...taken into account when regulations are introduced. We the RPC exist to provide independent scrutiny at key stages of this process. Independent challenge and support of the sort we provide...
...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...
...would extend the benefits of independent scrutiny to increasingly important areas of government policy. It would do more to ensure that an evidence-based approach is taken to assessing the potential...
...the SLSC point out, IAs and RPC opinions are meant to be produced in time to inform both ministerial decisions and parliamentary scrutiny. As Stephen and Andrew reported in their...
...of regulations, we want to reiterate that it is essential that impact assessments contain good M&E plans, to ensure that arrangements are in place to support the post-implementation review and...
...wide range of stakeholders. We look forward to working with the new Government to achieve improvements to the effectiveness of the BRF in support of their growth agenda and welcome...
...as an increase in IAs submitted late by departments (in some cases where the legislation was already before Parliament). We will continue to engage with departments to try to ensure...
...sit in individual RPC opinions, it is therefore difficult to see trends in the data and to compare the performance of different departments. The Government’s White Paper on Smarter Regulation...
...how they inform decisions about whether to revise or remove a regulation so as to avoid outdated or ineffective regulation remaining in force. While we have published opinions on over...
...and includes suggestions to the new Government on how to make our role even more effective. Over the past 15 years, the RPC has issued over 4,600 formal and informal...
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