Government increases the cost of regulation to business by £9.9bn
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.
Stephen Gibson
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.
RPC response to recommendation in Lords' committee report
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Stephen Gibson, Chair of the RPC, today sent a formal response to the recommendation made in the recent report of the House of Lords' Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.
House of Lords committee report on Government impact assessments
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The RPC welcomes the report of the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee: Why the Government's impact assessment system is failing Parliament and the public. This blog sets out our reaction.
Regulatory Policy Committee issues 2022 Corporate Report
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Stephen Gibson, RPC Chair, highlights key points from the analysis of RPC opinions set out in our 2022 Corporate Report.
RPC gives evidence to the House of Lords’ Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
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A summary of some of the key issues that Stephen Gibson and Andrew Williams Fry discussed at their session with the SLSC on Tuesday 5 April.
RPC gives evidence to the International Trade Committee
Stephen Gibson and Jonathan Cave from the RPC recently gave evidence to the House of Commons International Trade Committee.
Publication of RPC Independent Verification Body Report 2022
The RPC has published its IVB report, which offers comments on the Government’s recently published Business Impact Target Report for the period December 2020 to December 2021.
Government responds to the Better Regulation Framework consultation
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Stephen Gibson offers some initial thoughts on the Government's announcements on 31 January of its conclusions following last year's consultation on the future of the Better Regulation Framework
Regulatory Policy Committee welcomes new members
A welcome and introduction to the RPC's five new members and one re-appointment.
Scrutiny of Government Impact Assessments
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Stephen Gibson summarises some of the trends in the impact assessments that the RPC has scrutinised over the past year.