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.
Stephen Gibson welcomes the Smarter Regulation White Paper and challenges the Government to go further.
A welcome and introduction to the RPC's two new members.
Guests from across the regulatory world discussed how the RPC will work in the new system
Stephen Gibson discussed the RPC's role in the new Better Regulation Framework
Stephen Gibson outlines the process that the RPC and its secretariat use to produce opinions.
Stephen Gibson, RPC Chair, highlights key points from the analysis of RPC opinions set out in our 2023 Corporate Report.
The Regulatory Policy Committee welcomes the launch of the reformed Better Regulation Framework, in which the RPC will continue to offer independent scrutiny of the evidence supporting regulatory proposals.
Stephen Gibson comments on the repeal of the business impact target, which paves the way for reform of the UK's Better Regulation Framework.
Stephen Gibson, RPC Chair, explains how the work of the RPC supports ministers and civil servants in complying with the Nolan Principles
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.