...and fitness for purpose, the RPC supports ministers in ensuring that the regulatory decisions they take are Objective. By submitting PIRs to the RPC for independent scrutiny, Ministers demonstrate that...
...The RPC welcomes the new Framework which includes many changes that we have advocated: Independent scrutiny at an earlier stage in the policy development process to allow us to comment...
...also provide information about Options Assessments under the new Better Regulation Framework). We hope that the Government will prioritise reviews of existing regulation which is vital to ensure that it...
What are impact assessments? Impact assessments (IAs) are an important part of the government decision-making process: they set out the objectives of policy proposals and the costs, benefits and risks...
...with almost three-quarters (72%) of IAs receiving one or more ‘weak’ or ‘very weak’ quality ratings. It also lists the 10 instances during the year where we had to issue...
...properly evidence based. The report recommends (at para 151) that “As a matter of best practice, governments should set out the anticipated impact of regulations made using the affirmative procedure...
...Turnbull-Hall and Frances Warburton – biographies below. Stephen Gibson, RPC Chair, said “It is important for an advisory body like the RPC that the membership changes periodically. I am sorry...
...to our recent recruitment campaign) that: “The Government is committed to the role the Better Regulation Framework plays in ensuring that regulatory decisions are based on evidence and sees the...
The RPC’s latest IVB report confirms that regulatory measures introduced by Government over the last year increased net direct costs to business by £9.9 billion. When combined with the figures...
...ad hoc engagement that often arises spontaneously from encounters in person has been more difficult to sustain virtually. Existing conferences and arrangements have been suspended, and in many countries regulatory...
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