...significant progress being made. While there is still some way to go, this represents an important step in improving attention to evaluation. Toward the end of March 2025, the Chancellor...
...review process. There is significant variation across departments. Of the departments with more than 5 IAs, the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy achieved 90% Good or Satisfactory...
...of regulations related to building safety is a significant ‘hole’ in the BRF, for which we see no justification; and The government has only said that they will ‘endeavour’ to...
...significant increase in the number of IAs submitted late to the RPC – in some cases when the legislation was already before Parliament. This undermines the purpose of the Better...
...to the government consultation. The deadline for responses is 1 October 2021. Have your say on the Better Regulation Framework. Stay up-to-date by signing up for email alerts from this...
...decisions. Andrew explained the RPC’s approach of issuing ‘initial review notices’ which give departments an opportunity to improve impact assessments (IAs) during the scrutiny process. The fact that a significant...
...process and we ask stakeholders to support this approach in their response to the government’s consultation. Have your say on the Better Regulation Framework consultation. Stay up-to-date by signing up...
...the net direct costs to business of new regulations and measures the cumulative burden of significant new regulations in the Business Impact Target (BIT) account, which is reported annually by...
...was not required. As a result, the number of cases we considered during the year was lower than in previous years. It also means that many of the most significant...
...significantly reduce the value of the metric. It excludes the ongoing direct costs of compliance which are typically both much larger and more important when: comparing policy options; considering whether...