Guidance

Assessing the impact of permissive regulation

How to assess the impact of a regulatory policy measure that is not mandatory for businesses to act on.

• From: Regulatory Policy Committee
• Published: 28 February 2020
• Last updated: 13 November 2025 — See all updates

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RPC case histories: permissive regulation

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Case history examples and recommendations from the Regulatory Policy Committee for government officials to consider when assessing the impact of permissive regulation under the Better Regulation Framework.

Published 28 February 2020

Last updated 13 November 2025 + show all updates

1. 13 November 2025

   Updated September 2025

2. 28 February 2020

   First published.