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Impact assessment and options assessment calculator

Help for policy officials to calculate figures for impact assessments (IAs) and options assessments (OAs).

Documents

Impact assessment calculator

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Impact assessment calculator guide

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Impact-assessment-calculator (reforms 2023).ods

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Impact assessment calculator user guide (reforms 2023)

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Details

The calculator automatically generates the main figures needed by policy officials for their IA and OA, using the profile of costs and benefits for each option.

(PC users: right-click on above link, select ‘save target as’ option).

Published 13 May 2013
Last updated 31 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated GDP deflators to those published on 30 Sep 2023.

  2. Added Impact assessment calculator (2023 reforms). Added Impact assessment calculator guide (2023 reforms).

  3. Updated Impact assessment calculator.

  4. Impact assessment calculator and user guide updated.

  5. GDP deflators updated.

  6. Impact assessment calculator and user guide updated.

  7. Replaced Impact assessment calculator file.

  8. Updated calculator with the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) deflator figures.

  9. Updated versions added

  10. Impact Assessment calculator updated

  11. Have updated the calculator document

  12. IA calculator has been updated

  13. Impact assessment calculator updated

  14. IA calculator user guide

  15. New IA template attached.

  16. Updated calculator with new GDP deflator figures.

  17. Updated calculator with new GDP deflator figures.

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

  19. We have uploaded a version with updated GDP deflators (October 2018 version).

  20. Calculator updated.

  21. Calculator updated.

  22. Calculator updated to reflect ONS latest release

  23. Updated version of the calculator.

  24. Calculator updated.

  25. Calculator updated.

  26. Calculator updated.

  27. Calculator updated.

  28. Calculator updated.

  29. Calculator updated.

  30. Calculator updated January 2015.

  31. Calculator updated October 2014

  32. Calculator updated July 2014.

  33. Calculator updated.

  34. Calculator updated.

  35. Spreadsheet updated.

  36. Updated version of impact assessment calculator released.

  37. First published.