...final stage of ROAMEF - Feedback - is the one that too often gets missed. Evaluation via post-implementation reviews (PIRs) is supposed to feed back into future policy-making. The cycle...
...is a principal defence. Investment in thorough analysis pays dividends and an independent external opinion provides assurance over the quality of the evidence. Ivory trade ban (2019) In Friends of...
...to understand if departments had improved their impact assessments (IAs) in the interim. Stephen flagged that in 2023, the RPC issued ‘Initial Review Notices’ for around 40% of Final IAs,...
...the Earl of Lindsay and Jon Geldart (Director-General of the Institute of Directors). All gave their support to the changes to the Framework and the RPC’s role as the independent...
...making it happen. We are therefore keen to help government in developing this target, ensuring that it does not lead to perverse incentives and offering our expertise in independently verifying...
...PIR. Independent scrutiny of monitoring and evaluation plans in impact assessments would help to ensure rigorous, useful and proportionate arrangements are in place to track the outcome of the regulations...
...both. The Clean Heat Market Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2025 showed a £153 million benefit in carbon savings. The Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025 included £70 million in carbon costs,...
...prior to full committee review. Depts have 15 working days to revise their assessment and have the opportunity to meet the secretariat to discuss the comments in the IRN. Following...
...Earlier evaluation would be welcomed (although sufficient time needs to be allowed to pass to properly see the impacts of the regulation). However to be effective, PIRs need to be...
...plans early on in the policy making process. This will in turn improve the quality and effectiveness of their regulations by ensuring they think about the intended impacts and how...