Statutory guidance

Business impact target: statutory guidance

Guidance for regulators on implementing the business impact target.

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Business Impact Target: assessment EANDCB calculator

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EANDCB Calculator User Guide

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Business Impact Target: Qualifying Regulatory Provisions (QRP) assessment template

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Business Impact Target: Non-Qualifying Regulatory Provisions (NQRP) summary template

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The business impact taget (BIT) concerns the economic impact of regulation on businesses. This guidance is to assist regulators in implementing the provisions of the BIT. It is aimed at policy-makers, analysts and lawyers in regulators and government departments.

Published 2 December 2016
Last updated 5 April 2019 + show all updates
  1. Updated calculator with new GDP deflator figures.

  2. Updated to include latest GDP deflators - addition of user guide.

  3. Update for 2019 BIT reporting.

  4. Updated for 2019 BIT reporting.

  5. The statutory guidance has been updated to reflect changes to the administrative exclusions to the business impact target and to provide the deadlines for the reporting cycles for the current parliament. The most significant change is the introduction of the +/- £5 million threshold that excludes low impact measures from the target.

  6. 'Quick start guide for regulators' and 'Statutory and administrative exclusions guide' withdrawn. 'Assessment EANDCB calculator' updated. 'Policy statement' and 'Non-Qualifying Regulatory Provisions (NQRP) summary' templates removed.

  7. Supporting guidance and templates added.

  8. First published.