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This page contains an archive of news articles published by the Regulatory Policy Committee. For the most up to date news, please see the latest year.

• From: Regulatory Policy Committee
• Published: 18 April 2019

2019

2018

• 1 May: Government appoints new members to the Regulatory Policy Committee

2017

• 6 December: Anthony Browne appointed to the Regulatory Policy Committee

• 2 August: Corporate report July 2017 - Stakeholder response

• 19 July: RPC Corporate Report - 16-17

• 28 March: Michael Gibbons, Chair of the RPC talks robust scrutiny

• 21 February: RPC releases latest report

2016

• 21 October: RPC response to PAC report

• 19 July: RPC: Publication of Regulatory Overview

• 18 July: Business groups respond to RPC’s Regulatory Overview

• 29 June: RPC: Response to NAO report

• 10 March: Regulatory Policy Committee: verified costs and benefits of regulatory provisions

• 25 February: Regulatory Policy Committee: latest consultation stage opinions

2015

• 14 December: Regulatory Policy Committee publishes latest opinions

• 21 July: Regulatory Policy Committee appointed as the independent body verifying the costs and savings of changes in law

• 13 June: Regulatory Policy Committee members honoured in Queen’s Birthday Honours

• 3 March: Securing the evidence base for regulation

• 3 March: New members appointed to the Regulatory Policy Committee

2014

• 30 December: Independent watchdog verifies £2.2bn savings for business from deregulation

• 3 December: Expanded role welcomed by RPC

• 12 November: The RPC publishes opinions on fit for purpose impact assessments (November 2014)

• 14 October: EU advisory group calls for less red tape

• 3 October Regulatory Policy Committee seeks applications from potential new members

• 2 October: Reappointments to the Regulatory Policy Committee

• 27 August: New data shows improvements in quality of government’s impact assessments

• 11 August: Employment agencies impact assessment receives red rating from government watchdog

• 25 July: The RPC publishes opinions on fit for purpose impact assessments

• 25 June: Independent watchdog welcomes proposed law to control red tape and increase transparency of policy-making

• 8 May: The RPC publishes opinions on fit for purpose impact assessments

• 4 March: Independent watchdog urges government to hold firm on its commitments to better regulation

2013

• 18 August: RPC results for January to June 2013

• 5 July: Regulatory Policy Committee publishes collated opinions

• 6 June: Regulatory Policy Committee’s remit extended

2012

• 15 November: 81% of impact assessments ‘fit for purpose’

• 27 April: New appointments to Regulatory Policy Committee

2011

• 25 July: RPC report shows drop in ‘not fit for purpose’

• 12 July: RPC publishes first impact assessment opinions

• 8 March: Quality of impact assessments is improving

2010

• 6 August: Independent Regulatory Policy Committee remit strengthened

• 29 March RPC first verdicts on regulatory proposals

Published 18 April 2019