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The home of Regulatory Policy Committee on GOV.UK. The RPC is the independent regulatory scrutiny body for the UK Government. The Committee assesses the quality of evidence and analysis used to inform government regulatory p…
This page contains links to the RPC's publications.
The RPC is the independent regulatory scrutiny body for the UK Government. The Committee assesses the quality of evidence and analysis used to inform government regulatory proposals. This independent advice and scrutiny help…
Regulatory Policy Committee statement about the impact assessment relating to the Data Protection (Adequacy) (United States of America) Regulations 2023 – UK extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on Defra's Consistent municipal recycling collections in England IA
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DLUHC's Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024 IA
This page lists all the Regulatory Policy Committee's opinions.
Framework documents setting out the relationship between the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and our public bodies.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DfT’s impact assessment on measures for introduction of E10 petrol
The attached spreadsheet contains the ratings in published RPC opinions since 2020
RPC statement about the impact assessment relating to The Official Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on HMT's Solvency II Reform IA
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.
Regulatory Policy Committee on Defra's Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (England) Regulations 2017 PIR
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DHSC’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill IA
RPC case histories provide practical guidance, with case study examples, of how the better regulation framework has been applied by the committee.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DfT's The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 IA
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on Defra's Official Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 IA
RPC statement about the impact assessment relating to The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024
This is the RPC's case histories section on post-implementation reviews (PIRs).
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