...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...
...hope that this will encourage both earlier publication of the relevant IA and more timely publication of future IAs. As your report points out, normal operation of the Better Regulation...
...plans which should support better and more considered Post Implementation Reviews (PIRs). Stephen explained that the Better Regulation Framework is currently in a 12 month, ‘transition’ period, where departments can...
...not. This scrutiny process helps to improve IAs and therefore supports better policy decisions by Ministers. Under the current Better Regulation Framework, the RPC can formally conclude that a final...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...households as well as its impact on growth, innovation and competition, then Government is seeking to appoint two new members to the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC). As the independent Better...
Before the recent election, the RPC published a Blogpost on the Government’s record on undertaking Impact Assessments (IAs). This showed the huge difference between the best performing departments (like BEIS,...
...regulatory proposals, will become increasingly important. This blog post looks at the current regulatory system in the UK and how it deals with environmental impacts, and how the Better Regulation...
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