The Government has today launched the reformed Better Regulation Framework (BRF). This was announced in May 2023, as part of the Government’s plans to reform its approach to managing regulation....
...to independent scrutiny of Final Stage IAs. Better enforcement of the better regulation system We also support the committee’s recommendation that the Government should enforce the Better Regulation Framework. As...
The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) exists to ensure that regulation promotes growth, is properly evidence-based, and does not harm investment or international competitiveness. A regulatory environment that supports investment in...
...to the revised Better Regulation Framework (BRF). This new framework has moved the RPC's scrutiny role to earlier in the policy-making process and focused our work on reviewing the rationale...
...revised. This is the purpose of Post Implementation Reviews (PIRs). Done well, they should: lead to a better understanding of the regulation and the problem it was meant to address...
...with the departmental Better Regulation Units (BRUs) across Whitehall regularly. These meetings are to offer guidance on the Better Regulation Framework, consider methodological issues, advise departments on when RPC scrutiny...
...5 April. They were asked about the RPC’s work, how the current Better Regulation system is operating and what they would like to see from the reforms the Government is...
...The most common weakness was insufficient identification and analysis of credible non-regulatory options. The Government’s review of the Better Regulation Framework (BRF) is considering ways to focus policymaking on these...
...departments themselves. The growing availability of administrative and online data, combined with modern tools for data collection and analysis, means the raw material for better evaluation is frequently already to...
...not. This scrutiny process helps to improve IAs and therefore supports better policy decisions by Ministers. Under the current Better Regulation Framework, the RPC can formally conclude that a final...