...or suggest how to improve future regulatory decisions; it is also generally a statutory requirement. One of our earliest Blogs in 2021 reported that only 40% of PIRs were being...
...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...
...scrutinising those PIRs as they are produced. One of the five new regulatory principles that the Government has committed itself to in the Benefits of Brexit document is: “Recognising what...
...providers (£2.35 billion). Only one new material regulation reduced the regulatory burden on business: the Environment Agency’s introduction of water abstraction e-alerts cut costs by £31.5 million for businesses with...
...Harvard University[1]. Stephen will be researching the regulatory framework used by Government departments and sectoral regulators in the UK to introduce new regulations and how it could be more effective....
...the Covid pandemic. Because much of this was temporary (at least when introduced), it was exempt from the Better Regulation Framework and so submission of Impact Assessments to the RPC...
...on Options Assessments (after we transition to the new Better Regulation Framework). The spreadsheet is now on the RPC website and a table summarising the ratings by department is below....
...This independent advice and scrutiny helps ensure that ministerial policy decisions are based on accurate evidence, and helps to produce better regulation. We are an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored...
The Seven Principles of Public Life (also known as the Nolan Principles) are: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty and Leadership. The principles apply to anyone who works as a...
...the fair treatment of vulnerable customers added £2,440 million of new costs to business. As in recent years, we remain concerned at the number of IAs that arrived with...