...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...
The Government has today launched the reformed Better Regulation Framework (BRF). This was announced in May 2023, as part of the Government’s plans to reform its approach to managing regulation....
...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...
...these are in the final clearance stage with one more currently underway Limited or no progress - departments where we have significant concerns: the Department for Energy Security & Net...
...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...
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...
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...
...a legal requirement). This means a review should be completed and a report published in good time ahead of decisions being taken in relation to that law. Any discrepancy between...
...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...
...(published last week) stated that it would “support the Regulatory Policy Committee to publish data that enables scrutiny of departments’ performance against the Better Regulation Framework”. We believe that the...