The Regulatory Policy Committee has been in existence for 15 years – having originally been set up by the Labour government in 2009. To recognise this milestone, we have updated...
...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...
...with the current Better Regulation system, and set out the key things that might be done to enhance the value of independent scrutiny in the future. Stephen explained that the...
...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...
...values represent the monetary value that society places on one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (£/tCO2e). In this context "carbon" is shorthand for all greenhouse gas emissions. CO2 equivalent...
...2021, we have published red-rated opinions on IAs for eight measures, compared to none between 2016 and 2020. The Impact Assessments we red-rated over the past 12 months (the most...
...total number of overdue PIRs has fallen from over 80 in April to 47 today, including 4 PIRs that have newly become overdue. This represents a significant improvement. However, it...
...that they submit high quality assessments on time and hope that the new Better Regulation Framework (BRF), which requires scrutiny at an earlier point in the policy-making process makes this...
...a result, at the start of each parliament, the Government sets a target for the total regulatory burden on business of new regulation over the life of that parliament and...
...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...