related to Department for Transport measures. The Blog also included commitments to …