RPC opinion: impact of Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 2025
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion of the quality of the evidence and analysis in the impact assessment from the Department for Business and Trade.
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The Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 2025 provides the Secretary of State with targeted emergency powers to secure the continued and safe use of strategic steelmaking assets in the UK (for example, blast furnaces).
The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) gave a ‘green’ rating to the impact assessment for the bill on 8 December 2025. This means that we considered it to be ‘fit for purpose’ based on our scrutiny of the evidence and analysis supporting the case for why regulation is necessary.
The RPC’s opinion refers to the evidence and analysis presented in the impact assessment, not the policy itself.