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Guidance to government departments on the RPC's scrutiny process.
This document has been written by the RPC, in consultation with stakeholders, to help departments and regulators undertake proportionate analysis.
Guidance on the high level recommendations the RPC use when scrutinising impact assessments
The Regulatory Policy Committee provides its external, independent…
The Regulatory Policy Committee provides the government with external, independent scrutiny of the evidence supporting changes in law that affect businesses, charities and community groups.
This is the RPC's case histories section on counterfactuals, September 2020.
This page summarises how the RPC Opinion templates are structured
This page provides RPC guidance on how to produce a robust and evidence-based SaMBA.
This document contains the Regulatory Policy Committee's engagement offer to departments and information on what should be submitted to the RPC.
This is the RPC's case histories section on direct and indirect impacts.
This guidance document summarises how the RPC undertakes its casework function.
This is a short RPC guidance note on implementation costs (e.g. familiarisation costs).
This is an illustrative, non-exhaustive summary diagram of existing appraisal and framework guidance.
This is the RPC's case histories section on post-implementation reviews (PIRs).
This is the RPC's updated case histories section on the assessment and scoring of primary legislation measures, version updated August 2019.
This is the RPC's case histories section on trade and investment assessments, October 2020.
This note sets out the factors that the RPC will look for in impact assessments where the precautionary principle is cited as a key rationale for intervention.
This is the RPC's case histories section on other business impact target (BIT) methodology issues.
The RPC are committed to improving the regulatory understanding and skills of policymakers across government.
This is the RPC's case histories section on the assessment of permissive measures, February 2020.
Accountability for Regulator Impact: guidance from RPC for trade bodies, business groups and civil society organisations
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